oh, btw, Merry Christmas everyone!

"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