Repair & maintenance: Dart 18 rudder

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Dart 18 rudder

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Topic: Dart 18 rudder

Posted By: ASok
Subject: Dart 18 rudder
Date Posted: 13 Jun 08 at 12:52pm

Looking for quick tips.

My dart 18 rudder has a split along the leading edge. I noticed it was damaged, but thought it was superficial. Anyway, I noticed that water is going to get in the rudder construction via this split, so really needs repairing before it gets used again.

Can I just use a hacksaw blade or knife to clean out any debris in the spilt and then add some gel coat filler to seal it. Or am I looking at something more complicated?

Any input / suggestion etc would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

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Posted By: Neal_g
Date Posted: 13 Jun 08 at 9:36pm

if its just a gel coat crack i;d get a demel and grind down and make a u shaped groove and fill with gel coat.

if its a bigger crack i;d grind off with a dremel and use some epoxy and glass tape to bond together then finish off with gel coat

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Posted By: ASok
Date Posted: 14 Jun 08 at 7:35am

Ok. Thanks for the tip - looks like I may have something to keep me occupied in the garage today!

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