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Small world
For anyone interested in using a storage container for getting your boat out of the sun and other weather. The inside dimensions on a standard 40 ft. shipping container is 7' 10" wide, 7' 10" high and 39' 10" long. Only the 170 trailer will fit in the container with about 5" overall clearance on width. I can use this with the close clearance by using a forklift with a trailer ball on a fork to push (back) the boat/ trailer into the container.
It would be possible to manually push the boat into the container if you could resolve the transition to the 5" heigth from ground level. I just use some cobbled up wooden ramps but again, I am pushing with a Toyota forklift that has side shift. Haven't torn the fenders off yet.
On the up side, my 2002 170 CC looks close to new. Seats, trim all good with no sun damage at all. I try really hard to get her out in the sun for 6 or so salt water trips (4-6 days each) and another 5-6 lake trips of 1 day/night each year. NC weather/sun is not as brutal as FL but being inside really helps.
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