Paul Wright
New Member
I just bought a Laser which had been found washed up on the rocks. After months of trying to find the owner the water police handed over the boat to the finder who passed it on to me for peanuts.
There is a bit of work required on the hull and I have found heaps of very helpful post on this forum to help me tackle those issues, most of which aren't too bad. See my other post for images.
The rudder however is pretty bad and I thought it deserved a thread of its own since i'm sure there are people out there who might need similar advise.
As you can see from the image below, the rust has got hold of the high tensile wires in the core and this is pretty much the same on both sides, i.e. all the way through.
Should I
a. go heavy with grinder and get all of the damaged wire out before somehow reconstructing it with glass etc.
b. carefully remove as much as possible, clean up best I can then rust remedy the wires, re-glass etc
c. cut my losses and buy a new one since trying to fix it will render the structural integrity unsound!
I'd Love to hear any recommendations
.
There is a bit of work required on the hull and I have found heaps of very helpful post on this forum to help me tackle those issues, most of which aren't too bad. See my other post for images.
The rudder however is pretty bad and I thought it deserved a thread of its own since i'm sure there are people out there who might need similar advise.
As you can see from the image below, the rust has got hold of the high tensile wires in the core and this is pretty much the same on both sides, i.e. all the way through.
Should I
a. go heavy with grinder and get all of the damaged wire out before somehow reconstructing it with glass etc.
b. carefully remove as much as possible, clean up best I can then rust remedy the wires, re-glass etc
c. cut my losses and buy a new one since trying to fix it will render the structural integrity unsound!
I'd Love to hear any recommendations
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