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I am consider the following concept: Building a boat out of 32" by 8" Planks, held together by bolts and brackets. The boat will a keel with a V cut in on either 8 * 2s will be bolted and levels of planks will over lap and be bolted together. I plan on matching the angles to the that the touching surfaces are flat against each other. I am wondering the pressure from well placed bolts and brackets could make the craft water tight? I'm open to ideas that might make this concept work/work better.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 6y agoA wooden seam, even when bolted tightly, still needs to have a caulking layer in between. The caulking material could be several things, hot tar, rubber strip, plastic sealer, glue, and so on. The caulking is to take out any small unevenness between the two surfaces, and to produce a better seal.
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