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Funny you mentioned this. I needed to move my boat back 1 foot the other day and didn't want to hassle with the truck. So I just set the tongue on the front bumper of my Jeep Wrangler. Dang thing didn't stop going down until the frame was sitting on the axle. Going to block it with 4x4's next time. :D

BTW, have you priced Jeeps lately?

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WOW, you get a 32' boat in there? Impressive driving.

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I was going to suggest that you lay it all out in a parking lot and try it but since you said that you do not have the rig yet I guess that aint gona happen.... Any chance you have a friend with a similiar boat? One of the things that my wife and I have been doingn while designing the house is to go down to the beach at low tide and lay out the plans in the sand. I really helps a lot for her to understand what all the dimensions are. I have worked in construction long enough now that I can see it better but even I find problems while doing that.

Jon

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I'd change the garage/house plan to this, and put the widest door you can put on there. From the street, it would look fine.

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Yep, no problem. 48' deep too on that last 16' width. Sucks because I can get a bigger boat, just won't fit under the door. :(


I agree with Sydwayz, that outside corner is going to be your biggest obsticle. I luck out because mine extends out, not recessed in.

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Thanks Sydwayz; I will do this and hope for the best, If I can't get the boat in there, I could at least part the trailers in there (taking tires off the back two axles). I will also "work on" the neighbor across the street to allow me to enter his yard, I only want to put the boat in when I pull an engine or there is a 'cane coming (hopefully only once every couple of years) the rest of the time it will be on the hoist in the back of the house.

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You could do it like I described, and make it big enough to put two cars side by side at the front of the garage. Much more versatile. It would be pretty trick.

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One other thing that you might want to be concerned with is the rise of the driveway apron/curb. Usually, these are only about 12" to 14" high, but if your vehicle's hitch rides too low, you will drag the bottom of the trailer tongue or ball hitch on the ground until your rear wheels hit the apron. The same thing goes for the rear trailer box extension behind the trailer's rear axle. If the tires and suspension are not tall enough to keep the trailer's rear from hitting the apron, you will NEVER get the boat on the side of your house (unless you used some monster truck tires...)

Good Luck!

-Larry :drink: