2008 LSV and the Garage Door

[cab13367]

JesseC,

I can relate. The last two houses we bought, we bought with the boat in mind. We would go looking at houses with a realtor and the first thing we would do is ask her to go in and open the garage door while we waited outside. Then I would measure for height, depth, and width. If the boat would not fit, then we went on to the next house. After doing this a few times, the realtor says to me, "I think I know what you want. You are looking for a nice garage with an attached house".

To me, the convenience of being able to back my boat directly into my garage, without airing down the tires or removing the guide poles or pushing it in by hand is priceless. I do have to remove the swim platform and knock down the tower but I can live with that.

Al

[04OUTBACK]

steep driveway, garage not tall enough or deep enough... was not a boat owner when i bought 4 years ago... now it costs me $100/mo for covered storage..YUK

[hiqualityH2O]

Like '04, when we built the house I had no idea that I would be putting a boat inside. I lucked out, everything fit after a little modifying.

So this thread is just begging to start the "boat in the garage picture". If you have your boat in the garage or in storage post a picture - lets see it! Jesse's got a sweet set up so he may win the most improved garage, Tazz's got my vote for the most stuff in the garage although I may take that away from him - I'll be posting the garage shot tomorrow! It's my ll year old's birthday so gotta go.

[KarMobLSV06]

My boat wouldn't fit in my detached 2 car garage even with the trailer jack all the way down. It was pretty embarrassing when I proudly brought it home and realized it was too tall for the garage. The whole family was there, plus the kid's friends trying to help me get it to fit-to no avail.

I ended up buying a new trailer jack with 2 three inch wheels rather than the eight inch wheel. The additional inch gave me the clearance to make it fit, just barely. Thank god for detachable swim platforms and fold away tongues.

People that see the boat in the garage always comment on how it looks impossible to get it in there.

You've got to love your boat and treat it better than any other vehicle!

[SEARK]

When we bought our boat last year there was an incredible amount of measuring going on. First: boat won't fit in the garage, it's to long. Dealer says you can remove swim platform and hitch swings. Problem solved, perfect fit. Second: tower mirror may be to high and would not go through garage door without hitting. A little more measuring and we have 8' door, no problem, boat fits. It was ment to be.

When we built the house 10 years ago a boat this size was not even considered, but I wanted to make sure the garage was large enough for a Suburban and tall enough for 2-way radio antenna on the pickup. Apparently I was just clairivoent (spelling?) . But there is no way I would have this boat if it would not fit in the garage. I could not pay that much and then leave it outside all the time.

[JesseC]

Here is what I keep in the garage
Mazda RX8
4x4 Tahoe
Mobius LSV and
2 Dirt Bikes


I may have to vote for Chefwong for most "stuff" in the garage.


From another thread....

It's a 3 car garage, so you just back it in the double doors. What you dont see is the full sized poontoon thats behind the boat

[LARGECAR]

Maybe this would work, I use an adjustable 10" drop receiver, when we get home drop it all the way down ,back in and unhook. When we go to the lake, hook up, pull out and adjust it back up so the trailer is level. The cost of the receiver is about $200, alot cheaper than a new house.[/img]

[hiqualityH2O]

Chef should get the Houdini award! Here's our boat tucked away for the winter.

[wakecrazy21v]

What we do to put our baby to bed my garage is 23-8 by 23-8 with an 8 by 16foot door, my tower is 10+ feet tall. The boat is over 25 feet long, so take z5 off, fold tower apart and then let it down, take platfrom off and fold the front of the trailer in and do this with joy 4to 5 times aweek.

[hiqualityH2O]

I guess it's just a labor of love! For the summer I have a Costco tent that I put it in but it's not easy either especially at night!

Nice looking boat WC!