The Boathouse

This is less than half of the materials.  I threw in the second photo just for levity.  I'll document the process over time.  Now that I have two kayaks they really need their own space, according to my wife. The basement and chicken coop just aren't going to be acceptable parking spots anymore.  I did get footings poured today and will post a picture of those soon.

The chicken pic is great.  Captures its natural head movment well for a still.

Keep posting build shots along the way.  I need better storage options than my current system and am looking for ideas.  What's your general plan for the "boathouse"?

It's going to be pretty basic.  Essentially it will be a covered area that will have my kayaks stored about 7-8 ft up so I can simply lower them onto my truck.  The roof will also help keep some of the weather off my truck, but that's not a big priority.  It's a 15 yr old truck.  Since I just poured footings there won't be much progress for a few weeks while the concrete cures.

Well I'm envious! Can't wait to see the build progress.

Hey,  if you have to wait for a bit,  why don't you come over and pour footers for my boat house?  !!!

Building something like that has been on the list for 2 years.  Never seem to find time.

All four footings pretty much look like this.  Just over 18" deep, to get below the maximum expected frost level.

Finally making some progress. Got the posts in.

Had to get creative to get the main beam in place.  The truck served as a good work platform.

Making some progress today...

Got a little further after lunch.

I love your mobile scaffolding. Puts this one to shame.

Made a bit more progress this weekend so far.  This project is going a lot slower than when I remodeled my house.  But it's nice to work at a mellow pace.  The front overhand got a bit complicated.

Looking forward to setting up these.  They're a bit overkill, but should make it real easy to raise and lower the kayaks.

Finished the structure today.  Tomorrow I'll set up the rigging and hang the kayaks.  The reason I designed it the way I did is because there is 8'-6" clearance, but only 10'-3" total height, which helps avoid blocking the view of one important kitchen window. 

Also the unique shape at the front was needed to maximize coverage and avoid overhang of the adjacent access easement.  Below are shown some very important structural members to reduce the chance of collapse, otherwise known as racking.

Hopefully tomorrow I can post pictures of the hoist/rigging setup.  Of course if I had a garage none of this would be necessary.