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Shelter idea for our boats on our canal
Ok.. so in our Canal, we don't have the luxury of space to build a
traditional 4 piling boat house. instead, we were thinking about building half a boat house, at a slight angle, with some strong base supports for the pilings.M so we have 60 feet to work with..... here is something i was just tinkering with... i was wondering if anyone had any idea on what we are really trying to accomplish: cover a 24ft boat and a 15ft boat without building a 4 post boat house/lift. .... = shore ~~ = water || = piling (15ft above water) \\ = structure supports (at an angle) MM = lightweight siding .................................................. .................................................. ..... ||~~~~~||~~~~~~||~~~~~~||~~~~~~||~~~~~~||~~~~~~||~ ~~~~~|| \\MMM\\MMMMM\\MMMM\\MMMMM\\MMMM\\MMMMM\\MMMMN\\ \\MMM\\MMMMM\\MMMM\\MMMMM\\MMMM\\MMMMM\\MMMMN\\ \\MMM\\MMMMM\\MMMM\\MMMMM\\MMMM\\MMMMM\\MMMMN\\ The boats would be under the MMMM's if you were looking at the supports from a different angle, it would kind of look like this // // // // // || || || || |
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Shelter idea for our boats on our canal
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, kyle wrote: Ok.. so in our Canal, we don't have the luxury of space to build a traditional 4 piling boat house. instead, we were thinking about building half a boat house, at a slight angle, with some strong base supports for the pilings.M so we have 60 feet to work with..... here is something i was just tinkering with... i was wondering if anyone had any idea on what we are really trying to accomplish: cover a 24ft boat and a 15ft boat without building a 4 post boat house/lift. ... = shore ~~ = water || = piling (15ft above water) \\ = structure supports (at an angle) MM = lightweight siding .................................................. ............................ .......................... ||~~~~~||~~~~~~||~~~~~~||~~~~~~||~~~~~~||~~~~~~||~ ~~~~~|| \\MMM\\MMMMM\\MMMM\\MMMMM\\MMMM\\MMMMM\\MMMMN\\ \\MMM\\MMMMM\\MMMM\\MMMMM\\MMMM\\MMMMM\\MMMMN\\ \\MMM\\MMMMM\\MMMM\\MMMMM\\MMMM\\MMMMM\\MMMMN\\ The boats would be under the MMMM's if you were looking at the supports from a different angle, it would kind of look like this // // // // // || || || || Just to make sure I'm understanding you properly: you're basically interested in making a cantilevered roof/awning over the water from a single line of piers? As far as I can see, it should be theoretically possible to do what you're suggesting, but probably neither particularly easy nor particularly inexpensive. You'll need to drive the piers far enough so that they can withstand the constant torque applied by the roof part without tilting over, and likewise a fairly sturdy structure to hold the roof (likely some sort of truss arrangement). It may be helpful to provide some sort of additional support on the shore near the piers to help keep the loads on the piers more vertical--perhaps a few wire ropes running diagonally from the tops of the piers, similar to those used on some telephone poles. (Bear in mind that it's not just the weight of the roof that must be managed, but also wind and possibly snow loads.) I'd strongly suggest talking to a local architect or similar professional. They'd be far better able to get a feel for what would be involved in creating a structure that will work properly and safely. -- Andrew Erickson "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." -- Jim Elliot |
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