Hi everyone,
Recently I decided to get back into sailing after a 10-year break and thought that getting into lasers would be the way to go. As a result, I have managed to get my hands on a "venerable" hull with some pretty good quality spars/sail/foils/lines. The hull is number 70095 and it is a lovely canary yellow (Australian Gold my friend!), well at least on the side that hasn't been exposed to the sun for the last five years from leaning up against a fence! The exposed side is more of a faded powder yellow... but I'm sure with a little TLC I'll be able to bring here back to her former glory!
The biggest problem as I see it at the moment is a dent/crack/hole in the starboard railing that is evidently not watertight. It therefore seems that I'm about to get my first practice at fibreglass repair! Any advice is welcome, but the first thing I'm intending to do is start cutting out the damaged area in order to ascertain the extent, ie whether it goes right through the core or what. I'll keep this thread posted as work progresses!
Recently I decided to get back into sailing after a 10-year break and thought that getting into lasers would be the way to go. As a result, I have managed to get my hands on a "venerable" hull with some pretty good quality spars/sail/foils/lines. The hull is number 70095 and it is a lovely canary yellow (Australian Gold my friend!), well at least on the side that hasn't been exposed to the sun for the last five years from leaning up against a fence! The exposed side is more of a faded powder yellow... but I'm sure with a little TLC I'll be able to bring here back to her former glory!
The biggest problem as I see it at the moment is a dent/crack/hole in the starboard railing that is evidently not watertight. It therefore seems that I'm about to get my first practice at fibreglass repair! Any advice is welcome, but the first thing I'm intending to do is start cutting out the damaged area in order to ascertain the extent, ie whether it goes right through the core or what. I'll keep this thread posted as work progresses!