Sunday, May 5, 2024

1930s Abaco Dinghy - Soak Tank

05 May 24:

We've chatted with a few folks about the dry planking and open seams on HENNING, including Tim Smith at Smith's Marine Railway and the fine folks who make Beetle Cat sailboats. Our plan of attack is to soak the boat for 48 hours in a soak tank to get the wood to swell a bit, then pull the boat and caulk it. But first we gave the boat another 2000 psi bath to clean out the seams again. 



But where to find a soak tank...Found one!


The most open seams are just over 1/8" or so...







Skipper Skippervising.


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