Parking/boat storage

Hello all. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I'm not sure if this is the correct place to post this thread but it seemed as good a place as any! :)

I'm beginning the process of looking for a place to live and park my boat (20 ft. Skeeter). I'm only looking at houses that have a garage either attached or detached but it definitely has to have enough room to park my ride. What I have found so far (in about a week or two of looking) are garages that are 20x20 or just slightly larger.

Where is everyone else parking/storing their rides? I'm looking for ideas, suggestions and "what to look for" in buying a house for a boat. Any help would be appreciated!

Worst case scenario is I could buy a piece of property and build a garage around my boat! Too bad I don't have the cash to do this!!

You'll need to be really lucky to find an existing home with a garage that will handle a 20ft rig. Mine is 32ft deep, and there really isn't a ton of space to spare when the motor is tilted.

Look for a garage that has a back wall that is the outside wall with nothing behind it but yard. You can build a little shed roof or doghouse type structure to give yourself room to back just the outboard or the whole back of the boat into to gain space.

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Originally Posted by CatFan

Look for a garage that has a back wall that is the outside wall with nothing behind it but yard. You can build a little shed roof or doghouse type structure to give yourself room to back just the outboard or the whole back of the boat into to gain space.

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This was my solution. I built a 10' x 10' shed on the back with about a 6' wide pass through. Outboard goes in the shed as does all the yard tools and other clutter. Make sure you check with any HOAs prior to purchase and don't forget the door width. A single double is easier than 2 singles.

Assume these are city lots? If the back garage wall is an outside wall, you may be able to install a garage door, and roll the boat all the way through (park in the back yard, or add-on the the existing garage).
Leave the city and 'burbs and move out to the country - find a used hobby farm with out-buildings, or build whatever size pole building you need!

Thanks for the suggestions. I never thought of building onto the existing garage. Now I have to bite the bullet and make the dreaded call to a realtor.

They make 3 car garages. Mines 44ft deep.