Batten repair

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jamesf
jamesf
NSW
1003 posts
NSW, 1003 posts
9 Oct 2016 3:04pm



Any ideas on if it's possible to repair this fibreglass batten with glass/carbon? Or am I wasting my time. It's broken just at the cam.

Thanks


Jono77
Jono77
WA
356 posts
WA, 356 posts
9 Oct 2016 12:19pm
Use gaffa tape and if that doesn't work, just use more gaffa tape.
Stuthepirate
Stuthepirate
SA
3591 posts
SA, 3591 posts
9 Oct 2016 3:22pm
Did something very similar recently

I got an old matching piece from the local windsurfing shop ($5)
Cut to suit length
Affix with something like knead-it or some other putty. let it harden and sand down
cut fiber glass lengths approx 20cm long & mix your resin and catalyst (I just used a surfboard ding kit i had)
soak the glass strips in the resin to get completely wet
Wrap broken area up overlapping about 5-7cm either side of join
use electrical tape to wrap up the glass and resin to squeeze out and excess resin
As the resin that comes through the tape starts hardening remove the tape
Sand to shape
Shifu
Shifu
QLD
1997 posts
QLD, 1997 posts
10 Oct 2016 10:04am
This guy knows what he's doing:

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/General/Batten-Repair/

P.C_simpson
P.C_simpson
WA
1492 posts
WA, 1492 posts
10 Oct 2016 1:12pm
Or just buy a new end for the batten.
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