i'm using eastern white pine for both the bottom and strakes; everyting else is white oak. i've been very fortunate to have found a supplier which carries a lot of different species of wood at a moderate price.
i have three boards for the bottom and after joining them i place them side by side and attach the oak cleats. do i use any sort of adhesive or sealant at the seams to prevent leaking? i know the joint needs to be tight and all that but it seems that there should be something else.
the same goes for when i start applying the strake boards, which is also eastern white pine. i'm using the lapstrake method, but it seems that there sould be something at the seams when they lap over each other.
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