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Old 09-16-2017, 03:34 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by Lepke View Post
Forget all your house remodel methods and products. They don't work or last in a marine environment. Of all the one part waterproof glues recommended, all fail when they get wet. Home store caulk fails, as do their "stainless" fasteners. Cheap products give cheap results.
I'm a former shipwright. As a boat owner and yard owner, I've never been able to get a house carpenter to do a proper job w/o a complete retraining. Everything I had them do had to be torn out and redone by myself or a proper marine carpenter. Even after explaining step by step. On a house, everything is square. On a properly built boat, almost nothing is square.
My advice - learn before you do.
Lepke,

Agreed, but basic mechanical skills working with tools, materials and building things helps. Retraining is doable.

BTW, I've never seen a square house, they're always crooked.... but I know what you mean.
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