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Product overview
Kalafati Caulking Cotton is used in traditional wooden boat construction and repair to fill seams between timber planks. When correctly packed into the seams and sealed with an appropriate marine compound, it helps reduce water penetration through the wooden hull.
Where it is used
- Dhow construction
- Wooden hull repairs
- Traditional boat building
- Recaulking timber-plank seams
- Marine carpentry
Key benefits
- Suitable for traditional boat caulking
- Helps fill gaps between timber planks
- Flexible and easy to pack into seams
- Useful for new construction and repair
- Supplied in a 1 kg pack
Questions we get asked
What is caulking cotton used for?
Caulking cotton is packed into seams between wooden hull planks before an appropriate sealing compound is applied. The work should be performed by an experienced boat builder.
Kalafati Caulking Cotton – 1 kg — questions we are asked
- How much is Kalafati Caulking Cotton – 1 kg in Kenya?
- Kalafati Caulking Cotton – 1 kg is KSh 1,200 per kg from Afeef Maimun. The price is published rather than quoted on request, and eTIMS invoices are issued on every order.
- Is Kalafati Caulking Cotton – 1 kg in stock in Nairobi and Mombasa?
- In Stock — Darosa Plaza, Karen Road, Nairobi and opposite Ratna Square, Nyali, Mombasa. Same-day dispatch within Nairobi, next-day countrywide.



