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| ==== Kevin Olney ==== | ==== Kevin Olney ==== | ||
| - | Mar 30 #26404 | + | Mar 30 #26404 |
| A couple of years ago a wind blown tree landed on my fiberglass swordfish smashing the back deck between the cockpit and rudder. Luckily I had insurance to cover most of the replacement cost and upgraded to to a hybrid S version. My plan with the old boat is to repair the damaged hull and hopefully add a storage area behind the cockpit to turn it into a light touring boat. | A couple of years ago a wind blown tree landed on my fiberglass swordfish smashing the back deck between the cockpit and rudder. Luckily I had insurance to cover most of the replacement cost and upgraded to to a hybrid S version. My plan with the old boat is to repair the damaged hull and hopefully add a storage area behind the cockpit to turn it into a light touring boat. | ||
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| **Waterman Larry** \\ | **Waterman Larry** \\ | ||
| - | Mar 30 #26405 | + | Mar 30 #26405 |
| I like to replace the extruded polystyrene stringer with polyurethane low density foam posts with two layers of carbon epoxied to each post. I’m not happy with the 6” plastic boat hatches I use, but I keep installing those hatches for lack of better. The posts need to be rubust from the back of the seat aft a couple of feet to prevent surfski wave taco. I prefer to run that post as a single stringer bonded to both hull top and bottom and perhaps the seat bach with your access. The hatch goes just aft of this short stringer and the next post on center line goes 1’ aft of the hatch. You don’t need to seal the hull interior. In fact, the West Marine 6” hatch can be removed during storage to dry the water which leaked through that same hatch in a big downwinder. | I like to replace the extruded polystyrene stringer with polyurethane low density foam posts with two layers of carbon epoxied to each post. I’m not happy with the 6” plastic boat hatches I use, but I keep installing those hatches for lack of better. The posts need to be rubust from the back of the seat aft a couple of feet to prevent surfski wave taco. I prefer to run that post as a single stringer bonded to both hull top and bottom and perhaps the seat bach with your access. The hatch goes just aft of this short stringer and the next post on center line goes 1’ aft of the hatch. You don’t need to seal the hull interior. In fact, the West Marine 6” hatch can be removed during storage to dry the water which leaked through that same hatch in a big downwinder. | ||
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| **David Scherrer** \\ | **David Scherrer** \\ | ||
| - | Mar 30 #26406 | + | Mar 30 #26406 |
| - | From my rough experience in repairing surf skis over the years....A couple of suggestions.\\ | + | From my rough experience in repairing surf skis over the years….A couple of suggestions.\\ |
| Yes you do ned to replace the foam stiffener spline. I use the pink high density foam from Hardware sales. Cut to closely match old spline and attach using foam.\\ | Yes you do ned to replace the foam stiffener spline. I use the pink high density foam from Hardware sales. Cut to closely match old spline and attach using foam.\\ | ||
| - | --But I am ahead of myself...Question is, how much time do yo have?\\ | + | –But I am ahead of myself…Question is, how much time do yo have?\\ |
| Clean out the existing spline and make all your major repairs inside hull using epoxy and glass cloth.\\ | Clean out the existing spline and make all your major repairs inside hull using epoxy and glass cloth.\\ | ||
| - | After the repairs are done attach guide tabs using gulled on tabs every 9 inches or so as a guide. I used pieces of plastic about 2 inches by 1 inch.\\ | + | After the repairs are done attach guide tabs using glued on tabs every 9 inches or so as a guide. I used pieces of plastic about 2 inches by 1 inch.\\ |
| Then replace your foam spline. Do not use wood. It will eventually get wet and get very heavy and fall apart. Valhalla skis had that big problem years ago.\\ | Then replace your foam spline. Do not use wood. It will eventually get wet and get very heavy and fall apart. Valhalla skis had that big problem years ago.\\ | ||
| Liberally coat the top of the spline with adhesive foam ( from H.S.) and fit on deck. Temporary tape on deck and let foam dry and settle.\\ | Liberally coat the top of the spline with adhesive foam ( from H.S.) and fit on deck. Temporary tape on deck and let foam dry and settle.\\ | ||
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