Is standard garage door tall enough for c22 on trailer
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these tires look like 12 or 13 inch rims on that trailer go around the junk stores and look for some 8 inch rims with tires and see if you can get them for cheap and from now on just change them when trying to do this and you will not give up your ability to be mobile or set the hubs on some 2500 lb furniture dollies from home depot two will do one under each wheel make sure to put 3/4 plywood on the dollies this way if you ever have a need to move the boat in a hurry you can nice effort by the wayFYI - the answer is "YES"... barely.
I had to remove the air from the tires, remove the pop top and even the 1/2 inch trim molding (leaning on the garage), but I got it in!
There's no ceiling inside, so now that she's in, I've got headroom up to the roofline.
woodster - that a *fantastic* idea. Those tires are actually *six* bolt 15 inch... ?!? It's how the trailer came. :shrug:
Of course smaller tires likely won't fit that bolt pattern, but the trailer (specifically the axle) needs to be rebuilt anyway... The dollys are also a good idea.
This first attempt was just to get it inside before the bad weather is here - as I'll be moving it in and out a lot more in the spring, these suggestions will be quite helpful!
Of course smaller tires likely won't fit that bolt pattern, but the trailer (specifically the axle) needs to be rebuilt anyway... The dollys are also a good idea.
This first attempt was just to get it inside before the bad weather is here - as I'll be moving it in and out a lot more in the spring, these suggestions will be quite helpful!
6'3" ? naa that cant be right I'm 6' and don't feel like I'm gonna wop my head when I enter most garages. Gotta be somewhere in the middle like 7'....8' seems a little tall for the header but 6'3" seems really low.
Looked it up, Standard garage door heights are between 6' and 8' in 3 inch increments. OLD garages were closer to 6' According to what I found in the late 80's they started going taller to accommodate the taller SUV's being produced then in the 90's many went to 8' as a standard and going up from there.
SO everyone is right. There is no real standard to a garage height depends on when your house was made to what was standard then and even then there was no real standard just a guestimate.
Now that that's settled hehe.
Looked it up, Standard garage door heights are between 6' and 8' in 3 inch increments. OLD garages were closer to 6' According to what I found in the late 80's they started going taller to accommodate the taller SUV's being produced then in the 90's many went to 8' as a standard and going up from there.
SO everyone is right. There is no real standard to a garage height depends on when your house was made to what was standard then and even then there was no real standard just a guestimate.
Now that that's settled hehe.
IF (and that's a BIG IF) I ever buy another house, I really want a garage door that is double wide. I have two garage doors, each 8 feet wide, but there is a post in the middle. The post cannot be removed because there is a steel post behind the stucco and it is structural. Because of this limitation I cannot get a boat into my shop with a beam that is wider than 8 feet.
Also, my doors are also 8 feet high which is why I got a pre 85 C-22 with a swing keel.... Any full keel, fin keel, or even wing keel boat sits too high on the trailer. So if I could get that property that has double wide door I'd also want it to be over 12 feet high as well... Of course that probably wouldn't be a garage, I'd need a stand alone steel building, hopefully at least 25 x 40 but I'd really dig 30 x 60. Alas, I live in Southern California and I'm no millionaire... Maybe I should move to the Texas gulf coast?
Also, my doors are also 8 feet high which is why I got a pre 85 C-22 with a swing keel.... Any full keel, fin keel, or even wing keel boat sits too high on the trailer. So if I could get that property that has double wide door I'd also want it to be over 12 feet high as well... Of course that probably wouldn't be a garage, I'd need a stand alone steel building, hopefully at least 25 x 40 but I'd really dig 30 x 60. Alas, I live in Southern California and I'm no millionaire... Maybe I should move to the Texas gulf coast?
12ft high ceiling with a double door ? I know more than few people with that for their garage.
Best part is you can put a full height 2 post lift in it.
Alas I clearly wasn't thinking when I built my garage with a 10ft ceiling and 8ft high door.
Some day, maybe around 15 years from now, I should start building my 'Bluewater' boat... After being on several 'big' boats and considering numerous sail plans, hull designs, materials, interior space, etc; I think I've settled on a Ketch that is in the 40 ft range, shoal keel. Without going into into the multitude of criteria I will say simply that it should be big enough to offer the interior comfort I'm looking for for two people plus occasional guests, still be manageable to single hand, be 'speedy enough' for storm evasion and built to scantlings that will handle any ocean.
SO.... keeping in line with this discussion, I want a building at least 24 x 48... Big doors that only need to be wide enough to clear the beam on either side by 6 inches and tall enough to for the hull to come out on a low-boy trailer. Yes, I want to build it because... well you all know I am pucking futz, lol! Cold molded Mahogany veneers over tongue and groove plank on laminate white oak frames, then sheathed in epoxy/S-glass like a Hinkley, minimum bright-work on deck with painted non-skid decks for minimum maintenance during world cruising.
