my boat planking help needed
 

ive just started planking but how do i make the seems watertight
i mean between the planks
if anyone could help or advise.paul

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my boat planking help needed
 

Please explain more, there are a number of way's but it all depend what
you are building and what "planking" you are using.

my boat planking help needed
 

paul&heidi wrote:
ive just started planking but how do i make the seems watertight
i mean between the planks

You are planking and ask that? sigh

Assuming carvel, you will need...
1. Cotton caulk

2. One or more caulking irons

3. Stopping

With those you...
1. Tap in loops of the cotton. How much depends on your seams.

2. Make the seams with the iron by hitting it with a hammer. How hard
you hit is determinrd mostly by sound.

3. Stop (fill) the seams

None of that will do you a lick of good if you didn't shape your planks
to receive caulking.


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my boat planking help needed
 

Hi
Not to forget that you can project so that instead of caulking ,you can
router along the seal and replace the caulking with glued in wooden
splines, --- this save old boats and allow the planks to dry compleatly
while you are building. It also mean that you don't need to be that
accurate when fitting the planks ensuring a perfect fit.