/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Does anyone have any experience with renting large workshop spaces?

I'm looking to build a boat, a 38' catamaran. It's built in a bunch of pieces and can be assembled in the boat yard at the time of launch, which is nice, but I still need a work area that's something like 50' x 25', plus a bit space for tools and storing materials.

It's easy to find industrial properties that are big enough but they are prohibitively expensive. I would be pretty much doubling the cost of this build if I were to rent an enclosed industrial space.

So I'm not sure where to go from here. Where do I find large workable spaces that aren't priced to suit a business? I would be okay-ish with working outside if I was allowed to erect some kind of temporary-ish shelter to keep the sun and elements off. It's likely going to be a 3 year project though so I doubt anyone is going to offer up a huge slice of their backyard to do this in (since I live in suburbia).