Epoxy, and the impending winter...

[Al Pritchard <al.pritchard@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Its that time of year, when a young mans thoughts turn to .......  
epoxy. (sorry if I was leading you in another direction)

As we rapidly approach winter, and the lower temperatures that come  
with it. I wanted to start some talk over epoxy, and more importantly  
harder. The materials list calls for 3 different hardeners to be used  
in the construction process. West 205, 206 and 207 types. My  
particular building plan may differ significantly fro the rest of  
you. (I apologize in advance) I am planning on painting my boat,  
completly. As in no exposed wood. (Ok, now that you've recovered and  
explained to your wife what that loud bang was.

Id like us to start talking about two areas of hardener:

1) With the lower temperatures, how are builders in the North dealing  
with the need to maintain an environment in the 16C to 21C (60F to  
70F) ranges? And what impact do the heating mechanisms have on the  
quality of the finish. In our particular situation we have both a  
wood burning stove, and an oil burning furnace to heat the barn. Do  
these methods of heating add water to the environment, raising the  
humidity?

2) What is the overall impact of using West 205 hardener, exclusively  
for the build process?

I look forward to you responses, and thrashing over the painting  
thing......

Al Pritchard
Swift Solo #069, Anastasia


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