Building in hot and humid climate

[southmsfiveo]

I live on the Mississippi gulf coast. Hot and very humid climate. I do not have an enclosed location in which to build a boat. I can build in my carport to keep the rain off the project. Are these circumstances workable? I am specifically concerned about the resin set up and cure times.

Thanks in advance for your response!

[Jeff]

southmsfiveo, First, welcome to our Builders Forum. You will find good support and assistance from the group!! Regarding your questions, many of our builders use their garages as build space. You just need to ensure you select the appropriate boat to build based on the work area you have at your home. You will need to use a Slow hardener or maybe even Tropical Slow due to your temps which are not really any different from Florida or Texas. You will find many of our current builders in both states building or rebuilding a boat!! Let others respond back as well!! Again, welcome to our Builders Forum. Jeff

[fallguy1000]

I live on the Mississippi gulf coast. Hot and very humid climate. I do not have an enclosed location in which to build a boat. I can build in my carport to keep the rain off the project. Are these circumstances workable? I am specifically concerned about the resin set up and cure times.

Thanks in advance for your response!

You will be able to build, but you also need to avoid fast hardener, and deal with the extreme heat and sun on the part in certain ways.

Especially making it shaded to avoid direct sunlight will help.

[OrangeQuest]

Welcome to the forum. Use the hot weather to your advantage. Try to mix and spread in the cooler morning and then the heat will cause the epoxy to set faster.

[Salty F17]

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[Salty F17]

I live on the Mississippi gulf coast. Hot and very humid climate. I do not have an enclosed location in which to build a boat. I can build in my carport to keep the rain off the project. Are these circumstances workable? I am specifically concerned about the resin set up and cure times.

Thanks in advance for your response!

Im in Louisiana and its humid and hit here Take a look at my build i am doing the same thing you are asking i work outside under a carport use the med speed when it cooler use slow when its hot as hell i pretty much use a med hardener the whole build so far tho just take advantage of the weather let it work with you not against you try to work im the am this will give you the best shot a get multiple jobs done in one day as you go thru the build you will get your own flow to it

[OrangeQuest]

I live on the Mississippi gulf coast. Hot and very humid climate. I do not have an enclosed location in which to build a boat. I can build in my carport to keep the rain off the project. Are these circumstances workable? I am specifically concerned about the resin set up and cure times.

Thanks in advance for your response!

Im in Louisiana and its humid and hit here Take a look at my build i am doing the same thing you are asking i work outside under a carport use the med speed when it cooler use slow when its hot as hell i pretty much use a med hardener the whole build so far tho just take advantage of the weather let it work with you not against you try to work im the am this will give you the best shot a get multiple jobs done in one day as you go thru the biuld you will get your own flow to it

That is what I am talking about!!

Temps drop below 60s and we guys down south pretty near stop building!

[Salty F17]

Im in Louisiana and its humid and hit here Take a look at my build i am doing the same thing you are asking i work outside under a carport use the med speed when it cooler use slow when its hot as hell i pretty much use a med hardener the whole build so far tho just take advantage of the weather let it work with you not against you try to work im the am this will give you the best shot a get multiple jobs done in one day as you go thru the biuld you will get your own flow to it

That is what I am talking about!!

Temps drop below 60s and we guys down south pretty near stop building!

Na u could get away with fast /med hardner when it get to the 50's'-60's
With no issue but u better have fast or med or you gonna be in trouble lol also i would not paint in those cooler temp

[southmsfiveo]

Thanks guys!

Pulled the trigger and bought the FS18 plans today!

I'm finishing up a big repair/remodel job on the house. I hope to begin this build in August. Semi-retired so I have a good bit of time to work on the boat.

[Bogieman]

Thanks guys!

Pulled the trigger and bought the FS18 plans today!

I'm finishing up a big repair/remodel job on the house. I hope to begin this build in August. Semi-retired so I have a good bit of time to work on the boat.

You'll be fine. I'm building the AD16 in my backyard. There are pros and cons though: Pros are you have plenty of room to work and can document your build with pics from all different angles (which usually can't be done in an enclosed space) and you never have to worry about sweeping up the shop (at least I don't anyway). Cons are the weather, weather, and weather. Keeping the boat dry is the biggest challenge I've faced. I'm not building under any kind of shelter, just have the thing covered with a tarp. Working in the heat is a real bear too. The advice about the slow hardener is spot on. It's the only speed I've used.

Good luck on your build. It's exciting stuff and we all like following along and helping out where we can

Bogie