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caulking question from a new boat person
hi, can somebody please clear this up for me?
Are lapstraked boats caulked (ie with cotton) the same way as straight up plank on wood boats? or are the planks usually just glued and screwed watertight together? what is the method of making these seams watertight on a lapstraked boat? thanks for the help. |
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"okey dokey" wrote in message
... hi, can somebody please clear this up for me? Are lapstraked boats caulked (ie with cotton) the same way as straight up plank on wood boats? or are the planks usually just glued and screwed watertight together? what is the method of making these seams watertight on a lapstraked boat? Traditional lapstrake, made of solid timber, is riveted. No caulking is done. A more modern approach is to use sikaflex or a similar flexing stuff. "Modern" lapstrake from plywood is best glued with epoxy. Meindert www.customware.nl/boats |
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