Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Boat Shed

I have been scouring the web looking for resources and opinions on options for a temporary boat shed for Bolero. I don't own land but I have a good friend who is willing to house Bolero and her temporary home. I found that with temporary shelters you get what you pay for. So I am pretty sure that I am heading towards a Clearspan tensioned fabric shelter.



14' x 14' x 36' Storage Master
ClearSpan Storage Master, 14' Wide x 14' High x 36' Long.

Ideal for boats, RV's, trucks, tractors, automotive repair, short and long term storage.

Interior has a 6' wide translucent skylight and bright White lining for high visibility.
12.5 oz. premium Forest Green cover with a 15 year warranty.
Solid rear panel, double zippered front with "Twist of the Wrist" roll-up door, 10'W x 12'H.
Frame is Allied Gatorshield structural steel tubing, 1.66" OD - 14 guage.
4' rafter spacing (if this building will be used in a heavy snowfall region, we recommend upgrading to a 3' rafter spacing).
One more thing to get done in a very busy year, but it will be very nice to have Bolero under cover in a space I can work in.

4 comments:

Some Clam said...

The skylight sounds like a good idea, but be aware of the drawbacks. I had a tent with a skylight on my Lopez property for a number of years. It had a hard packed gravel floor, without woven fabric under the gravel. The skylight was the perfect thing to promote weed growth in the tent, plus it made the tent an effective hothouse. The snakes loved it. I swore if I did another tent it would NOT have the skylight.

Bill Evans said...

Thanks for sharing your experience. It really give me some things to think about.

Bill

Anonymous said...

Bill, interesting concept. Care to share a cost for such a beast?

Thanks,

Mark

Bill Evans said...

Mark,

No problem. If you google Teksupply you can price all shapes and sizes of Clearspan tension fabric buildings.

In my case I ordered the 14x14x36 building with 12 screw type anchors and two gable vents. This came to $3,448.30. The big ticket item is shipping which cost an additional $626.16. Pretty spendy but I found that in these type of building you kind of get what you pay for. In my case I don't have land to build a permanent building on so this was a workable solution to keep Bolero out the winter weather. I will post my experiences as they happen.

Cheers, Bill