The weight including boat and trailer comes to about 1850lbs. Add some
stuff, it comes to about 2000 lbs.
"John Weiss" <jrweiss98155NOSPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> "Mo Chung" <hongmo@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote...
>> In my housing development, I cannot park the boat trailer outside. I
have
>> my wife and 3 small children to consider in sizing the boat. I have
been
>> inside a P19 about 3 months ago but decided not to purchase because the
>> total length was too long (less than 1 inch allowance to the garage
door)
>> for my garage. At the time, I did not know that I can convert to a
swing
>> tongue.
>>
>> However, if you have other boats for me to consider, please feel free
to
>> suggest. But they must fit into my garage.
>
> In that size range I can only think of Flying Scott and Lightning, off
> hand. I haven't followed the new boats like the small Hunters, but
there
> may be other 18-19-footers out there... Each of them is way different
> from the other, and only the Potter has a cabin. The Lightning would be
> the most challenging to sail, so may not be a good fit as a first boat.
>
>> I have been considering P19 because the dimensions of the boat on the
>> trailer were available on the web.
>> The dimensions to my garage are;
>> W: 8' 10"
>> H: 7' 9" door opening, the ceiling is much higher.
>> L: 21' 6" Base foundation Door Panels
>> L: 21' 8" Wall to the Door Panels
>
> Besides the boat and trailer, you have the mast height to consider,
since
> the mast on a sloop is often longer than the boat length. make sure the
> mast will fit in the garage, too, before you buy anything!
>
> You might consider storing the boat in a boat/RV storage yard instead of
> the garage...
>
>
>> Many P19's for sale on the web do not have swing tongues so I have to
add
>> a swing tongue.
>> Is the 21' 8" with adjustable motor mount or fix motor mount?
>> What brand of a trailer are they using to come up with the dimensions?
>
> Don't know. Probably varies with the boat and year.
>
>> For the trailers for P19, do I need brakes on the trailer?
>
> Depends on your car and state laws. What's the total weight of the boat
> and trailer?
>
>
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