Rs feva daggerboard

   My rs feva aluminum daggerboard fills with water.  Probably good for ballast, but I read that they're supposed to float!  Any suggestions for sealing the end? Silicon?
Thanks,

Macwylie

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Macwylie Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 05 Nov 12 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote Macwylie Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Rs feva daggerboard Posted: 05 Nov 12 at 6:08am
	My rs feva aluminum daggerboard fills with water. Probably good for ballast, but I read that they're supposed to float! Any suggestions for sealing the end? Silicon? Thanks, Macwylie

radixon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 27 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2407	Post Options Post Reply Quote radixon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 05 Nov 12 at 8:27am
	I would email RS sailing, take some pics too. The Ali centreboards are newish, you may have a faulty one.

Moppo Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 11 Nov 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 30	Post Options Post Reply Quote Moppo Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 05 Nov 12 at 10:46am
	Contact RS before you do anything with it. It may need to be reftrofitted with more foam before sealing up (the maintenance guy at the Feva Worlds in 2011 spent 3 days doing just that, solidly).
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Macwylie Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 05 Nov 12 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote Macwylie Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 Nov 12 at 5:57am
	Richard & Moppo, thanks for your advice. I'll post back when I've got a solution! Macwylie Edited by Macwylie - 06 Nov 12 at 5:58am

themeaningoflife Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 06 May 11 Location: Essex/ Kent Online Status: Offline Posts: 212	Post Options Post Reply Quote themeaningoflife Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Nov 12 at 11:15am
	I think if you contact RS they now can supply some closed cell foam moulded to the cavity that is a fairly instant fix for the problem.
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