We are in the design and pricing stage of building a custom home. I need some advice from the IDO/Skeeter Boat Center crowd. i plan on building a four stall attached garage. the question I have is how deep should I make it if I plan on buying a MX 2025? I know that i can make it huge and not worry about it but I am not made of money. so minimum depth to get it straight in without turing it to the side. (assuming a swing hitch will be on it).
thanks
Can never build em big enough
I am thinking 32 ft would do it and give you about 2-3 ft on each side. Plus it would make building nice. qty 4 8ft sheets to cover and no cutting. 
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We moved into a house with a 3 car garage last year and I thought I was in hog heaven . . . for about a month when I realized that I needed a lot more space.
Man Rule #4: You always need a bigger garage.
Garage space is the cheapest space to build. Go big or go home. I’d want room to walk around the front and back of the boat without needing to lower the motor.
I have a 32′ deep detached garage that is perfect fit for any boat up to 22′. I had a 22′ stored for a few months, still had plenty of parking room for my truck and also room to walk around the boat and get at things in the garage.
32′ is about perfect, the trailer was not broken down either.
Make sure you get wider doors you will be very happy. It seems that everything is set up for small cars not real trucks or toys.
thanks Ben. I just found the length on the trailer on the Skeeter website. I guess I wasn’t looking in the right place before.
Yep can never have them too big. Just how much you’re willing to spend.
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sure as ‘ell no such thing as “too big”
the first time I told my wife we’re building a pole barn this summer, she replied “OK; what ya gonna do NEXT YR?”
As big as you can get away with 
I agree with what Calvin said. Go at least 30′ deep. In fact, I would dedicate 30′ deep and at least 14′ wide for a 20′ boat. I have a 28’D X 40’W with a tractor/backhoe in one stall and a workshop in another and the 28’X12’that is left for my boat is quite cramped.
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Make sure you get wider doors you will be very happy. It seems that everything is set up for small cars not real trucks or toys.
X2!! I had my plans changed to 10×8 door for boat stall. Unless you speak up to the contractor / designer about it, they’ll normally go with a 9′ door..That only gives only a few inches on either side….do-able, but not fun. Go with a 10’er!
We’re in building mode of an approx 32 x 14 third stall garage / mudroom addition…..had to give the mudroom about 4×6′ area of the garage…but will fine once completed…..w/o breaking swing hitch on my wx 1850, or any of Skeeter’s current line-up….Good luck…happy planning and building.
great stuff guys. i was planning on having the second part of the garage be 22′ by 30′ with a second 16 foot door. I want to be able to get the boat and a ford Fusion type car in it. sounds like I should be good. The first part will be 20′ by 24′ for the pick up and minivan type car.
thanks for the help.
I don’t really get the “you cant ever go too big” comments. I like Cal’s response. Something reasonable that gets the job done. All things that need to be considered in this are the obvious OVERALL COST: Extra concrete and labor, larger Trusses, shingles, more sidewall, sheetrock, paint if painted, Winter heating bill,,etc. I’d recommend getting what you want within reason. We could all use bigger garages,,and bigger paychecks when the mortgage bill shows up. 
well maybe there is such a thing as “too much” … I just haven’t found out yet
^ applies equally to garage/storage-buildings space and amount in the paycheck ^
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great stuff guys. i was planning on having the second part of the garage be 22′ by 30′ with a second 16 foot door. I want to be able to get the boat and a ford Fusion type car in it. sounds like I should be good. The first part will be 20′ by 24′ for the pick up and minivan type car.
thanks for the help.
Joe this is about the same that the wife and I have dicussed except 24′ x 26’deep on the main and 24′ x 32’deep on the second 16′ doors on both. Or third stall 16′ x 40′-45’deep, 10’door.
Putting a divided wall between the two with double 36″ doors didn’t seem like a bad idea either so you only have to heat one side or at least keep the heat down on the side not used as much.
Seems like once you get lawn, snow equip., bikes, toys , junk and more junk, etc you run out of room in a hurry.
I’m living proof that 10′ wide ain’t gettin’ it. I’ve had my 10′ door for 30 yrs and it has scuff marks on both sides. Unless you have a direct shot, big towing mirrors and never pushed for time, go for the 12 foot door jerr
I too, am designing a new house for myself. After looking at dozens of houses and garages I decided 32’x40′ is minimum. That’s with a 20′ door and a 10′ door. Minimum. Think about this. A truck is 8’6″ wide, a car is at least 7′ wide. Why try and squeeze into a garage and it be able to vacuum them out with all the car doors open? A normal parking lot space is 12′ wide and we know how tight those get with opening doors. Good luck.
