Surf Bort Repair Thread

Discussion in 'All Discussions' started by DawnPatrol321, Jul 13, 2016.

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  1. Mar 8, 2017 #201
    LBCrew

    LBCrew Well-Known Member

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    Clarification on two points:

    If the tape edge is 'a few millimeters' above the level of the lam, you'll have a lot of sanding to do. my recommendation is to have the edge no more than 1mm above the level of the lam with epoxy. Epoxy will form a large meniscus at the tape edge, and leave you plenty of material to work with.

    Level the repair area, not the bort. Usually, I put something on the rack under the tail that's about 3" thick to bring the tail up to level.
     
    LBCrew, Mar 8, 2017
    LBCrew, Mar 8, 2017
  3. Mar 8, 2017 #202
    DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

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    Cool, taking mental notes. If I F it up, I can always sand down and try again right?
     
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  5. Mar 8, 2017 #203
    DawnPatrol321

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    I cut up 4 pieces of cloth and taped them down so that they were firmly wrapping the tail covering the damaged areas and then laid down the 1st coat of resin. It will dry over night and will sand in the afternoon.
     
    DawnPatrol321, Mar 8, 2017
    DawnPatrol321, Mar 8, 2017
  6. Mar 9, 2017 #204
    headhigh

    headhigh Well-Known Member

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    Good stuff. I trial and error-ed on a handful of borts before I got a tail dam right. Trying to put it into words is next to impossible.
     
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  7. Mar 9, 2017 #205
    DawnPatrol321

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    Lotta sanding on this one, it takes finesse trying to rebuild and shape the tips of the swallow tail while trying to stick with the contour of the rails and deck / bottom. Lotta ins, lotta outs. About 30% of the sanding is done, will do more this afternoon and this evening. Won't be ready for hot coat today...
     
    DawnPatrol321, Mar 9, 2017
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  8. Mar 9, 2017 #206
    Mitchell

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    This reminded me of a repair i did a few years ago that was fun, and i took pics. Both tips of a Christenson fish tore up bad. So badly mangled it was easier to just cut the tips off and rebuild them with foam scraps:

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    Hoat coated, painted, new leach cup installed.

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  9. Mar 9, 2017 #207
    DawnPatrol321

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    F'ing bad ass! Good work dude :cool:
     
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  10. Mar 9, 2017 #208
    LBCrew

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    Hecks ya. Kinda like how I do wood tail blocks.

    What happened to your left big toe, dude? Gnarly.
     
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    LBCrew, Mar 9, 2017
  11. Mar 13, 2017 #209
    DawnPatrol321

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    Hot coat was done over the weekend and I have begun sanding but still got lots of work to do till it's finished. I'll try and get it done today / tomorrow. It's been a fun but tedious process this one.
     
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  12. Mar 13, 2017 #210
    DawnPatrol321

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    Just finished the tail repairs and polished it up. Pics tomorrow.
     
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  13. Mar 14, 2017 #211
    DawnPatrol321

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    The Blue Bomber is finished (for now). I finished it off by adding a traction pad. She's water tight and ready for action.

    BlueBomberRestored2.jpg BlueBomberRestored.jpg
     
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  14. Mar 14, 2017 #212
    DawnPatrol321

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    Swallow Tail Repairs...

    SwallowTail1.jpg SwallowTail3.jpg SwallowTail4.jpg
     
    Last edited: Mar 14, 2017
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  15. Mar 14, 2017 #213
    DawnPatrol321

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    Had trouble getting all the pics to post correctly. Looks like I fixed it.
     
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  16. Mar 14, 2017 #214
    LBCrew

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    Invalid attachment... whatever that means.
     
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  17. Mar 14, 2017 #215
    DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

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    WTF is wrong with this site today? lol I'll see if I can get it fixed. It was fine a second ago.
     
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    DawnPatrol321, Mar 14, 2017
  18. Mar 14, 2017 #216
    DawnPatrol321

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    How about now LBCrew? I took out the before pics. I think that may have been the issue.
     
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  19. Mar 14, 2017 #217
    LBCrew

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    Good!
     
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  20. Mar 14, 2017 #218
    DawnPatrol321

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    ^^^ Before pics...
     
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  21. Mar 14, 2017 #219
    Barry Cuda

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    Probably due to fl.surfdog posting huge quantities of scantily clads, taking up all the digital room with big bazookas.....
     
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  22. Mar 14, 2017 #220
    DawnPatrol321

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    Thanks! I think working around this glitchy website to get the pics to post correctly was harder than the actual boart repair. :rolleyes:

    Hmmm, you may be onto something lol
     
    DawnPatrol321, Mar 14, 2017
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