shorefun
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The dagger board came broken at the tip. I used what I had on hand which is Kwik Poly.
It was something I had laying around for making dry rot wood able to be structural and take fasteners.
I put some nails in and made a loose form and layered it in place.
I made a critical error.
The kwik poly cant bond to itself unless roughed up. I thought it might have a recoat window and did it pretty quick, but I was wrong.
So during the season the tip area broke, but the bit of glass cloth held it together. I put in some epoxy and made it the rest of the season. Now I have fiberglass and poly resin. I made a mold of sorts from a good dagger boards I now have from buying too many sunfish cheap.
In the picture you can see the dagger board tip after I have sanded back to the nails I put in to stabliize the Kwik poly. I have also sanded the surface of the kwik poly back to the edge of the factory material. The lower 1 1/4" or so will have to be made up. I am trying to think of the best way to make things up. You can also see the fiberglass mold I made along with lines showing a factory edge, the end I sanded to and the top edge
My plan is to drill in and put some long nails or stainless wire for some support. But my lack of experience has be wondering what would be the best filler for the open area. Do I make up a block of glass with a few layers of glass and roughly shape it and glue it in place then build up both sides. Or put the nails/ wires in and just start laying up glass from there. I am thinking get a base flat area with a piece of card board and put like 2 layers on the cardboard and push against the wires and put 2 layers on top. Then peel away the card board and start building glass on either side. But I need to build up like a 1/4 so is there a filler I should use?
A new challenge to keep me busy.
I am kind of annoyed it is too cold to do the boats, but it is months away from actual sailing. Well unless I come across some sort of suit, finding one cheap when you are 6' 6" is not easy.
It was something I had laying around for making dry rot wood able to be structural and take fasteners.
I put some nails in and made a loose form and layered it in place.
I made a critical error.
The kwik poly cant bond to itself unless roughed up. I thought it might have a recoat window and did it pretty quick, but I was wrong.
So during the season the tip area broke, but the bit of glass cloth held it together. I put in some epoxy and made it the rest of the season. Now I have fiberglass and poly resin. I made a mold of sorts from a good dagger boards I now have from buying too many sunfish cheap.
In the picture you can see the dagger board tip after I have sanded back to the nails I put in to stabliize the Kwik poly. I have also sanded the surface of the kwik poly back to the edge of the factory material. The lower 1 1/4" or so will have to be made up. I am trying to think of the best way to make things up. You can also see the fiberglass mold I made along with lines showing a factory edge, the end I sanded to and the top edge
My plan is to drill in and put some long nails or stainless wire for some support. But my lack of experience has be wondering what would be the best filler for the open area. Do I make up a block of glass with a few layers of glass and roughly shape it and glue it in place then build up both sides. Or put the nails/ wires in and just start laying up glass from there. I am thinking get a base flat area with a piece of card board and put like 2 layers on the cardboard and push against the wires and put 2 layers on top. Then peel away the card board and start building glass on either side. But I need to build up like a 1/4 so is there a filler I should use?
A new challenge to keep me busy.
I am kind of annoyed it is too cold to do the boats, but it is months away from actual sailing. Well unless I come across some sort of suit, finding one cheap when you are 6' 6" is not easy.