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Old 05-29-2008, 10:43 AM
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Andrew,
I noticed that you used horsehair packing between the tank straps and the tank. How did you make the material waterproof and not hold dampness? The ones I have taken off appear to be coated in a bitumen sort of sticky material. I have been trying to find something which didn't, but was slightly compressible and impermeable. Closed cell foam is the nearest I have found but not too period!
I used thin rubber strips that worked well. The rubber doesn't hold water.

George
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