These little 1500watt electric utility heaters are not very expensive.

Have not quite decided what boat I want yet. It is between the Anuri 16 from Waters Dancing and the Arctic Tern 17. I am leaning towards the Anuri because the kit seems so complete, and total cost will be about the same from Pygmy, even though Pygmy has recessed the back coaming on the Tern. Do you have any idea if one kit is better for a first build? I know I like the Tern, but have never paddled the Anuri. It sounds better on the site. That is primarily the only thing stopping me from actually ordering it yet, although I have been in contact with Waters Dancing getting info about making the purchase.

I'm going to build the initial version of the hoophouse this weekend and begin to setup. I'll probably have made up my mind about the boat by Monday. Can anyone corroborate Waters Dancing's claims about the Anuri?

: 1500 watts of electricity will produce 5180 BTUs of heat. Calculate the
: volume of your hoop structure and you can try to figure out how many 100
: watt light bulbs you need to heat things Or, you can try using a hair
: dryer, which is usually about 1200 watts and use that for 10 to 20 minutes
: as a test. The hair dryers also circulate the warmed air. I have a
: "milk house" heater for my enlosed porch. Functionally it is the
: same as a hair dryer--a fan and a heating element--but it is quieter and
: designed to operate for months, not hours.

: Heating a hoophouse to room temperature for extended periods of time can be
: expensive. You have a LOT of options, though.

: If you plan to have one end of the hoop abut your house, you could frame the
: other end with wood, and use off-the-shelf fittings to safely install a
: woodburning stove, or a vented kerosene, LP or natural gas heater. Try to
: avoid the unvented heaters as combustion produces water vapor, which would
: build up unless you vented the structure -- and that would lose your
: heated air, too. There are also forced air (torpedo) heaters which burn
: kerosene or LP gas and kick out a heck of a lot of heat. A freestanding
: kerosene heater can warm up the workspace for a dollar or two a night.

: With ANY heating system that involves combustion be certain that you have a
: fresh air vent and good air circulation to avoid carbon monoxide problems.
: Better to be drafty.

: Build the boat first, then we can talk about epoxy

: Once the first coat of epoxy is on you should have no problems with
: outgassing. If your wood has a high moisture ontent when you apply resin
: to the inside of the boat, effectively sealing all sides of the wood, then
: you might later have a problem with that moisture trying to evaporate on
: very hot days after the boat is left under direct sunlight. But this is
: rare. and you can't do much about it anyhow.

: Hustle. The sooner you get started the more likely you are to have good
: (warm)weather when you apply the resin.

: Good luck with your project. When does the kit arrive?

: PGJ