Boat parking ideas?
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2016 2:01 pm
So, I bought a boat that will no longer fit in my house in Barrhaven. My previous boat was the same length (about 18') and I had left it in the driveway. The pain was that the driveway had a slope toward the street, so when the boat was parked the bow was way below the stern (if any water got it, it wouldn't drain out the stern). My trailer jack, even when extended to the max, would not be high enough to get the boat even level.
With my new boat, I'll be in the same predicament. I have the option of parking it to the side of my house (allowed by by-law in nepean). I can park it on the grass but am concerned it will sink into the ground (3000 lbs boat package), so I was thinking of making a parking pad of either gravel / stone or gravel covered with one of those new plastic "porous" systems (that actually allow grass to grow, but give you a flat, hard surface).
So, any advice out there for:
1. Deal with that slant in my driveway; or
2. Experience with making parking pads for their boat (note I do not want to go concrete slab - too permanent)
Thanks.
With my new boat, I'll be in the same predicament. I have the option of parking it to the side of my house (allowed by by-law in nepean). I can park it on the grass but am concerned it will sink into the ground (3000 lbs boat package), so I was thinking of making a parking pad of either gravel / stone or gravel covered with one of those new plastic "porous" systems (that actually allow grass to grow, but give you a flat, hard surface).
So, any advice out there for:
1. Deal with that slant in my driveway; or
2. Experience with making parking pads for their boat (note I do not want to go concrete slab - too permanent)
Thanks.