My boat has (finally) got its new home!!
Hi all
When I bought the Trailblazer 2 years ago, I knew it wouldn't fit under the carport. With that in mind, I started thinking about options for housing it and finally decided that the best option was to build a boat shed next to my existing shed....and make it big enough for both boats, the trailer and the Drover. I also wanted it high enough so I could back it in without having to lower the rocket launchers or take the canopy off...that would be a real pain.
The planning was going along quite well until mrs gates got wind of how big it was going to be....anyway, after some reassurance from me, including the obligatory stakes in the ground to mark out it's size, I finally got her nod of approval to construct the boat shed. Final dimensions are 7.5m wide, 9.3m deep and 3.5m to the underside of the roof truss.
I had to clear the area at the end of the existing shed because it had become a bit of a 'storage area' for anything and everything that was too good to throw away. Work started in ernest in April this year with an expected completion date of July....well, even the best laid plans can go astray and this build was no different. Last night was the first night the Trailblazer slept in its new home...albeit a little bit unfinished.
Here's the specs of the build:
The uprights are 90 x 90 x 2mm galv RHS, buried 1m in the ground and the trusses are constructed of 40 x 40 x 3mm angle...the bottom rail is boxed angle. The sheeting was salvaged from the roof of our house when we carried out extensions a few years ago..which included a whole new roof....I kept saying that the old colourbond 'would come in handy one day'!
Each upright has a plate welded to it and it's matching counterpart bolted in place...when the truss was craned into position, it was welded to the other plate so if we ever wanted/needed to dismantle it, we could unbolt the trusses from the uprights. Top hat was screwed across the uprights and 76 x 38mm patio tube was used for purlins, which we screwed the sheets to.
I fabricated the trusses in the carport and the uprights in the shed, just because I had more room in the carport.
The build was a team effort with all members contributing in different ways....from digging the footings, mixing the concrete, helping with squaring the posts, screwing on the tophat, craning the trusses into place, etc. etc. Thanks to all the members of team gates
The finishing touches will include guttering, some more flashing, adding a door in the side for access into and out of the shed for the Drover, a concrete floor, lights and power points and some shelves and benches will complete the build.
Here's a selection of photos that show the build from where the boat used to live, up to how it looks in its new home....actually looks a bit lonely in there all by itself (maybe a bigger boat would look better in there...sometime in the future).
regards
rusty...
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Vinesh87
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Looks good mate!! I am about
Looks good mate!!
I am about to go through the same process seeing as the last carport got taken to with the angle grinder just to fit the trophy haha
till
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Nice! Good to have a bit of
Nice! Good to have a bit of space huh?
Rob H
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bloody hell if Id known you
bloody hell if Id known you were doin that Id have taken you up on your offer
And left it there for a while!
Very nice!
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r.gates
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Offer
Thanks guys.
Hey Rob, the offer still stands if you need a place for your boat. As you can see, 5 acres has its advantages!!
regards
rusty...
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Rob H
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thanks Rusty-its found a
thanks Rusty-its found a temporary home til I get down next weekend!
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CCC
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Very nice, wishin I had one
Very nice, wishin I had one for mine :)
sea-kem
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Looking good Rusty. Are you
Looking good Rusty. Are you going to concrete? And maybe one day enclose? Just thinking it could be a good escape room ;)
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r.gates
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Concrete
There's room for yours in here too, Chris.
I'll concrete the floor soon, Andy. Have allowed for enclosing the front, too. It would make a great 'boys only room'....far enough away from the house so I can't hear mrs gates shouting at me!!
Needed to get the boat under cover as I've mounted the canopy frame and didn't want to leave it out in the weather.
regards
rusty...
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meglodon
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i like the picture of the dogs
nah not really nice dogs though shed looks a real ripper
kane
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looks good
one thing to consider = birds nesting above your boat shitting all over it, have had similar issues with that kind of set up in the past. might still want to put a tarp or canopy over the top???
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southcity104
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looks great.
inspires me to get cracking. so over the canvas cover now.
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catchalittle
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great job mate thats what I
great job mate thats what I need for the Coralline
Nathan
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nice work mate, wish mine was
nice work mate, wish mine was in something like that!!
Paul G
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Very nice job .I wish I could
Very nice job .I wish I could put something on the side of my house for the boat..That will keep the boat out off the weather
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r.gates
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Thanks guys
Don't know what I'd do if I lived in town....they don't size blocks of land with boat/caravan owners in mind.
Sure is nice to be able to get it out of the weather.
As for birds nesting in the rafters, so far so good.....but I'll be chasing them out if they start nesting or squatting anywhere near my boat!
regards
rusty...
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bayliner
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bloody impressive!! nice
bloody impressive!! nice work, and well made too............
catchalittle
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When we sell the current
When we sell the current block going to do something very similar but it will be a drive in drive out shed
Nathan