: I think I can do this on my deck, and bring stuff in through the sliding
: doors if I have to during a storm. Our lot is heavily wooded though, will
: have all sorts of pine needles and stuff falling on construction area,
: which is why I thought I might tent some tarps between trees in the
: backyard and build a sawhorse table with plywood. It's also a pretty damp
: place these days. We only live a mile from the river, and weather has been
: right wet this summer. Don't know if it will dry out this winter or not.
: Does that send up any red flags? Can I really do a build in the open and
: cover with a tarp? Deck is not long enough to hold a full 17 foot kayak,
: it will hang 3 feet off one side. Luckily my wife is very tolerant of my
: obsessions! Wish someone would park an empty tractor trailer in my yard
: for a few months! I tried for the huge attic at our office, but bossman
: said "nope".

Don't know just how much room you have, but this set up would work in some circumstances. You'd have to work out heat and lighting, but those can be done fairly cheaply. Also, Grant Glazer, over in NZ, used tarps to cover part of a patio and built his latest during some Monsoon type rains. See if you can email him and get some ideas. We talked at length about the use of tarps a couple of months ago. They are going through their rainy season, or were when he built.

I'm really surprized that the water would run off his tarp.... being upside down over there... but hey... what do I know... ?? I always thought they wore magnetic boots...?? eh Grant..

Rehd