Trucks- The good bad and the ugly.

[scoot18]

Scoot,
When I see that tan creamy color I cringe to think what it would look like on a boat, but your boat proves me wrong. You really pulled off that color combo!

BTW, nice Tige trailer hitch.

Here is just a little more of the cream for you cringe on........ I know the feeling I had a hard time debating the color selection as well..........

Thanks again. Then again, I don't know that I have seen any bad looking tige's on here.

[scoot18]

Is that your new trailer? If not, have you gotten the new one yet and how is it working for you.

That is the original trailer in the pic. I got the new trailer this past Thursday. So far it's going ok. I have only unloaded and loaded once, and that part went fine so far (boat off, boat on). The new trailer is giving me a fit with dragging. I like to never got her backed into the driveway Thursday night. We went out Sunday and the forward most cross member caught the transition in the ramp, I have never had that happen before. I had to change my hitch from a 2.5" rise to a 2.25 drop just to be able to get into the driveway and I guess that has lowered the tongue enough that in certain situations its going to drag on some ramps.

Thanks for asking, "good memory."

[Matt Garcia]

Hey Matt I think you could solve my dilemma of what color of new Avy to buy.Your boat would match the burnt orange Avy and KTM.How about a straight across trade for a 2007 20v with 40 hours,pacific blue in color.I will even throw in free delivery and pick-up.Let me know.LOL

Hmmm man I dont know...maybe if you had navy blue instead of pacific I may have considered.

[Bibbs]

Hmmm man I dont know...maybe if you had navy blue instead of pacific I may have considered.

I can paint it navy blue ---in my garage if that would help.LOL

[Bibbs]

Here is just a little more of the cream for you cringe on........ I know the feeling I had a hard time debating the color selection as well..........

Thanks again. Then again, I don't know that I have seen any bad looking tige's on here.

Nice color combos. The dog matches the cream color on the boat-nice touch.

[Original Wing Nut]

@ Original Wing Nut.

Do you have any more shots of your boat garage? I am in a dilemma right now, build a shop on our property or buy a small warehouse.

I am looking for idea's on shops, The issue is that I do not want a big box in my yard, I want it to tie into the house. ( like yours)

If anyone has pics of cool shops please post.

Ok here are some pics of my dog house/toy box

[Original Wing Nut]

Here is the shop below the garage.

[Bibbs]

Nice,I thought our triple car garage was adequate as we keep the boat at the cabin.My wife said we could almost use a bigger garage-wait till I show her yours.More garage space=more toys.LOL

[anhaney]

You have succeeded

You have succeeded in making me jealous. I hope some day I can get out of CA. I should sale here and move it to Utah or Arizona. The only problem is with my wife in pain from her arthritis at the age of 36 I do not think cold climates will be good for her.

Very nice set up OWN looks great.

[Jason B]

I have garage envy.

[chpthril]

Sweet setup OWN

[Moki]

Nice setup OWN! I am going to add another garage, our current garage is 40 X 24, so the boat does not fit. Right now it's packed away in a warehouse.

What benefit did you get by tying your detached garage into your house? I need to look into our covenants to see if I need to do that to put it where I want it and also to still keep my shed.

[chpthril]

Nice setup OWN! I am going to add another garage, our current garage is 40 X 24, so the boat does not fit. Right now it's packed away in a warehouse.

What benefit did you get by tying your detached garage into your house? I need to look into our covenants to see if I need to do that to put it where I want it and also to still keep my shed.

From an insurance standpoint, if it's tied to the house, it becomes part of the "House" and not an "Other Structure" . Most home policies do not have enough coverage to replace a garage with out adding it on as an endorsement, which may cost more in premium then just increasing the size/replacement cost of the house.

[Original Wing Nut]

Nice setup OWN! I am going to add another garage, our current garage is 40 X 24, so the boat does not fit. Right now it's packed away in a warehouse.

What benefit did you get by tying your detached garage into your house? I need to look into our covenants to see if I need to do that to put it where I want it and also to still keep my shed.

I needed the roof and foundation attached to the house to get the size I wanted. Detached buildings have a maximum size of 1000 sf and a 15' height restriction. Also if it was detached it would have needed to be behind the back of the house. I then would have no shop underneath and to the size I wanted. I also have a walkway under the drive to storage under the other garage. None of this would work without it being attached. The tricky part was finding a lot it would fit on. I originally designed the home for another lot the 2nd garage was full depth on both sides for that lot, but my current lot is angled and I lost the back corner in the back. Here are a a couple shots from the back. It doesn't look like it in the photos, but I can get a small vehicle, into the shop. You can not tell for the pics, but I am on a completely flat lot with a very high water table. We had to get real creative with the landscaping to hide all my man space.

Moki, I love playing with designs and stuff like that. If you would like some help give me a call. I gues in reality it's what I do for a living.

[Jason B]

Wow, nice looking pad! Between maintaning the pool, boat, and house, and also working, you're lucky to have any time to use your boat Is there any such thing as too many toys??