Garage Size Required for 25 Cruiser

PeterQ

Planning to relocate near Annapolis, MD and find a good CD25 Cruiser to park at home. I want to build a boat barn to accommodate it with some room to spare.
My question is about the dimensions of the boat with a radar arch, sitting on an aluminum Float-On trailer, and the motor tilted up. According to the factory info sheet the height would be 10’1’’ (sans arch), but before settling on my imaginary dimensions, I thought I should get a real – world check with my fellow Brats.
Also, I know some of you have boat buildings, and I’d be interested in your input on that too! Thanks a bunch!!

Pete
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P.S. I plan to attend the 2012 Chesapeake Rendezvous on June 2nd, and hope to meet up with some of yall…

localboy · Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:15 pm Post subject:

Don't know height dimension, but I park ours on a 33'X11' RV slab and it just barely fits.

Matt Gurnsey · Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:47 pm Post subject:

Big.

Captains Cat · Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 5:01 pm Post subject:

Don't know about a 25 but a TC255 with radar on a pedestal will not fit under a 12' door. I'd plan on 14' anyway. It's 38' long on the trailer too. A 25 is not that long though.

Charlie

DaveS · Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 5:06 pm Post subject:

Peter,
As Matt mentioned above, the correct answer is "BIG". We built a 34X36 foot shop after we purchased and received delivery on our 22' Cruiser with a radar arch and radome etc. on a roller trailer so we were able to take accurate measurements of our C-Dory and trailer so as to make no error. However, retrospectively, I wish we had made the depth of the shop deeper, perhaps 40 feet instead of 34' and I wish that I had made the overhead door entry for the bay the boat is in at least 12 feet wide instead of 10 feet wide. (6 inch clearance on either side of the trailer isn't much when you are backing the unit into the shop). The overhead bay door is 10' wide by 12' high. We do have enough room to work on the engines with the depth that we have, but a bit more "elbow room" would be nice.
All of the above being said, our choice is doable, but BIGGER would have been better.

Obviously, the bay size for a 25' C-Dory on a trailer will need a much larger bay than what we have.

My 2 cents suggestion is wait until you actually have purchased the 25 Foot C-Dory, and then accurately measure the unit on the trailer and DO NOT SKIMP on the shop size.

If you "click" on my highlighted boat name to the left of this posting and review my photo album, you will see pictures of our shop. The convenience, security and maintenance of having the unit in a fully enclosed shop is fantastic.

Don and Brenda · Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 5:27 pm Post subject:

Dave had to put one of those "Take a Number" boxes outside the garage, as we are all a bit jelous of his shop space.

Don

TOGO · Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 6:13 pm Post subject:

I made or should say had built a boat barn for my 19 which is way to small for a 25. But some of what I wish I had gone is to made the barn 4 feet longer and at least 2 feet wider. Because I use a tractor to park the boat in the barn I though the 10 foot wide door would be enough. Well it is, but an other couple of feet would make the parking much easier. You would be surprised how narrow that door becomes. pictures in my album.

Guy

JamesTXSD · Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 6:28 pm Post subject:

Getting Wild Blue into indoor storage with a 12' door, we had to "lift" the door as the anchor light passed. Our boat has the factory radar arch, radar mounted on top of that, and the anchor light on a curved mast that stands just above the radar. Our trailer is a King Salt Water Series with bunks. It's been a while since we measured, but I seem to recall that the boat/trailer comes out between 32 and 33'. We were in a 38' storage unit, and there wasn't a lot of walk-around room. The door was 10' x 12', and that felt uncomfortably snug.

localboy · Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 6:31 pm Post subject:

Alyssa Jean · Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 6:46 pm Post subject:

My 25 on a King Trailer is 33' from the ball to the skek, when the engine is up. I keep it with the engine down however. The height is 12' to the top of the radar dome on top of the arch.

HERE is a big picture of the boat on the water.

T.R. Bauer · Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:05 pm Post subject:

I'd say you need a 60x60 heated shop for something like a tomcat. I mean, what is the point of anything smaller?

rob bauerle · Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:28 pm Post subject:

My shop 30 X 40 with 12. sliding door is too smalle for 2 boats,RV,motorcycle and other junk. You cant have a shop to big.

hardee · Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:05 pm Post subject:

The door size can be tricky. IF you have the space to back straight in, it's possible to shoehorn into a 10 foot wide door, but unless you can back it STRAIGHT into where you want it to land, you are going to need a wider door. Even a 12 wide door is not going to be too wide if you are backing around a curve, or need to get the boat either way from the door once it is inside. If you have the space and the height, a 14 X 14 would be comfortable.

I'm basing this on what I have gone through with a 22. It takes all of a 10 foot to get under with it. If I was building it would be a 14 wide and whatever it takes to get under with a few inches to spare.

Harvey
SleepyC Moon

This is a 22 going through a 16 foot high, 14 foot wide door.

T.R. Bauer · Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:15 pm Post subject:

Alright I admit it, I'm spoiled.....In the summer, I back the CD 22 right into shop and then park the motorhome right next to it. It is a straight shot and it works just fine with a 10 foot wide door. With a 42 X 30 foot shop there is enough room to park the Mustang GT in front of the boat. Probably wouldn't be able to do that with the t-cat. In the winter, well I park the boat behind the motorhome perpendicularly, pull the mustang up to the boat, and park my classic truck behind the mustang with a lot of room to spare. In front of the motorhome goes the 4 wheelers and a small work area. As usual, the bigger the better......Or just get less stuff.....

NewMoon · Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:04 am Post subject:

New Moon is 25'7" hull length, 8'6" beam. Length on trailer is a tad over 33 feet, height with very small tuna tower is 12' 11".

Boat garage is 40' long, 20' wide, with 12' wide 14' high door. There's only about 6" of clearance under the door when it's up - it's not the full 14'.

There's enough room for a workbench at the end, and a fair amount of space for other gear (tools and motorcycles) and working on trailer brakes and bearings on each side. I sure wouldn't want the garage any smaller.

It's easy to back her in, thanks in part to a 20' wide driveway that widens out several feet in each direction as it approaches the street.