Caulking...

[keel1925]

Does anyone have any favorite caulking material for the seams near the turn of the bilge/boottop area? This area tends to shrink and swell more than the other seams, & the 3M 5200 that was applied there has started to crumble.

[Thorne]

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Please give us as much info as you can about the boat design, plank material and thickness, uses (trailered/in-water-year-round/etc), location (Florida or Newfoundland), and any other fact that might help us help you.

[keel1925]

The boat is a 23' knockabout sloop sailed on the Great South Bay, Long Island, New York. 5/8" white cedar on oak.

[johngsandusky]

I'm on the Island too. I sail,well, mostly fix, a friendship sloop. What design do you have?