Ahhhh... we can all dream can't we? Hopefully in 15 to 20 years when my house is paid off and sold I can afford a 3 year lease of 1 acre of Texas Gulf Coast farm-land to put up a steel building and pull this off!
SO.... keeping in line with this discussion, I want a building at least 24 x 48... Big doors that only need to be wide enough to clear the beam on either side by 6 inches and tall enough to for the hull to come out on a low-boy trailer. Yes, I want to build it because... well you all know I am pucking futz, lol! Cold molded Mahogany veneers over tongue and groove plank on laminate white oak frames, then sheathed in epoxy/S-glass like a Hinkley, minimum bright-work on deck with painted non-skid decks for minimum maintenance during world cruising.
Ahhhh... we can all dream can't we? Hopefully in 15 to 20 years when my house is paid off and sold I can afford a 3 year lease of 1 acre of Texas Gulf Coast farm-land to put up a steel building and pull this off!
I planed on something similar wasn't going to build my own boat but planed on a live-aboard sailing the Caribbean and south America. I spent years planning it down to the nubbins of details read everything I could get my hands on about the subject saved planed schemed and so on.
Then life happened 5 spinal fusions 7 surgeries latter and those plans went down the tubes.
Point being is don't wait till things are just right wait till they are good enough and hit it.
Just my opinion wish every day of my life I had just went ahead and did it when what I had was good enough instead of trying to make things perfect for it. I moved to the keys to get as close as I could to the dream and see people all the time that are going to or coming from 10yr cruises of the Caribbean. You'd be surprised about what people do it on.
Ok sorry rant over hehe
Then life happened 5 spinal fusions 7 surgeries latter and those plans went down the tubes.
Point being is don't wait till things are just right wait till they are good enough and hit it.
Just my opinion wish every day of my life I had just went ahead and did it when what I had was good enough instead of trying to make things perfect for it. I moved to the keys to get as close as I could to the dream and see people all the time that are going to or coming from 10yr cruises of the Caribbean. You'd be surprised about what people do it on.
Ok sorry rant over hehe
Cloud idea for ya. This is my dads house.
In essence it's a Hugh barn that they built a house inside of. Wouldn't have to look like it but is something to mull over.
In essence it's a Hugh barn that they built a house inside of. Wouldn't have to look like it but is something to mull over.
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A C-22 on a standard trailer will not fit through a standard 7ft garage door under normal circumstances. Traveling fast enough it will create its own unique slot But not advisable. Could design a custom door similar to train barns - high in the centre to profile the cabin and topsides ??
We just finished a new insulated garage down at the lake to house our boat through the Iowa winters. I installed a 16ft (w) x10ft (h) door and with the mast in its cradle atop the cabin the boat just fit through that opening with perhaps 4 - 5 inches to spare. Taking the mast completely off you may be able to sneak though an 7 or 8 ft door.
I suppose jacking up the trailer and removing the wheels then lowering onto floor jacks or load skates could also work.
But not advisable. Could design a custom door similar to train barns - high in the centre to profile the cabin and topsides ??We just finished a new insulated garage down at the lake to house our boat through the Iowa winters. I installed a 16ft (w) x10ft (h) door and with the mast in its cradle atop the cabin the boat just fit through that opening with perhaps 4 - 5 inches to spare. Taking the mast completely off you may be able to sneak though an 7 or 8 ft door.
I suppose jacking up the trailer and removing the wheels then lowering onto floor jacks or load skates could also work.
Milton, you must have missed the picture on page 1, the OP did get his C22 in the door but had to remove the pop top and let air out of the tires... But you are correct, a C22 will not fit into a door that is only 7 feet wide, but it will go into a door that is 8 feet wide. 'Standard' size for garage doors is a moving target, on older homes you will find that single doors may often be less than 8 x 8, but after I would guess in the early 1990's 8 x 8 became 'standard' on new construction.
Anyone owning a 'new design' C-22 (1986 or after) will need a door wider than 8 feet because of the wider beam. If the mast is off then just about any swing keel C-22 should roll in on its trailer if the height is at least 8 ft. Fin Keel or Wing Keel owners are stuck outdoors unless they have a door that is 12 ft high minimum I would guess, but not totally sure.
Anyone owning a 'new design' C-22 (1986 or after) will need a door wider than 8 feet because of the wider beam. If the mast is off then just about any swing keel C-22 should roll in on its trailer if the height is at least 8 ft. Fin Keel or Wing Keel owners are stuck outdoors unless they have a door that is 12 ft high minimum I would guess, but not totally sure.
A C-22 on a standard trailer will not fit through a standard 7ft garage door under normal circumstances. Traveling fast enough it will create its own unique slot
We just finished a new insulated garage down at the lake to house our boat through the Iowa winters. I installed a 16ft (w) x10ft (h) door and with the mast in its cradle atop the cabin the boat just fit through that opening with perhaps 4 - 5 inches to spare. Taking the mast completely off you may be able to sneak though an 7 or 8 ft door.
I suppose jacking up the trailer and removing the wheels then lowering onto floor jacks or load skates could also work.