Posted by John Nichols on April 26, 2005 at 15:22:58 from 165.91.196.105 user Mcneacail.
In Reply to: Re: Mary Anne Design/Screwdriving posted by Owen Roberts on April 26, 2005 at 11:20:57:
Lubricant.
Jamestown Distributors sell a lubricant to be used with wood screws. The creosote is a good idea, but all I had to hand was epoxy and being a conservative old engineer and knowing that the boat will fail before the 1 inch keel lets go I thought what the heck and used the epoxy. The epoxy seals the screw from the wood and should help with potential rot problems.
The CG manual seems to prefer white oak for the keel, garboard and wale strakes - for the heavy construction.