The OTHER Thing You Do When It's 20 Degrees Outside

Sometimes you just need a break from the cold!

Building the Cabin Ceiling with Plywood, Epoxy and Screws.

After the epoxy on the beams was cured it was time to put two layers of plywood over the beams. You can see the first layer above.  Epoxy is applied first to the supporting beams, then to the edge of the installed plywood, then to the edge of the next sheet of plywood and to the seam material that goes between the plywood pieces. 

The next step is to lay in the adjacent piece of plywood and cinch everything tight with tiedowns (the red straps).  Once everything is positioned correctly, the panels are screwed into place. There are about 32 screws per piece of plywood. RECALL, THE CABIN GETS TWO LAYERS OF PLYWOOD. All in all, about 500 stainless steel screws were required to install the cabin ceiling. 

What You Do When It's 20 Degrees Outside

This is what you have to do when it's 20 degrees outside: wrap your boat in blankets.  So why? 
The cabin beams are installed and secured with epoxy and screws.  The epoxy won't cure at cold temperatures.  So CAI brought out the blankets and heaters.  This isn't the first time!