Vreny
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Reged: 01/07/2002
Posts: 212
Loc: Essex
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Hi,
Vreny (our stella) is suffering a bit at the moment as we change a few keelbolts. We think we may need to pack the joint between keel and hull with something (Tallow?) before tightening up the bots..... but where can we get tallow??????
Any suggestions gratefully received.
Ta
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sailorman
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Reged: 21/05/2003
Posts: 10283
Loc: East Coast
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there is a specialist "plaster supply " Company who supply the
"Fibrous Plaster Trade "company somewhere in south Essex
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Tisme
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Reged: 23/11/2005
Posts: 1895
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Try "Traditional Boat Supplies", Suffolk. Tel 01502 712311. E mail tradboats@ic24.net.
I know nothing about them but they have tallow in their 2002 Catalogue which I picked up somewhere.
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Grajan
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Reged: 24/06/2004
Posts: 199
Loc: N. Ayrshire
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Tallow is only rendered animaL fat speak to your local butcher
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mrswigglestick
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Reged: 22/11/2005
Posts: 51
Loc: Essex
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I'd just get some lard- it's only a purified form of tallow and you can get that anywhere.
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Transcur
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Reged: 08/02/2003
Posts: 121
Loc: East Anglia
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Try your local plumbers merchant.
Always a good source.
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TigaWave
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Reged: 17/12/2004
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Loc: Buckland Monachorum
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Stained glass window suppliers, you use it in proper lead cane window making.
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trouville
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Reged: 10/06/2004
Posts: 2847
Loc: crusing with an Arpège
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Exactly its just purified beef fat--or fat!If you meen jointing? better to use non drying/glueing butal-rubber.
Give you a good non glueing joint tighten up then give it overnight to firm up then tighten up! One good joint very flexable and water resistant.
Its very inexpensive as modern boats dont use it, just the yards to bed things!(on modern boats)not the owners!
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