garboard seam
garboard .you'd cut in a half inch in your keel.an' you'd.you'd bring that down about.about a half inch or an inch probably down on the keel, and you take that out with your chisel, you know. Well now, this.this was called a garboard seam. Well this ravettin'* that you'...
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| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/31560 |
| Summary: | garboard .you'd cut in a half inch in your keel.an' you'd.you'd bring that down about.about a half inch or an inch probably down on the keel, and you take that out with your chisel, you know. Well now, this.this was called a garboard seam. Well this ravettin'* that you'd leave inside o' that garboard seam,you know, this half inch, would stop the oakum when you'd caulk in,an' make it watertight. ( * my spelling) Yes J. D. A. WIDDOWSON Not used Not used Withdrawn Typed. |
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