Caulking for Beginners

A tight wooden boat is a strong boat. This workshop is for boat owners who want to do their own repairs or the shipwright who replaces planks and wants to caulk them with confidence. Tim will talk about the tools: how to hold them and where to use them, how to approach new work and repair work. He’ll discuss cotton and oakum and how to handle them and talk about seam compounds that protect them. He will explain and demonstrate the techniques of examining a boat to determine the extent of repair and caulking required. It’s hands on; if you have irons and a mallet bring them along.