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Paul Davenport - 11 Oct 2003 18:19 GMT

Greetings,

I wish to restore several older yachts, and give them the ability to sail
under 'vane' or R/C. In order to achieve this I need to cut circular hatches
into the varnished ply decking.

I obviously want to restore these boats sympathetically so I am reluctant to
use plastic hatch/covers.

In the good ol' days folks used to use cork under the hatch covers, because
it swells when wet and produces thus a watertight seal. Does anyone know how
to re-create that technology...maybe from bark pulp?

Paul Davenport

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William - 11 Oct 2003 21:15 GMT

> In the good ol' days folks used to use cork under the hatch covers, because
> it swells when wet and produces thus a watertight seal. Does anyone know how
> to re-create that technology...maybe from bark pulp?

They sell thin cork sheets for various craft uses - like covering the bottom
of something to keep it from scuffing table tops or as photo mounting
surfaces. It's also sold for musical instrument repair in a variety of
thicknesses
which may be of finer grain and more suited to model work (see the URL
below) and as gasket material at some hobby shops. -Wm

http://www.stentor-music.com/catalogue/html%20general/84.htm

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Fly Higher - 12 Oct 2003 03:39 GMT

A good auto parts store should carry cork gasket material in bulk.
Especially a place that caters to older cars and restoration types.

F.H.

> Greetings,
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> Paul Davenport

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