This looks like some great advice. I will buy the filler today.Your plan sounds good, add another layer of fiberglass to what is there. I'd get a structural filler like 406 colloidal silica to thicken the epoxy that is added to the bottom and top of the mast step, it will fill in voids and help the fiberglass cloth stick. You can also buy epoxy already thickened that dispenses from a caulk gun cartridge, THIXO from Jamestown Distributors or Pettit Flexpoxy. Mix some up and fill in all around the step. Then lay a saturated piece of fiberglass over the top of that and bed the cloth into the thickened epoxy.
You also need to fix the crack or ship inside the tube, some thickened epoxy or epoxy putty on the end of a long stick will address that issue.
Daggerboard repairs will be similar, if you know where the leak is then repair the outside of the area and reinforce from inside if needed. Sometimes it is a gelcoat chip on the bottom of the trunk. Other times a vertical split along the front of the trunk. We usually inject neat epoxy into the crack then work thickened epoxy or Marine Tex epoxy putty in on top of that, leaving a little extra on top. When it dries we smooth it with a file or dremel. Check daggerboard fit.
The leaks are on the tube itself. Not at the bottom or top, I just want to reinforce it.Just out of curiosity, are you sure thOse two spots are where it’s leaking?
"All your base are belong to us"?I lost half my resting on the fist try.
The carabiner I will use to hold a dry bag with goodies and such. Both inspection ports are 6 inches in diameter. I do like the room when I'm fixing the inside with my hands.Clever use of a carabiner. I'd use the carabiner installed on your deck inspection port cover to hold my cellphone bag from any water that would soak it. What purpose does it have in your case?
What diameter is the inspection port in the cockpit bulkhead?
I used MarineTex to smooth some chipping on the forward-most part of the bow. A second whack dislodged the MarineTex patch, leaving a hole to the interior.I won't be using MarineTex when a proper epoxy repair is called for.
YouTubes aren't showing up on my screen, nor are some thumbnails at this forum—only.Any idea why this has just started to happen?
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Not yet. I do plan on doing it this week. I did take her out yesterday and water got in the hull again so I have to do the test.Have you done a air test after the repairs?