Kaiyen + 8 foot garage... almost

[larry_arizona]

That's a great question. A buddy of mine has a friend with lake property, and they leave their boats docked all summer long. I, unfortunately, am not so lucky. So my boat will come home with me every Sunday and go back in the garage. So yeah, it will be going in and out of the garage many times a year. The lake is only 1 hour away, so I predict lots of day trips, and a large handful of two-day overnight trips where I take the boat AND the camper trailer.

Boat is 102” wide
Trailer is 102” wide with guide poles removed
Trailer is 109” wide with guide poles installed.

9’ wide door has appx a 107” net opening width.

I can back a trailer like a surgeon, but there is no way I can back a 102” trailer through a 107” net opening 100% of the time without gacking the boat/trailer.

2 to 2.5” clearance on each side isn’t much and you better be perfectly square to the door.


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[CptAmerica]

Boat is 102” wide
Trailer is 102” wide with guide poles removed
Trailer is 109” wide with guide poles installed.

9’ wide door has appx a 107” net opening width.

I can back a trailer like a surgeon, but there is no way I can back a 102” trailer through a 107” net opening 100% of the time without gacking the boat/trailer.

2 to 2.5” clearance on each side isn’t much and you better be perfectly square to the door.


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106

Hence why a trailer hand truck is looking pretty smart.

[zabooda]

Put some cheap wifi cameras on each side and one in the back and monitor from your phone. $23 a camera. It will show the gap but monitoring from another perspective is tricky.

[CptAmerica]

Put some cheap wifi cameras on each side and one in the back and monitor from your phone. $23 a camera. It will show the gap but monitoring from another perspective is tricky.

I will also have the wife helping me make sure we're going in straight. It certainly wont be a rush job... 1" at a time. Do you think what I am proposing shouldn't be done?

[Tommy2slow]

Got a good marriage councillor on speed dial? lol. I’ve had a few hallmark moments with my wife guiding me in/out of the garage.

[CptAmerica]

Got a good marriage councillor on speed dial? lol. I’ve had a few hallmark moments with my wife guiding me in/out of the garage.

Alrighty... well thanks for the help everybody. Have a great rest of the week.

[Holdmybeer]

This thread got discouraging quickly.....come on guys you are crushing CptAmerica's dream here.

Yo got this. Knock the wall down in the shop, and you have gained the length. Get the pro tower and find or have custom built some quick disconnects for the board racks. You now can clear height and length. The 106" door is tight, and everyone is 100% correct on moving a dual axle trailer with 6,000# sitting on the wheels.

It can be done, it will be a pain in the ass, you will get tired of it. However, do you have to put it inside every time? Can you just leave it in the driveway most of the time and only back it in the garage once or twice a season? How is your garage configured? Does it have a large double door and a single 3rd bay? Can you move your car to the 3rd bay and use the bigger door to park the boat.

If you are comfortable with this, buy the boat and enjoy life.

[2in2out]

Put a front mount receiver on your truck with the longest hitch you can find. Now you have full view to navigate through the door. Your guide poles are going to be the biggest issue. Socket on your drill to loosen the guide pole bolts. On and off in a jiffy. Lag a chock into your floor once you get the insertion length figured out and you’ll avoid pushing in to far.


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[CptAmerica]

This thread got discouraging quickly.....come on guys you are crushing CptAmerica's dream here.

Yo got this. Knock the wall down in the shop, and you have gained the length. Get the pro tower and find or have custom built some quick disconnects for the board racks. You now can clear height and length. The 106" door is tight, and everyone is 100% correct on moving a dual axle trailer with 6,000# sitting on the wheels.

It can be done, it will be a pain in the ass, you will get tired of it. However, do you have to put it inside every time? Can you just leave it in the driveway most of the time and only back it in the garage once or twice a season? How is your garage configured? Does it have a large double door and a single 3rd bay? Can you move your car to the 3rd bay and use the bigger door to park the boat.

If you are comfortable with this, buy the boat and enjoy life.

It's alright, this kind of stuff exists on all forums. I used to run one, and it was a daunting task

I watched some more videos and I think the way to go is one of those over-built trailer dollies. I was watching guys push and pull big giant trailer dollies forward and backwards with only moderate force. I'm a big strong guy, didn't look difficult at all to me. Now, if i had to manuver it around a lot, taking corners and such, I might opt for a nice american made electric dolly, but they are aroudn $1,500 and I don't want to have to afford that. I think going straight back and strait out with a manual dolly will work fine. This is all concrete and 99.9% flat.

Our garage is 3 individual 9x8 doors, with about 3 feet spacing between them. So we have 3 individual bays, but the spacing between the cars IN the garage, is quite good. All cars can open their doors at the same time, and the doors just reach each other. There is probably 6 or 8 feet between the cars sitting in the bays. The door to the house, is all the way on the right most wall next to stall #1. Behind Stalls #2 and #3, is a large double door which leads to an adjacent shop as wide as bays 2 and 3, and itself is probably 20 feet deep (never measured it). I can post a picture from satalite view...

Put a front mount receiver on your truck with the longest hitch you can find. Now you have full view to navigate through the door. Your guide poles are going to be the biggest issue. Socket on your drill to loosen the guide pole bolts. On and off in a jiffy. Lag a chock into your floor once you get the insertion length figured out and you’ll avoid pushing in to far.

I didn't even know such a thing existed. I think I will try the dolly first... and from what I understand, the guide poles are wider than the garage anyway, so they certainly have to come off every time. Won't bother me in the slightest.

[HFarr]

You could modify those guide poles to have a pin connection to remove and attach quickly.

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