: I live in the northern edge of L A Santa Clarita to be exact, the
: home of Magic Mountain amusement park.
: I have a finished garage with no heat. Since it has living area
: above it and along one side it is fairly warm. I hung a cheap
: thermother up and it seems to bottom out at about 50 degrees F.
: I will be installing the deck on my CLC Arctic Hawk kit then
: glassing the exterior of the boat. Kit came with MAS resin. I
: can build a tent of some type and put up some heaters. Guestion
: is: If I am in no hurry what is the minimum temp for good glass
: in the long run? Thinking of strength and clarity.
: Pardon the spelling and typing mistakes
: This forum is my hobby now. Some of the boats are works of art
: beyond my imagination. I'm hopeing for one that floats and does
: not want to go in circles!
: Thanks for the wisdom.

: By the way, I assume if I go the tent route, I want to make it
: fairly small and keep the temp up in the 70's--does that sound
: right?

Hi John,

Couple things to think of. One there is a fire risk with tents, the plastic burns if it's heated too much so you have to use care to not allow the plasic to ever touch any of the heating surfaces.

Two, if the boat is to be painted there's less of a problem doing this (curing at a low temperature) but you'll get significant pattern showing curing with low temperatures that you'll easily be able to see if the boat is to be finished bright (varnished). Warmer is better.

Bill H.