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 […]
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 […]
By Capt. Wayne Canning The other day I was working on the boat as usual, after all that is how I spend most of my time onboard. For every 100 hours of repairs I get to go sailing for an hour or two. That […]