"Nav" wrote in message
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Overproof wrote:

"Nav" wrote in message
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Overproof wrote:


"Nav" wrote in message BTW - speaking as a
former fisherman who learned from the old timers and


having owned strake built Cape Islanders... have you ever caulked a
seam in your entire life? If you did.. at what gap size do you switch
from oakum to cotton and what is the correct mix ratios for the
putty..... matter of fact what are the ingredients of proper caulking
putty???


Sniff. Of course you did.


I'll toss you a bone... 2/3 common putty and 1/3 white lead..... Gaps-
less than 1/4" use cotton... 1/4" or greater use oakum and set battens.

Now... do you caulk a boat wet or dry? Why?


Yes, why don't you tell us. You seem to be enjoying yourself.


Oky Doky.... you caulk a dry boat.... but not more than a season on the
skids other wise the strakes will need to be re-soaked for 12 hours and
then air dried for a few days. You want to apply just enough caulking so
that when the strakes swell they pinch the caulking flat to the strake.
Bulged caulking is a sign of poor craftsmanship.

Here's another piece of info... when you replace strakes... seasoning
should be done by sinking the planks at mid tide level and allowing the
tide to soak and dry them for a week prior to laying to and nailing the
strake to shape.

Glad I could be of help.... now if you could be of some assistance.... I
was taking Construction Documentation Photos for a report and I can't
seem to get a decent photo of the bridge work without 'red-eye'. What
should I do?


Hire a Professional Photographer.

Hope this helps.

I'd hire Bob.... but he keeps getting red-eye on all his shots.
Maybe you could take a shot for me from the observatory?

CM