Thanks everybody, I appreciate all the thoughts, ideas, observations, and posts. Every single one of them has gone through my mind over and over. Initially the plan was to shrink wrap but I was having a problem with the cost of something you can only use once. For close to the same amount of money (plus a lot more work) the high tunnel greenhouse should allow me to work on my project list through the winter and give my bride a nice greenhouse come spring. I did waffle back and forth between the two options quite a bit, which explains why I'm out there in the cold putting this thing together.
And just for the record - nothing is as easy as they say it is on youtube! :lol:
The whole thing is anchored to the ground with rebar, so I don't anticipate it blowing away. I am concerned about snow. The pipes are four feet apart, which may be too far for any heavy precipitation. I've got three thoughts on this:
1. pray for a mild winter
2. put a kerosene heater in with the boat
3. keep extra PVC pipe handy to add to the structure as necessary.
Moving back to Hawaii has a certain attraction too, though this boat is a bit small for that.
So here's todays progress -
Sadly, it gets dark about 5:15 PM here, and I don't get home from work until after six, so I may have to wait until Saturday to put the plastic on.