No just more epoxy and q-cells about honey consistency
Then sand back

Did you fill the whole thing with epoxy and q-cell?

With every great weight loss (or gain) story you need your before and after pics. What did it look like before the first surgery, any pictures?

Hi mark.

I filled the hole with a mix of epoxy resin and lots of qcel

Hi mort.

You are going to have to sand that sucker back until all the Brocken stuff is gone.

What I learnt from the board repair lady is that you must repair it back to the same strength. Not stronger. Because that will add stress to the area around it.

I think sand back 3 inches each side of the crack

Yuppy said..

question. Is it ok to sail now? At what stage is it waterproof?

Probably is watertight... until it falls out.

Now that you have fixed your hole, you will need some cloth wrapped around that bad boy.... making sure that there is a good bond with the rest of the board.

Or you could just cut the nose off, and fix your weight-gain problem in the process.

Yuppy said..
I mixed up a batch of epoxy resin and qcell. Smeared it over the board and wrapped it in glad wrap to keep it from running off.

Another lesson learned. Glad wrap creates a whole bunch of bubbles. Looks like I've got lots of sanding to do tomorrow. Fingers crossed.


question. Is it ok to sail now? At what stage is it waterproof?

OK so if you needed to hold it place, the mix wasn't thick enough, add more q-cell.
The qcell at this stage only needs to be a thin coat, your previously sanded board looked close to being fair enough. Spread it on evenly with a squeegee about .5mm thick, then all it needs is a light sand back.
Yes as long as you didn't sand through all the fibreglass it should now be ready to sail.

I'm ready to paint it now

Can I use enamel paint? Will it eat the board? It's not water based.

trouble with enamel, you can't sand or polish it smooth, ok on the deck, but if you want the board to perform, don't use it on the bottom. Acrylic automotive works well, or best of all two pack urethane marine paint.

Any of this stuff could eat the internal styrene, (including the petrol flying cab told you to wash the board with). But hopefully you've sealed that up with layers of cloth and epoxy?