No more leaky boats

[Woxbox]

So you can plank the bottom of your boat with a screen door - and with a dash of Flex Seal, pazzam! No problem, mate. It's watertight.

Anybody know what this stuff is and how it really behaves?

[Larks]

If it's similar to one that's been available here for quite a while it's pretty good for temp' repairs but breaks down with prolonged UV, also generally needs to be applied on the pressure side of the repair.

[Lew Barrett]

What is the secret of the Grail?
Who does it serve?
Where do they find these "spokesmen?"

Can you imagine actually trusting such a repair? If it's such hot stuff, how come he practically has his feet on the gunnels?
(I love this ad though; in two minutes it displays everything I find reprehensible in late night TV!)

[Larks]

What is the secret of the Grail?
Who does it serve?
Where do they find these "spokesmen?"

Can you imagine actually trusting such a repair? If it's such hot stuff, how come he practically has his feet on the gunnels?
(I love this ad though; in two minutes it displays everything I find reprehensible in late night TV!)

It does have it's uses, they just shouldn't be expected to be found in the realms of the boating industry.

For example, it (or it's equivalent here in Oz) is a particularly good temporary repair for roof to chimney flashing leaks - in my experience. Bye the way, it's been around for at least 18 years over here.

[Lew Barrett]

I don't doubt it will fill a crack, but that's not a boat I want to take to sea!

[Phil Y]

Can you imagine-some folk build boats with lots and lots of planks, and when they build them you can see actual daylight right through the planks. On a 30' boat with say 15 planks aside, under water, thats like 900' of gap! And then they stuff in some soft fuzzy cotton, plaster it over with old fashioned linseed oil putty, which is well known to dry out and lose its flexibility, and they think that is going to float! Amazing stuff.

[potomac]

Can you imagine-some folk build boats with lots and lots of planks, and when they build them you can see actual daylight right through the planks. On a 30' boat with say 15 planks aside, under water, thats like 900' of gap! And then they stuff in some soft fuzzy cotton, plaster it over with old fashioned linseed oil putty, which is well known to dry out and lose its flexibility, and they think that is going to float! Amazing stuff.

That's funny Phil. The first time I read about Carvel planking, I think I literally said aloud, "Cotton? Really?" And years later, here I am discussing alternatives over in the Building/Repair threads.

[Wooden Boat Fittings]

Thanks Phil, that made my evening.