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    From N_Cook@diverse@tcp.co.uk to uk.d-i-y on Fri Jan 2 17:51:58 2026
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    Tried googling but couldn't get past sawdust.
    So you have a wooden carvel or clinker boat that has been out of the
    water for months . Prior to relaunch you stuff sawdust + sometthing
    into any obvious suspect seams. Then with bailer/pumps at the ready ,
    when floating, you slap external to the hull, the same material roughly
    in the area of major leaks underwater, letting the sawdust+ into the
    holes and clogging, hopefully eventually the wood swells enough , so you
    don't sink.
    What was the added material to the sawdust?
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  • From Andy Burns@usenet@andyburns.uk to uk.d-i-y on Fri Jan 2 18:52:42 2026
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    N_Cook wrote:

    Tried googling but couldn't get past sawdust.
    So you have a wooden carvel or clinker boat that-a has been out of the
    water for months . Prior to relaunch you stuff sawdust + sometthing into
    any obvious suspect-a seams. Then-a with bailer/pumps at the-a ready , when floating, you slap external to the hull, the same material roughly in
    the area of major leaks-a underwater, letting-a the-a sawdust+ into the holes and clogging, hopefully eventually the wood swells enough , so you don't sink.
    What was the added material to the sawdust?
    My uncle said the material for repairing boats was osmuccantar (horse
    muck and tar).
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  • From Tim+@timdownieuk@yahoo.co.youkay to uk.d-i-y on Fri Jan 2 20:16:58 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

    N_Cook <diverse@tcp.co.uk> wrote:
    Tried googling but couldn't get past sawdust.
    So you have a wooden carvel or clinker boat that has been out of the
    water for months . Prior to relaunch you stuff sawdust + sometthing
    into any obvious suspect seams. Then with bailer/pumps at the ready , when floating, you slap external to the hull, the same material roughly
    in the area of major leaks underwater, letting the sawdust+ into the holes and clogging, hopefully eventually the wood swells enough , so you don't sink.
    What was the added material to the sawdust?


    IsnrCOt it traditional to sink your boat (with the aid of a few rocks) to
    allow the wood to rehydrate first?

    Tim
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  • From TimW@timw@nomailta.co.uk to uk.d-i-y on Fri Jan 2 21:02:46 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.d-i-y

    On 02/01/2026 17:51, N_Cook wrote:
    Tried googling but couldn't get past sawdust.
    So you have a wooden carvel or clinker boat that-a has been out of the
    water for months . Prior to relaunch you stuff sawdust + sometthing into
    any obvious suspect-a seams. Then-a with bailer/pumps at the-a ready , when floating, you slap external to the hull, the same material roughly in
    the area of major leaks-a underwater, letting-a the-a sawdust+ into the holes and clogging, hopefully eventually the wood swells enough , so you don't sink.
    What was the added material to the sawdust?


    I believe something called Red Lead, made up as a putty with linseed oil.

    TW
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