# Boatshed

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**Boatsheds** are generally lockable wooden [sheds](/source/Sheds), often brightly colored, that were originally built to securely store small private [boats](/source/Boats) and bathing materials directly on [beaches](/source/Beach). They are similar in appearance to [beach huts](/source/Beach_hut) (or "bathing boxes"), with the main difference being an integrated boat launching ramp directly to the beach (although some ramps have been replaced with steps, reflecting changes in usage). Many boatsheds also incorporate heavy-duty winches, which are used to winch a boat up from the water and back into the boatshed.

Boatsheds are typically around 6.2 m long × 3.0 m wide × 2.4 m high, which is somewhat larger than local bathing boxes (typically only 2.4 m long × 2.0 m wide × 2.0 m high). Boatsheds have a roof pitch of around 30°, which is somewhat shallower than the 35° roof pitch of local bathing boxes.

[Port Phillip Bay](/source/Port_Phillip_Bay) and [Western Port Bay](/source/Western_Port_Bay) in [Victoria](/source/Victoria_(Australia)), [Australia](/source/Australia), are currently home to about 1860 boatsheds, bathing boxes and similar structures.[1]

## See also

- [Beach hut](/source/Beach_hut) (bathing box)
- [Boathouse](/source/Boathouse)
- [Ine-ura](/source/Ine-ura)

## References

1. ["Frequently Asked Questions"](http://www.brightonbathingbox.org.au/en/faq). Brighton Bathing Box Association. Retrieved 2017-03-17.

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