Re: [Paddlewise] New boat

Anne,

A pretty good low tech ventilation solution to your problem would be to open
the big door, cover the opening with a piece of cardboard from an appliance
box, such as one that a big refridgerator would come in. I'd use duct tape
to hold it in place.

Then cut a hole in the cardboard for the exhuast of a fan.

To keep from wasting too much heat, I have used a fan in a  box (like a
strong bathroom fan) and attached a 4" flexible dryer vent to it on each
end. This way I can put the opening of the hose near the source of fumes and
the other end outside. You want to keep the hose fairly straight or you wont
get decent air flow.

You might also be able vent this out the fireplace flue instead of making a
cardboard door cover.

The vapors are not very good for your health, and most fireplace flues
aren't set up to ventilate a room, except when they're burning.

Good Luck - Saul

>There's not an openable window in the whole space, but there
>are the Bilco doors, through which large objects may be
>carried and large volumes of cold air may enter.  Are there
>concerns about ventilation when using epoxy, resin, varnish,
>etc? Might it be sufficient to open only the fireplace flue for air
>circulation, or would I have to open the doors?


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