To stop small leaks in seams or rivet-holes, bundles of oakum secured to a bottom-line with split-yarn and hauled under the ship and over the leak will often prove effective.
Ukuvala iindawo ezivuzayo ezincinci kwizinxibelelo okanye kwimingxunya yezikhonkwane zokudibanisa iintsinbi ezimbini, iimiqulu yeentsinga ibotshelelwe kumgca osezantsi ngemisonto eyahlukeneyo, itsalwe ngaphantsi kwenqanawa nangaphezu kwendawo evuzayo iyakubonakalisa impumelelo.