First let me explain how to spell the word correctly.
Caulk is the material that comes in a tube and is forced out with a caulking gun.
One source for the correct spelling is the paper wrapping surrounding a skein of of cotton used for calking. I want you loggerheads to spell it right or there will be the devil to pay . Calk are Boilermakers, Farriers, Plumbers, and Loggers. The reason for calking is that if you butt up planks without the calking bevel the planks will split when they swell up with water. The area around the propeller shaft and transom 3.