RS Tera Repair
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Topic: RS Tera Repair
Posted By: Contender443
Subject: RS Tera Repair
Date Posted: 12 Mar 11 at 10:07pm
OK all boat repair specialists, is this repairable and if so how?
It is an RS Tera and I am concerned that theboat has already started soaking up water. I have not bought this boat yet but it is cheapish but don't want to end up with something very heavy.
Alternatively does anyone know of any Teras for sale anywhere, preferrably on the south coast?
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Posted By: Lukepiewalker
Date Posted: 12 Mar 11 at 10:30pm
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One of my chief prejudices against rotomoulded plastic construction... How DO you fix it... I'm lead to believe the cunning plan is to melt some more plastic on. http://www.ldcracingsailboats.co.uk/boat-care-boat-repair-rs-boat-repair-kits.irc ------------- Ex-Finn GBR533 "Pie Hard" Ex-National 12 3253 "Seawitch" Ex-National 12 2961 "Curved Air" Ex-Mirror 59096 "Voodoo Chile" |
Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 12 Mar 11 at 11:44pm
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crikey, that's taken some amount of abuse! They been attacking it with a belt sander? Dragging it up a slipway made of carbide paper?
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Posted By: Paramedic
Date Posted: 13 Mar 11 at 8:27am
| You can plastic weld cracks up, but that looks pretty serious to me. |
Posted By: Contender443
Date Posted: 13 Mar 11 at 8:38am
| It is a sailing school boat, hence the abuse. I don't think I will be buying it. |
Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 13 Mar 11 at 9:11am
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If you are refering to the shape of the hull, they are built like that, it hasn't been "sanded" at that angle. The Sailing school boats OH centre has have "adapted them with "canoe rubbing streak" that you mould on. The issue with the Teras is similar to the Toppers, when they sit on their trolleys you have a tendancy to scrape the back of them. If you are looking for a Tera, I think there is one going cheap at the centre an individual is selling in West London. The major issues to look out for are cracks in the cockpit and wear down the mast step. PM form more info. ------------- |
Posted By: Mister Nick
Date Posted: 13 Mar 11 at 7:36pm
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Honestly, if it's sustained that much damage I'd seriously think about how badly it must have been treated, and then consider how badly damaged it is likely to be in other places because of it. I think you can get a repair kit from RS but I don't think it'd be worth your time bothering with it. I'd find a better condition boat to buy.
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