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#1326214 - 06/15/11 01:09 AM Boat shed
CAPT. HOOP Offline

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Registered: 11/02/02
Posts: 7540
Loc: Empire / Venice, La
Having worked all last year on the oil spill and paying high taxes after expences I had a little money left over so I decided to get a boat shed to keep my boat out of the sun and weather. The sun is by far the most damaging on our boats and cars down here. The aluminum ones are ok but they fall apart in high winds. After weighing in all the factors I decided on a commercial steel one rated for 150 mph winds.

The concrete work was one delay after another with many things not getting done right untill I called it out to them and I almost regreted even thinking about this no less going through with it. The slab was to be poured 2 months before the building was to arrive. The building had to be made to specks. It is not a kit building to buy and put up. The slab finally got poured. It took 82 yds of concrete. At 7:00 the next day the truck arrived with the building. We had to wait 2 weeks for the concrete to set up before we could start the building.



There are 4 guys putting this up and I will put up progress reports and pictures. I will be able to put my 2 charter boats in it and all my equipment. The shed I have stuffed with everything will be used for bait freezers (3) and a few other things once cleaned out. The new shed will also have an overhang in front to give us a car port for 4 cars. It will have 2 bay doors 14 feet high and 12 feet high for the boats to go in and a walk in door into my work area.



Started out with a thought but why not do it right to begin with.

Life is Good!

Fishing is not a matter of life or death. It's more important than that.

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#1326225 - 06/15/11 01:22 AM Re: Boat shed [Re: CAPT. HOOP]
Firefighter Skippy Offline

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Registered: 04/28/02
Posts: 2809
Loc: CT
Boy, that's gonna make some guys here very jealous.

Sandy

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#1326234 - 06/15/11 01:43 AM Re: Boat shed [Re: Firefighter Skippy]
Paul D. Offline

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Registered: 04/15/02
Posts: 13042
Loc: South Central, CT
Sweet Hoop . I have been wanting to put one up that has doors at each end sort of a pull thru garage, drive the whole rig in , raise the other door and drive it back out with no maneuvering or even unhitching. Auto door openers of course smile.

Boat Ho in the Know

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#1326260 - 06/15/11 05:18 AM Re: Boat shed [Re: CAPT. HOOP]
MarkO Offline

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Registered: 05/17/02
Posts: 4309
Nice Hoop! Go big or go home.

Don't doubt in the dark what you learned in the light.
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#1326313 - 06/15/11 11:05 AM Re: Boat shed [Re: CAPT. HOOP]
High Tide Offline
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Registered: 05/29/07
Posts: 1194
Loc: formerly Southeastern CT
That's a boat shed?
That's a boat shed!

High Tide

Life is Better living down South!
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#1326315 - 06/15/11 11:14 AM Re: Boat shed [Re: CAPT. HOOP]
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Registered: 06/23/04
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Loc: Suffield Ct
Thats one heck of a Boat shed Hoop!!! smile1 beerchug


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#1326331 - 06/15/11 11:51 AM Re: Boat shed [Re: CAPT. HOOP]
Louie-Louie Offline

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Registered: 05/24/05
Posts: 2854
Loc: Union, Conn.-Westerly RI
What she said.
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#1326624 - 06/16/11 09:55 AM Re: Boat shed [Re: CAPT. HOOP]
MikeG Offline

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Registered: 01/20/02
Posts: 13087
Loc: NW CT
Dream Job !
Dream location!
Dream Boats !

and now your building the dream garage all men want !

Life really is good Hoop !

congrats on living the dream my friend,you earned it.
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#1326644 - 06/16/11 11:04 AM Re: Boat shed [Re: CAPT. HOOP]
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Registered: 04/15/04
Posts: 5686
Loc: Terryville
Quite the shed....it's bigger than my house.
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#1326665 - 06/16/11 11:44 AM Re: Boat shed [Re: CAPT. HOOP]
PDona Offline

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Registered: 07/31/02
Posts: 15561
Loc: Southern Ct
WOW ! ! Good for you guys, Hoop ! Check with KAPT here for some mancave ideas , too wink2 biggrin

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