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What would it mean to "seal" a ship?
by everybodyknows 1y ago
What would it mean to "seal" a ship?
- throwup238 1y agoTo make it waterproof. First ship builders would use caulking mallets and caulking irons to fill the gaps between wood planks with oakum, then cover the whole hull with hot pitch to create a (mostly) waterproof seal.