"Scout" wrote in message
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Just for winter storage, but I'll keep other stuff in there too. With 900
square feet, I can keep a lot of junk out of the rain.


"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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"Scout" wrote in message
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I finally got my tent-barn up and the boat is secured under a roof. I
purchased it from a company called Coverquest. Here is a picture of the
unit (scroll down to 30x30x15 round)
http://www.coverquest.com/covers/ins...s/coverit2.php

I've installed another tent-garage, much smaller than this unit, and I
used it without any problems for more than 10 years. I don't have the
same feeling of confidence with this unit. I can't say that I would
recommend the company or the products they sell to anyone looking for
similar types of portable shelters.

Regarding the company: I ordered the thing back in September. I waited
10 weeks before calling to say wtf? It was only then that they told me
it was out of stock. I gave them 5 business days to have it at my door.
I didn't want my boat filled with snow and if the tent wasn't coming, I
wanted to get busy building some other protective cover. But it arrived.
The trucker laughed and said it sounded like someone at Coverquest
forgot to put the order in and blamed it on being "out of stock."

The unit was made in China, of all frigging places. Had I known that, I
would have passed on the purchase. I wasted no time and put it together
within a week. It was a lot of work for one man. The only help I had was
pulling the main tarp over the 15' tall frame. The frame was
pre-drilled, which means I had to redrill plenty.

I have a few other complaints with the unit, but the most worrisome is
the fact that the bolts that hold the 2" galvanized steel tube frame
together have a bad habit of popping their heads off. The first few
surprised the hell out of me, sounded like gunshots. And what a pain in
the ass, having to hacksaw the remains of the bolt and then replace it
with a heavy duty bolt. It's not like I overtightened the bolts either,
the tubing is thin enough that over-tightening ovals it, so I was
careful there.

Ok, enough bitching. I'll post some pics of the thing later, but the
boat fits well. I'm ready for snow now, although I am prepared to get
out there and sweep the tent off, I don't think it will hold much snow.
So Katy was right about that part of the story!
Scout




I've forgotten... are you going to build a boat in it or is it for
storage?

Ah... thought maybe you were going to build a boat in there...

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