Will a 4550 fit in a 14(39) well?-gctid803112

[mickklass]

I am looking at buying a 4550. We already have a boat house with a long enough well and overall length, but I can't verify if the boat will fit in the well that has a total width of 14'3" at the deck, which is 20" above the water line. What about door widths s well?

[Car2n]

It looks like that boat is a foot wider.

[brad4550]

Hi Mick

Bad news...LOA. 50.5. Beam 14.11 ...Gona be tight,put enough HP behind it and it'll fit.

Good luck Brad

[mickklass]

But is the beam measured at the rub rail or the water line?

[smitty477]

"But is the beam measured at the rub rail or the water line?"

The beam at the rub rail is just over 15'.

Edit - please see great idea by Norton Rider in below post....

[mickklass]

Thanks. I was hoping for less, as our 4087 has a 13'1" beam but is 11'5" at the waterline. It's also 44 feet long from the tip of the bowsprit to the back of the swim step.The registered length is 39' according to the WA DOL tables. Reading ads just adds to the confusion.

It's hard to know what to believe.

[Norton_Rider]

How about measuring to make sure? Find a 45 in an individual slip and measure the lower hull at the widest point to each side of the dock. Add the two and subtract the total from the width of the slip. That will give you the max without fenders.

[smitty477]

"How about measuring to make sure? Find a 45 in an individual slip and measure the lower hull at the widest point to each side of the dock. Add the two and subtract the total from the width of the slip. That will give you the max without fenders."

This is a great idea - +1

[smitty477]

These pics might give you a start ....

[Woodsea]

Norton Rider has the answer above to be sure. Our 47 (same hull width as 45) fits nicely in a 15' slip. I have fenders mounted horizontally on the dock. We can slide right in with about a foot and a bit on each side. I'm in a very protected marina. There are also companies that make rectangular fender type material that mounts to dock. They look to be only 3-5" thick which will give you more space.

[mickklass]

Well, we tracked down the former boathouse owner who said he had a 4588 and it fit just fine. The service manager at the marina confirmed this, as he said he moved the boat in and out several times for service, and it wasn't particularly difficult.

So we are "upgrading from our 4087 cockpit to the 4550, which is what we wanted all along. The boat is an 86, but in great shape, boathouse kept for the last 23 years. The engines are a bit sluggish, but I think they need to be run. The prior owner hardly ever ran them over 1800rpm. But he did a great job maintaining the boat. Even the blender is there and works!

[Woodsea]

Congratulations! They are great boats! We love ours!