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jguyot
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Initially Posted - 09/04/2007 : 21:54:30

Has anybody here bought one of those Portable Garages to store their boat during the winter? I've got a 250wk and usually cover it with a frame and a tarp for the winter, but looking for something better.
Since the boat is still in the water, I can't take any measurements, but if I remember correctly, the door will need to be atleast 11' high (Correct?) and looking at something around 30' in length.
So, anybody else use one of these and if so, what size did you buy and do you like it?

Thanks for your help.

Jerry Guyot
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250WK #586
"Sail La Vie"
Now: Flying Scot #5976

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 09/05/2007 : 06:32:20

Jerry, we have been looking at the PepBoys framed cover (two of them to make up the lenght of the boat, yet to find out the height at the peak. Of course, it's not the snow down here, it's the UV.

Paul

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Response Posted - 09/06/2007 : 17:25:37

My WK sitting on the stock TrailRite trailer is about 11 feet 8 inches at it's highest point, but I built a PVC based support system to hold the head stay, furler drum and extrusion approx 3 or 4 inches above the horizonal mast (offset at a 45 degree angle to the mast to minimize the total height). It's got to be over 11 feet with everything tied directly to the mast. The top mounted (not offset) PVC supports, if you use them, may get you closer to 12 feet.

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 09/12/2007 : 22:52:19

Check out Northern Tool & Equipment. I get their catalog frequently. They have canopies in several sizes from 20 to 40 feet long. I have used a 10 x 20 canopy, which I bought from Pep Boys, for our C-22. Sure beats using a tarp.

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Response Posted - 09/13/2007 : 06:02:54

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Sure beats using a tarp.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Here in south florida, that would be multiple tarps. I have been buying a new heavy duty silver tarp every 3 months here. The current one is about to degrade to useless. Leaving the boat without cover is not an option where we live, the sun, road grime/grit and airborne particulates because we are within 300 yards of a main highway. We're looking for a better solution too!

Paul

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jguyot
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Response Posted - 09/16/2007 : 22:06:37

Hi Dave,

I had been using a tarp, but up here in Maine we have a lot of that "white stuff" during the winter, and have been having a hard time with them collapsing with all the weight.

So I "Bit the Bullet" and went out and ordered a "Cover-It" portable garage. Size of 14' wide X 14' high (12' high door)X 36' long! If it doesn't fit in this one........... I give up!! The top is supposedly guaranteed for 15 years, so it should handle the snow load. All I have to do now is, find a place to put it!

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 09/17/2007 : 18:31:53

jerry, pics????

paul

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jguyot
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Response Posted - 09/19/2007 : 22:06:10

Will post some picks when I get it set up. Won't be for another month or so. :-(

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 09/21/2007 : 12:14:24

One other thing, the 10x20 canopy from Pep Boys is just barely tall enough for our C-22. We use 2 concrete blocks at each of the 6 poles for tie-down weights, which do work. To get more height, I'm thinking about bedding the pole bases in Quickcrete-filled buckets like paint cans or large plastic coffee cans. That would give about 6"-8" additional elevation. I may also put the poles on top of one concrete block and put the pole through the hole in the other block so the blocks are under each pols instead of beside them.
For the larger canopies needed for the C-25, you might consider using 5 gallon buckets filled with Quickcrete; that would raise it up at least a foot.

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