1981 AMF Sunfish MADISON 15 Jan 21 Chine Repair

 15 Jan 21:

Okay, this is the last one, I promise. MADISON was the third boat in from the shoreline when Hurricane Sally's 9 foot storm surge rolled through, and she got chine damage on the port side aft of the beam. Not sure from what, the dolly next to her maybe?

Pre Hurricane Sally.

We grabbed another piece from the salvaged Sunfish SALLY and cut a backer patch. I suppose we could just epoxy that to the hull and call it done. We have also made patches like this by laying poly sheet over the hull, and laying up 4-6 layers of 4 oz fiberglass cloth, either on the same profile of a good boat or on a section nearby that has the same basic shape.

Test fit to see if it will go through the hole.

String to pull it tight against inside of hull, buttered up with THIXO. For style you could sand the inner edge of the rpair area and outer edge of the patch, but it was cool and windy outside, we didn't do that. THIXO (or Pettit FLEXPOXY too) is pretty much dirt proof.

Hmmm, now where and how to tie off that string...

.....one of The Usual Visitors whispered in my ear to tie the string off to the Carriage House. Brilliant. I did that then added some more THIXO, smoothed it out level with the side and bottom as best I could. In the past I'v laid in strips of fiberglass cloth but I've done a few recently thay were just THIXO "plugs" and it's worked great.

2-3 days for the THIXO to dry.

Log of MADISON.