Tenting for environment control
If local temperature and humidity are not within the accepted limits for epoxy application the hull must be tented so dehumidifiers and air conditioning may be used for environment control. A tent is initially built for sand-blasting to control emissions. To help control temperature and humidity a 2nd tent is built inside the 1st to provide double insulation. Humidity readings outside in HK at this time range from 84% to 100%, temperature is normally around 32C. Ideal working conditions for applying epoxy and laminate are humidity below 70% and temperature 23-25C. With current outside conditions a partitioned room 30' x 25' needs four 20,000 Btu air conditioners and two dehumidifiers to maintain ideal working environment.
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