Greg,
Your comments about restoring a boat outside versus inside are very on target. I couldn't agree more.
A while back when I unexpectedly ended up with an "almost Commander" restoration project, I didn't have any more inside space to work with. The barn has a 1977 Bronco, my garage workshop has a 1956 17' Chris Craft Sportsman and a 1974 TVR, and I had a new boat to work on. The fast and dirty solution was a temporary shelter I built during the week-end. It was anchored with 6x6 treated lumber on the base, used all standard lumber everywhere else, and only required a very few cuts to put it together. Six mil poly was used in a manner that drained upon itself for proper flashing, and the darn thing worked out pretty well, especially since most of the work was inside the boat.
Here are a few photos. It may look bad, but it worked. Now the temporary shelter is being dismantled, wood will be reused on another project, and a new garage and carport extension is going in place of where this temporary shelter is presently standing. Yeah, I'm nuts but at least I'm willing to admit it.
If you can get a nice interior shop, a job like this would be so much easier to manage. I did like the fact that it was very close and I could walk right to the boat with a few steps. That helped me get work done in the evenings.
Regards,
Paul
Most regulars have seen this thread already, but if you have not, here is my 1966 20’ fiberglass Sea Skiff restoration project.
http://www.network54.com/Forum/424840/message/1166307789