Thursday, September 18, 2014

Amish barn raising?

No, this was not quite an Amish barn raising.  There were only 2 of us to work on the shed raising today.  We didn't quite look like this:




























I am really quite impressed with how easy the bow shed was to build.  It basically took me 3 eight hour days to get the shed bows bent, glued, screwed, and through bolted, which was followed by the shed being erected.  The only thing left to do is frame the ends and cover it.  I will be going to get greenhouse plastic to cover the shed ends and a stripe over the middle for light penetration.  I will be using the poly tarp that was on the boat for the majority of the rest of the covering.  Here is where we stand at the moment!


I do have to thank Stimson Marine in Boothbay, Maine for the excellent plans for the shed.  It made it extremely simple to build and erect.  I am my mother's child though, and didn't exactly follow the directions to the T, but it still went off without a hitch.  Thank you Stimson Marine for such a well thought out design and directions!!!!