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Having broken my wooden daggerboard by sailing a little too close to
the beach in my former boat, I was faced with the problem of
replacement. I took the easy way out. I took some rigid closed cell foam
sheet and using the old daggerboard as a template, cut it to shape (very
easy to do). Took some glass cloth, pair of scissors, resin, old paint
brush, in about an hour I had a new daggerboard curing on the garage
floor. Next day sanded off rough spots, went sailing. I thought it
looked quite nice even without paint and I certainly didn't need to
worry about rotting. With the deliberate introduction of resin webs
between the opposing fiberglass skins the unit can be as strong as you
wish. Of course cheap plywood can be substituted for the foam, but then
it would be preferable to finish the job with epoxy paint. True, it
doesn't look as beautiful as wood but my hull is plastic and I am
comfortable with that....
Does anyone know of a supplier of rigid closed cell foam that doesn't
cost an arm and a leg? I got mine from a company called "Clarke rigid
foam" (I think that was the name), and part of their business was
supplying cores to surfboard manufacturers. They don't seem to be around
anymore.....
Does anybody have any comments/tips on deliberately beaching a P15? I am
thinking about the tide level at the time of beaching. One is either
going to soon be high and dry, or floating again, the one inconvenient,
the other defeating the purpose...
Bernie Johnson #2357 "Humbug"
Santa Paula, CA
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Having broken my = wooden daggerboard by sailing a little too close to the beach in my = former boat, I was faced with the problem of replacement. I took the = easy way out. I took some rigid closed cell foam sheet and using the = old daggerboard as a template, cut it to shape (very easy to do). Took = some glass cloth, pair of scissors, resin, old paint brush, in about an = hour I had a new daggerboard curing on the garage floor. Next day = sanded off rough spots, went sailing. I thought it looked quite nice = even without paint and I certainly didn't need to worry about rotting. = With the deliberate introduction of resin webs between the opposing = fiberglass skins the unit can be as strong as you wish. Of course cheap = plywood can be substituted for the foam, but then it would be = preferable to finish the job with epoxy paint. True, it doesn't look as = beautiful as wood but my hull is plastic and I am comfortable with = that....
Does anyone know of a = supplier of rigid closed cell foam that doesn't cost an arm and a leg? = I got mine from a company called "Clarke rigid foam" (I think = that was the name), and part of their business was supplying cores to = surfboard manufacturers. They don't seem to be around = anymore.....
Does anybody have any = comments/tips on deliberately beaching a P15? I am thinking about the = tide level at the time of beaching. One is either going to soon be high = and dry, or floating again, the one inconvenient, the other defeating = the purpose...
Bernie Johnson #2357 =
"Humbug"
Santa Paula, CA