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We got the new boat bay walls and ceiling insulated and sealed the whole space with vapor barrier. I just ran fiberglass battens down the walls and stapled them in place. The ceiling was a bit of a chore as we went with 4' x 8' x 2" rigid styrofoam sheets. Thankfully, a friend loaned us some of his scafolding which made a tough job tollerable. Then we rented a 24' u-hual and got most of the tools moved in. There is not much room left for a boat but we'll make do. It is a big, big improvement over the old work space. No more smacking my head on trusses or shoveling snow off the deck inside the building. Yeah-that's what I said. Hopefully lastnight's snow melts off by this weekend makeing the move a lot easier. Fingers crossed.
Pictures will follow.
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We got all of the boats moved this weekend. The fishing boat found a new home as we haven't even come close to using it for the last two years. Except for a flat on the chase car everything went smoothly. We cleared the old shop door with 1/2"-3/4" to spare! It was cold and windy and I told everyone our main goal was to get her out of the building and we can repair anything that might happen. And that was all that was needed;) I was anxious to see her from a distance. My biggest concern was turning such a lovely craft into an eye sore with all of the changes I've made. I did manage to snap a few pics but right now I don't have a way to post them. My camera is first generation with a patch cord and a nine (?) pin plug and now all I have is a lap top with usb ports. Maybe I can sneak into my old office sometime and jump online...
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out the door
Great life changes
are like that. We squeeze through with 1/2" to spare.
You've done some beautiful and innovative changes to your boat.
When you're done and you've splashed, none of the tight stuff will matter.
Nobody will notice the changes.
What you do with your boat is how it always was.
How it is meant to be.
Hate to say it,
IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME.
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Of course those are out of sequence but you get the idea..
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Nothing at ALL wrong with those pics, Tony. Those coamings are beautifully proportioned to the lines and shape of the boat. Looking good!
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Well so far there is nothing new to report from the new nude honky workshop as far as bote werk goes. I try to get up to the shop a couple of hours a week if for nothing else just to see the gal. But when I do get focused enough to get something done, finding, organizing and reorganizing tools, parts and supplies eats up about all the time I spend there. And while the space is not heated yet, I find it relatively warm in there compared to the old shop. I swear the other morning when it was nearly -20F it felt closer to 0F...what am I doing here???
I've been doing some searching for a reasonably priced heater as I am getting cabin fever and a sore butt. The problem I keep encountering is most of the 220-240V heaters have that funky household sized electrical plug like you occationally run across on airconditioners. This building has outlets wired in that are identical to your typical clothes dryer. I have considered wiring a pig-tail that changes outlet formats. I'm sure that would be an electrical faux pas but it might have to come to that save changing out the power cord with a replacement clothes dryer cord. Burning wood is not an option here and even if it was I don't think I want to buy a chainsaw, find the wood spit and stack and move it. Lord knows I did plenty of that growing up and I'd like to keep that just a fond memory. I will probably make a simple solar air heater that can be placed outside the overhead door and vented into the passage door for those late spring and fall days that are ideal for such a unit. I suspect something that simple will greatly extend the bote werk season in these latitudes without the need for supplementing with electical heat now that I have a sealed and insulated shop(yea!!).
The need to keep the cash lay-out low and investment value high is crucial as I am 'in between' careers and the current job I have secured is very part-time and pays like it. After more than fifteen years I am no longer in the pet industry. No more seven days a week jobs for me! No, I didn't leave with a pocket full of cash. The 'ex' did and that 's okay because that was important to her. My new work hours are 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. six days a week and that leaves me a lot of time to find something a little more fulfilling. Or at least something that pays really well and demands as little time as this 'McJob'does! Ha-ha-ha. At my age, I don't know if I want to go back to the slog. Part of me thinks 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year might just be too much. Especially because it somehow always seems to end up being 60 hour work weeks. I'm leaning more toward the 50 hour week, say, 30 weeks a year. Yeah, that's it...
But I digress, this about shops and particularly electric shop heaters. So short story long, do any of you captains have any ideas? Heat or job related. Just want to say 'Thanks' in advance as I will probably go take a nap now-Whew!
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a little heat
Good Luck on that work change, Tony.
big changes can be horrendous disruptors.
You seem to be on top of it.
Your next home DOES have a keel!
www.northerntool.com
Quellet Portable Heater - 240V 4000W (17Amps) Model#OCH4000. $114.99.
[utterly utilitarian, probably imported from Uzbekistan]
Northern Tool is a good place to start looking.
Product info has a picture of the prong type that comes with it.
READ THE REVIEWS - which seem authentic.
(Tip from one reviewer on how to rewire if not your plug type.
Prongs are sidewise straight in type not the circular twist in.
However, it is unclear which plug type is actually supplied. ASK.)
Have not used this heater myself.
Fan noise would be a problem. Six foot cord.
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That's the kind of heater I'm looking for-strictly utilitarian, bells and whistles not necessary. As far as fan noise goes I'm not too worried about that. From the searches I've done so far clearly we're going to have to change the power cord no matter what heater we get. Unless we hang a clothes dryer in the corners ;)
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Tony,
http://www.amazon.com/Master-Propane.../dp/B000PDNQSU
I use one of these on construction sites to quickly heat things up, it works great. You don't run them continuously so venting isn't too important, still be careful. Those electric heaters will take hours to heat that space up and are really expensive to run. You could stick a "safer" DeLonghi electric oil-filled radiator type heater inside your Ariel to keep things warm inside the cabin and allow your epoxy work to set up. And a ceiling fan will help with keeping you comfortable in that tall space.
Ben
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We already have a propane unit very similar in design to the one you linked above. I used to use that in my original Nude Honky Workshop and I will attest to the fact that they will heat up a space quickly. That building was built in the 1940's, got flooded with 3" of water every spring and had about 1/4" of the vermiculite insulation left in the ceiling, which drifted out of the various cracks and holes everytime the wind shot up over 20mph. So needless to say lack of ventilation was never a concern there. This place is sealed up tight with seams and fixtures taped, but more importantly, Bob has a 'no open flame' rule and I gotta respect that. It is an unfortunate fact that we're just going to have bite the bullet and pay to heat up the space. Once up to temp. it should stay there relatively easy.
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infrared anyone?
Northern Tool has pic and info on an infrared hanging fixture that looks like a flourescent shop light.
TPI Ouartz Infrared Spot Heater 57" Model #OCH-57-240v $169.99.
must be hard wired.
As you know infrared heats solid objects which then heat the space.
Couple reviews should be read.
There is no fan in these heaters therfore in theory they should cost less to run (and be quiet) than a warm air heater in a large space.
While there is no open flame om either of these heaters, imco they aren't safe if there are solvents in the room.
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I'd go with 2 heaters:
One being the oil-filled, radiator style Ben mentions, for general area heating. Put that inside the boat, inside that shed, it will make a comfy temp for working. I know, because I use one on my boat, which is the same as yours, sans shed. ;)
The second being a small, radiant type - where you can see the coils or quartz lamps glow red. Point that heater at what you want to get hot (warm) - like if you need to bring the resin up to temp, or if you are outside of the hull cutting cloth or prep or whatever... The cheapy WalMart $18 one works as good as the more expensive ones. I think that most of them are 1500W.
Looks like a nice work area! Too bad about the 'no flame' policy - I used to keep one of those turbine-like kero heaters in my surfboard factory. Sparked that sucker up for 5 minutes every half hour/as needed, and it was cheap-o to run, and heated things up really fast. :)
(Preemptively: Yes, I understand/understood the dangers. ;) )