I just read a discussion on a Woodworking Forum about the proper temperature for glue to work properly. The concensus was that the glue and the wood should be around 55 degrees or above.
I have just finished stripping the hull of a Cape Ann in my garage that gets down to around 20-25 at night and hasn't been above 40 since I began. I keep the glue (Elmer's Carpenters Glue) inside until I'm ready to use it but of course the wood and ambient temp is cold.
Things seem to be working well but do I need to worry that the whole thing is going to disintegrate before I can do the fiberglassing after it warms up this spring.
My plan is to smooth the hull, turn it over and do the deck, then back over to glass the hull. The forms will stay in place until the hull is glassed on the outside. Will the glue hold through all this? Or will my impatience to get started prove to be a serious mistake?