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Caulking and Care: How Wooden Boats Are Kept Watertight

Cotton, oakum and seam compound: how traditional caulking works, and the maintenance routine that keeps a wooden hull dry for decades.

Caulking a wooden hull seam with mallet and iron

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Caulking and Care: How Wooden Boats Are Kept Watertight
Caulking and Care: How Wooden Boats Are Kept WatertightCotton, oakum and seam compound: how traditional caulking works, and the maintenance routine that keeps a wooden hull dry for decades.

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This is a special section of woodenharbor.com, dedicated to deeper dives on specific topics. All articles are original, written by Marcos Vieira, and checked against recognized sources.