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bwb

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bwb

5 posts

27 May 2009 11:39am

got an xtrawler with sicaflex is this the only allowed materiel, i would like to use tar and sisal

cisco

QLD

12365 posts

cisco

QLD, 12365 posts

27 May 2009 5:51pm

Isn't it oakum and hemp you are supposed to use?

Multihull1

QLD

130 posts

Multihull1

QLD, 130 posts

27 May 2009 6:45pm

aaaarrr Me bucko oakum and hemp think the mates have used up the hemp.
we keelhauled a few last night, the others we tied to the yard arms.

Last time i was at whitworths(yesterday) they were all out of oakum and hemp

But me lads they did have sikaflex

,but no whenches, I'll have to go offshore for those

6 bells I'm outta here

cisco

QLD

12365 posts

cisco

QLD, 12365 posts

28 May 2009 2:05am

Did you know that "Oakum and Hemp Pty. Ltd." is the parent company of Glasscraft Marine? Just another snippett of interesting but useless information. Have you been checking your inbox Miltihull1?

My boat formerly called Onsala ??? and now called Cisco has been dry for 5 years now and I think needs some caulking

But I don't think Oakum and Hemp will work here

i have one like onsala , need to sandblast the whole thing and see if it is all the same if not it is a nice shape if no good then plant some pumpkins in it they like iron. meanwhile dont use hemp to caulk it is too hard sisal is the go.

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