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How best to seal the cabin deck joint
      27/06/2008 14:59

For many reasons im liveing on a small old wooden boat at the side of a canal.Everyday ive looked at the sky and prayed it wouldent rain,so far it hasent

Even a heavy dew sets up drips which gets me up in the fresh early morning.Ive tried Polysulfide buttel rubber and putty so far none have worked??

I laid a 6 inch joint the put in barriers each end & filled with just a millimeter of water to test;within a very short time leaks began.It makes sleeping a chalenge!
While its not to hot at night i can use a water proof sleeping bag cover with a silk inner sleeping sheet

Ive added screws to help the joint but the water still gets in

Any suggestions?

While the forums been down,i just couldent post,ive been makeing rope fenders theres a old cloths bin not far away when someone comes along ive been asking for old rag to stuff them with.Sometimes the old rags are better than what im wearing!!! Ive stocked up my wadrobe as well!!

I hope i can fix the leak?

Ill look in again tommorow as i have quite a ride to get to this wi-fi its amazing how few people have wi-fi in some places!

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* How best to seal the cabin deck joint trouville 27/06/2008 14:59
. * * Re: How best to seal the cabin deck joint cliff   29/06/2008 04:29
. * * Re: How best to seal the cabin deck joint Bilgediver   30/06/2008 10:37
. * * Re: How best to seal the cabin deck joint trouville   30/06/2008 11:14
. * * Re: How best to seal the cabin deck joint fishermantwo   30/06/2008 23:34
. * * Re: How best to seal the cabin deck joint wrr   28/06/2008 19:35
. * * Re: How best to seal the cabin deck joint KenMcCulloch   28/06/2008 15:02
. * * Re: How best to seal the cabin deck joint SunyBay   28/06/2008 17:02
. * * Re: How best to seal the cabin deck joint Peterduck   28/06/2008 00:47
. * * Re: How best to seal the cabin deck joint kittern   27/06/2008 16:16

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