Go to any chandlery or marine store and you’ll be faced with a multitude of marine sealants and caulking materials. Knowing what sealant to use for every sealing job on your boat is very important.
Essentially, every marine sealant is one of just three products – polysulfide, polyurethane or silicon.
Polysulfide is a synthetic rubber compound and [...]

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There are 10 things you need to know about seacocks and thru-hull fittings.
If you don’t take good care of these fittings, firstly by fitting the correct ones initially and then by maintaining them properly, one day one of them will sink your boat.
Find the 10 things you need to know about seacocks and thru-hull fittings [...]

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