The picture above is where we left off last time. The glass has been epoxied back on the lead and is clamped and weighted with lead dive weights, waiting for it to cure.
The weights and clamps removed after curing. The thickened epoxy is the white stuff that is visable where it oozed out and cured
Here we are with the new glass wetted out with epoxy and laid in place. I should have taken a picture before this point, but forgot. Before glassing, I sanded a bevel into the board where it had been cut. The areas that are glassed appear brownish which is where the sanding/beveling was done.
This shows another angle of the glass lay up and is more or less similar on both sides. This glass work will reinforce the areas where it was cut out especially the fore and aft cut in the middle of the board. The leading edge is also being built up since it had been worn away by repeated groundings.
The new wet glass has been covered with wax paper and squeegeed to remove excess air and produce a smoother result. We will let that cure and continue the repair with Centerboard Repair Part Three
4 comments:
i sure hope that board is fast!!?!
I bet you do. It'll be as fast as any other.
Did you remove the laminate on both sides? How high up the board does the lead extend?
Yes both sides were removed, they weren't really stuck any longer. The lead is about the size of the dotted black lines which is about where the cuts were made.
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