Last years roof extension makes a handy platform at around wylo's deck level , on which a small ladder can now be used for the remaining short climb up.
The variable speed drill was good for the 2 sized tek screw bits I used for fastening removal and re-application. Extended the top hats at both ends to square the roof and get a better overhang past main 6" C-section steel beams.
Sheets were inspected and rusted ends cut off. Some sheets came down and i replaced these with new secondhand sheets. Sheets needed one overlap to cover the 6.5 m wide roof.
Following final tek screwing, old holes were caulked.
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| The repaired main shed roof |
Recycling the existing sheets saved a bit but took allot more time than just getting brand new 6.5 m sheets delivered by truck in one go. I did several ute trips to bring in the shorter second hand sheets too, 6.5 m is too long to carry on the ute twin racks (would need a 3rd rack at the front of car)
In retrospect if I ever built another flat roof i would give it a bit more slope say 15 degrees overall, so that crevice corrosion between sheet overlaps might be reduced. I made the roof flat because it was easier to build the frame - each roof beam end was pulled up to its pole top by a block and tackle.
If the boat's axis is N-S like mine then a gable roof would be ideal, but getting the beams-frame up would be more difficult than with a flat roof.
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