As I said above bigger door the better. I had the builder put a wider double door in my 2 car side of my garage and when it was finished he said why did I not do that to mine? I could fit my crew can super duty and a expidition with plenty of room for opening doors and the third stall fit my boat in great but the door was 9ft and tight to back in
Don`t fore get the extra height at least 10feet.
My neighbor has 1535 square feet of garage and it is perfect in my eyes. Third stall is 45′ deep and he can back the boat and the truck in without unhooking, all along having 3-4 feet on the passenger side and 8 feet on the drivers side of the boat to park a sled and an atv with room to spare. if he unhooks and moves the boat over he parks the utility trailer next to the boat with no issues. The main stalls are 30 deep with a 16 foot door.
Drains and heat are a must. Lots of lights and ceiling fans to move the air. My ceilings are 12’6″ and they are to tall. I would stay around 10 feet with storage trusses so you can still access the storage space above.
When you think it is big enough add a little more. Mine is 26′ deep and I wish it was 28′. That’s what happens when you buy someone else’s mistake.
My home is a 1623 sq ft on the main floor ranch. The attached garage is 1611 sq ft. It is still not big enough. Once you have more garage space, you want even more because you figure out that you can wash cars in the winter (w/floor drain), pack trailer bearings on the boat without moving it out, store mowers and snow blowers side-by-side, have your own fridge, a slop sink, etc…..
All of this without ever needing to re-arrange things for the season. In other words, a place for everything.
All my guy friends love my garage, but I’m surprised how many women love it too.
For a boat, get as wide of a garage door as possible, and don’t forget about height. A tilted outboard on a trailered walleye boat comes within inches of hitting my 7′ tall opening.
When I decide to sell my house down the road, I cannot imagine anyone saying:
“Oh, the house is lovely, but the garage is just too big”.
Go big or wish you had!
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X2. Go 30′ deep minimum.
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i plan on building a four stall attached garage.
We were going to build thirteen years ago but in the end were not able to because prices were sky high at that time. We also designed our own floor plan, still have the blue prints. Instead of going with 4 stalls wide I went with three stalls with the third stall as deep as the side of the house (off the top of my head I do not remember how many feet) it was deep enough that I would have enough room to back in the truck and the boat hooked up.
I would put an 18 foot wide double door in if it was mine. 16 foot and putting truck/suburban/boat in makes you park at an angle.
My buddy has the perfect man’s garage 38×60. the boat stall has a 12 ft. door in it. The daily transportation has 18 ft. door. He backs the 621 and Tundra in and has rod racks right above the boat. Can change out the salmon rods,walleye rods,tackle,etc. while in the boat. All the tackle is on wall shelves in boxes. It is sweet.
almost no one has said any thing about HEIGHT OF THE DOORS.. you can have a high inside garage.. but if you have a 7 foot high door, it doesn’t matter.. get an 8 foot or higher door.. height makes a big difference..
If you are building in the cities or near by suburbs, check to make sure you don’t “overbuild” your garage, this would most likely show itself during the permit process, but many cities have a maximum sqr ft size for attached garages…I knew about this going into my home building process and maxed it out. I have a 34′ deep by 18′ wide 3rd stall, it’s perfect for any boat and also allows me to store the jetski and quad trailers over the winter. Like others have said, get the taller & wider garage doors and floor drain, makes a huge difference!
true happyness is having a five stall garage and still parking one car outside.
Like many others have stated, Never Big Enough!
That said, How about going 32′ wide and 50’+ long, 8′ foot door for FW car or go 36′ wide and 16′ door for FW and your commuter/kids car. By going 50’+ deep back in boat with truck, plug in charger and leave it. Then it’s ready, just unplug charger cord and go fishing, no messing around hooking up at 3am to get an early start.
By going 50′ deep, you could close off all or part of area behind 1st 2-stalls with walls for a heated shop area and an interior overhead door to pull car/truck into heated shop and security.
Put another 6′ or 8′ ovhd door at rear of first stall for lawn and garden stuff/entertaining on rear patio.
Whatever you do, go as big as budget allows. 
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