How tall is a 2004 22' Cruiser on an EZ loader?

I don't have my 22 anymore, but with the radome mounted directly on the roof, I believe I was just under 10', so it should fit under a 10' door.
 
I like all these comments...my new door is 9'1" and I have my darling all wraped up with racks and kayaks on top and I am obsessed with getting her inside!
 
There are just too many variables to list: everything from which EZ Load trailer and what dealer sets it up, to how many kayaks are stacked on the roof, and if they are flat or edgewise.

A 10 foot door will do most, but then there is the high arch version and that won't do 10 foot for sure.

Lots of variables, so if your are building, make it a 12 or 13 foot door, if you are towing, go for the 9'5" one if you are buying, as the seller.

Merry Christmas.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon

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standard c-dory 22, nothing on top. on EZ with rollers. I am 90% sure it is 9'1" but I will be cutting the beam holding up the garage from 11" to 4" and putting a 4x4 post from HD across to fortify it. If it is higher than 9'1" I am screwed. Off come the wheels I guess. I am going to do it I am stupid kind of stubborn.
 
Maybe you can minimize the length of the cut, but only removing what is necessary for the "hump" in the top of the cabin top with a few inches to spare on each side.

When you sister the header beam for the garage opening, you might consider laminating with epoxy and plywood, building the layers, maybe making an "I beam on the top...to give more strength.
 
Easy Does it, I happen to be doing the same project and have carefully measured the overall height of the rig. My C-Dory 22 is on an EZ Loader trailer with 15" wheels and has a "roller cradle". The overall height from concrete floor to top of the bare cabin roof is: 8 feet, 6 inches
 
Geeze Barry you made my day! I may not have to cut anything off the beam. I could let some air out to the tires. I only have to go in once to store it till summer. Thank you all for your ideas, it is a big deal to me, I am buying the house mostly to get the boat under cover.
 
easy does it":2dyu7qlk said:
standard c-dory 22, nothing on top. on EZ with rollers. I am 90% sure it is 9'1" but I will be cutting the beam holding up the garage from 11" to 4" and putting a 4x4 post from HD across to fortify it. If it is higher than 9'1" I am screwed. Off come the wheels I guess. I am going to do it I am stupid kind of stubborn.
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Hey Easy, Didn't happen to think of just going out and measuring your C-Dory did you. :roll:

Course if that doesn't work, a chainsaw could do that cutting for you.

From here it looks like it would fit if you get up a big enough head of steam on the approach.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon

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My 22' Cruiser came with a 'custom' radar tower with and anchor light above which made it to just over 10' so I had to go with a 12' door on my boat house (too many boats or, as a friend puts it, I'm boat poor . . .). Well, the high walls meant I had to have building engineered to get a permit which meant I had to have an architect design it which ended up all good. A local architect loves boats and charged nearly nothing for a fine design. My neighbor, a general contractor, helped me build it and it ended up looking pretty good! (Check out the photo in my album -- I don't know how to insert it in this message :embarrased
 
Maybe this will help. And you will never regret having a taller door.

I tried to get a permit to remodel my garage in one place. All the city requirements would have put just the permit cost at 10 Grand before I ever bought a 2x4. And they said it only had a 2 % chance of being approved.

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Harvey
SleepyC :moon

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Ouch! I live in rural SW Oregon and, while land use planning is pretty strict, permits for my boat house were a little over $300 total and inspections were quite cursory. I did everything to code, supposedly that building will survive the 'anticipated' Cascadia earth quake -- which my 1920 farm house surely won't.
 
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