[Rhodes22-list] Fiber-glassing in Winter?

[Peter Nyberg]

I have some experience moving the boat from trailer to jack stands in my driveway, and I think you're right to reject that route.  It's a fussy process that takes me most of a day (each way), and the boat doesn't end up anywhere near high enough to expose most of the centerboard.  

Unfortunately, I can't advise on doing fiberglass work in cooler weather.

I assume you've considered and rejected removing the centerboard from the boat to do the work.

Peter Nyberg
Coventry, CT
s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)

> On 2023-12-09, at 15:16:40 EST, Jeff Smith Photo wrote:
>
> I need to do some fiberglass work on the centerboard this Winter.  The boat is 
> on the trailer without clearance for me to get under.  I have seen some YouTube 
> videos of getting the boat off the trailer with jacks, but for various reasons 
> (space around boat, slope of driveway where it sits, etc.) I'm reluctant to do 
> so. 
> So I could have my yard use a travel lift to put the boat on jack-stands high 
> enough  to work under.  The temperature then becomes the problem.Everyone I have 
> talked to says wait 'til Spring so the substrate is at least 60 degrees F.  But 
> I want to do it sooner, if possible. My plan is to warm the centerboard where I 
> need to do the repairs with heat lamps on either side and bring it up to temp. I 
> plan to be present when using the lamps to avoid the possibility of fire... 
> Has anyone had experience or tips?
> Or should I just wait until Spring?
> Jeff Smith
> Rhodes 22 RADIANT #101
> 2019/2016
>