By Capt. Wayne Canning, AMS Today’s boats are more comfortable and filled with shore side amenities than ever before. We like our Air conditioning TVs and microwave ovens. Nothing wrong with that. But as we place more electrical demands on our boats we also place […]
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Using Marine Sealants
By Capt. Wayne Canning, AMS Sealant Failures Before trying to figure what sealant is best for any particular application it helps to understand why sealants fail in the first place. There are three types of sealant failure: adhesive, cohesive, and substrate. Simply put, the […]
Understanding Marine Sealants
By Capt. Wayne Canning Back when I started building and repairing boats things were fairly simple when it came to sealants. A couple of cans of Dolphinite seam and bedding compound, some cotton, a funny looking hammer and you were good to go. Then […]