Portable boat shelter
 

Anyone know if 14W X 40L X 12H would be large enough to store a Formula 353 with trailer in?

I think you would come up short in length with the drives on.

My 42 cig and myco trailer fits fine with a 45 foot garage length, so i think youll be fine, depends on your trailer. Pic attached shows how I have very little trailer in front of the boat.

Barely, but yes......I have a 14 x 42 x 15

These are from it first going up and a Formula 312 in there. I now have a 382 and it's tight, but it fits. I have also added a bunch of shelves that are accessible while standing in the cockpit, put a A/C unit that blows the air into the cockpit and lighting in the upper corners. I use a 15 ft 2 x 4 to help support the center span of the doors so if it gets windy the doors don't take the brunt of the wind. You MUST put down a plastic barrier on the floor as that's where most of the moisture comes from.

How much?

How about some info on it????? Please

Diddo? How much, expected lifespan, moisture issues, ease of install, can it withstand any snowload? etc.

I have been looking at Pole Barns but this might be an inexpensive alternative to get me by for a couple years.

Paid $2K for mine 3 years ago.
Look around..these things come with powder coating pipes vs galvanized, 1.98 diameter vs 2.38. Some kits come with anchors and roll up doors others charge addl. for those items. The fabric can be 7.5 oz, 8 oz, 10 oz and occasionally 12oz.....you get what you pay for.


Mine was 10 oz material, 2.38 galvanized pipes with all the anchors, and one roll up door kit included. I added the 2 vent kits when I bought it. I set it up on old railroad ties, poured stone dust inside and covered it with 6 mil plastic to keep the moisture down. I've had 4-5 inches of a snow/ice mix on it and a storm with 60 mph gusts so far without problems. I used to have alot of dust/dirt blow in under the ends but I put decent size stone down in front of each end to stop that. (apparently the wind whips under the doors and picks up dirt then deposits it EVERYWHERE inside the tent). Now the rocks have stopped that from happening.
I found the company on Ebay and they were pretty helpful in determining what I needed. I originally put the upper cross members together wrong and ruined the first cover....they sold me a replacement fairly cheap and I still use the original frame. (top cross members go INSIDE the "A" frames and then cover them with pipe insulation.)

Here's the site I bought mine from:

http://www.sheltersofamerica.com/pro...uctid=319&id=3

They make a roundhouse version that would probably be better suited for snow loads but it's about 50% more money. Again mine is the 14 x 42 x 15 "A" frame lists for $1,799.00.

Supposedly the material will last 10 years and it took about 24 hours for me to assemble the thing COMPLETELY by myself.

I would like to buy one like that until I build a permenant shop. I would have to worry about Hurricanes down here though, but I guess if I can put it up in 1/2 day, I can take it down faster.

I bought 2 Goverment surplus Helo huts that were used in IRAQ, They are easyup and were used to protect one Helo
in the bad weather, Still are as temp storage.
There at most DRMO sites.
Theres also www.farmtek.com Look under "Clearspan HiBoy"
Mike J.

I found the one I'm interested in at www.portablegaragedepot.com for $2,199.00 (round style roof with heavy duty material) + s/h and any options such as 2 vents, easy roll up doors. The heavier 12/14.5oz material is suppose to last 20 years. These come in tan and grey I believe. As far as snow load goes I think there is a disclaimer on the site that says only an engineered structure is guaranteed to withstand snow loads. Warning, I just found out I probably will need a permit from the city to erect it. Still researching so check your city code before you buy.

Better yet any subdivision restrictions. I am currently looking at a home to purchase on 5 acres that is pretty much in a forest and I would still have to submit to architectural committee to put up anything. Not to mention, the way the restrictions read the boat can't be sitting out it has to be in a garage.

I have no H.O.A. and it will be behind my R.V. gate. Trying to keep as much of it hidden as possible but still want to be legal.

DAM HOA's...
I'm in a typical 1/2 acre neighborhood and they don't allow these things either. Go back and look at the first pic in post #4, see the little ditch just in front of the tent. That ditch is my property line, the tent is not on my land AT ALL. My neighbor that owns the land behind me allows me to use that space and in turn I try to help him cut his fields a couple times a year. The neighborhood got a little bent out of shape about it but they can't do a thing about it!!!!

That's great:drink: fun to get over on "the man" and be beyond reproach! I on the other hand have the initial results of my zoning issue. Looks like I won't be able to put up the shelter and be legal. Can't have anything put up over 8 feet. Heck, the boat sitting on the trailer should be over 8'. I don't know what I'm going to do now.

HOA's are the thorn in my side these days.
I am a licensed realtor and I am having the toughest time finding a house that I can keep my boat at. My current home is on a little less than an acre and no issues with the boat I just can't build a building that is larger than half the square footage of the home, so there isn't enough space. So for now the boat is just covered (trailer and all) sitting on the extended pad next to the garage.

The only reason I am shopping is because it is such a great time to buy. The homes I am looking at are all on 3-5 acres and all have some BS restriction. I had one deal going on a property that already had a 30X64 pole barn and then the guys wife tragically past away and he withdrew his listing with my offer on the table. Tomorrow I am going to meet with a member of an architectural committee and hopefully they are cool with what I want to do, if not its back to the drawing board.

I do think one of these temporary structures I could get away with at my current residence. Problem is that isn't going to do anything for getting my wife the new house she has been wanting for the last four months.