Small boat in garage question

Nice. Back in 99. I had Yamaha 1200R wave runner. Bone stock 70mph on flat water. The last of the infamous 2 stroke crotch rocket PWC!

I haul my jetski inside, but I dont have a partitioned garage. The trailer tongue is all the way up to the galley. Trailer and jetski are about 13'7" long.

I also have a 14.6ft canoe that I bring on occasion and already racked up. The boat is for when I take the kids camping. Solo trips in divorce life will be the canoe and current rig. A customized Big Jon boat aka hillbilly bass boat is so much more enjoyable and allows me to get to far reaching fishing holes.

I was considering loading the boat hitch first with a winch. The boat and motor are 16ft, and the trailer tongue would extend into the living area aisle.
So far, Work and Play are the only models that may work. Rigged up, the boat, 25hp tiller, and trailer weighs in around 1000lbs.

Most toy haulers have a steep ramp to get in or out. You will need to push the boat up and down this ramp or have a winch to help you keep it under control.

Bumpyroad wrote:
I have considered doing that over the years but almost came to the conclusion that I would have to have an open garage so the boat could be slid in all the way which would block the use of lots of stuff. A 17 ft garage walled off seems large to me.
bumpy

I will go with Bumpyroad it would have to be a non garage model TH, as the largest garage models of are around 14 foot.

I've seen many posts with pictures on here over the years. Someone modified a small Bayliner/trailer to fit in their hauler. Of course it would be a non-garage type.

Another option is to build a cheap dolly instead of a trailer, you could use small wheels that fit under the boat that way since you won't be towing it far.

We sometimes take a 9' paddle boat with us. It is launched off a dolly and either sits flat on the floor or is strapped to a wall when we want more toys with us. You may be better off with a boat rack on your tow vehicle and only haul a dolly and the motor in the toy hauler.

Txsurfer wrote:
I have thought about doing the same at some point. I will prob end up with a RIB (RIDGE INFLATABLE BOAT) and an outboard out some point. Do not really need a trailer and easier to stow/transport.

FTFY....

We do the fully inflatable boat in the basement. no trailer involved.

I have thought about doing the same at some point. I will prob end up with a RIB ( rigid bottom inflatable ) and an outboard out some point. Do not really need a trailer and easier to stow/transport.