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The reason I asked, when I bought the Mac, on the way home
from Boston the mast was 'pumping' like crazy going down the interstate. I supported the middle with a milk crate and boat cushion ontop the cabin. I later lowered the mast crutch to where the mast almost touched the cabin top, then used just a boat cushion. Keep an eye out for that. Probably your mast is stronger than the flimsy Mac one. Scotty "Scout" wrote in message . .. Yes, about 12.5 feet off the ground "Scotty" wrote in message news Your mast isn't that high up when towing, is it? SBV "Scout" wrote in message . .. The tent-barn is big. The ladder in the photo is a 10' step. http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...0097509592yLFR eS Scout |
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Scout wrote:
View of the outside (from house) http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...97509592uPeWqc Scout Looks like a giant quonset hut... |
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"katy" wrote in message
... Scout wrote: View of the outside (from house) http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...97509592uPeWqc Scout Looks like a giant quonset hut... Yeah, it was a real bugger getting that tarp over the frame. |
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"Scout" wrote in message
. .. 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? -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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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 ... "Scout" wrote in message . .. 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? -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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"Scout" wrote in message
... 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 ... "Scout" wrote in message . .. 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... -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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"Capt. JG" wrote in message
... "Scout" wrote in message ... 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 ... "Scout" wrote in message . .. 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... Nah, I have lots of toys! Scout |
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"Scout" wrote in message . .. 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... Nah, I have lots of sex toys! and you're hiding them in the tent? |
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"Capt. JG" wrote in message
... "Scout" wrote in message ... 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 ... "Scout" wrote in message . .. 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... I could make a nice workshop in there. But it would be smarter to empty my garage into the tent and set up shop in the garage. |
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