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starting weight a whopping 23.26#, with
water sloshing about in the middle |
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when pressurized, air bubbles from the interface between
fin box and bottom skin; Goretex vent is found punctured and leaking |
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with fin screw holes taped off, the fin
box is filled with soapy water and the board again pressurized. Bubbles
emerge only from the fin box/bottom skin interface, not from the suspicious
router marks on the inside of the fin box |
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bottom skin ground off, ready for evacuation |
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after extracting almost 7# of water,
the new bottom skin is laminated |
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and ground flush |
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filler, then primer applied, ready for LP topcoat |
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Goretex vent fixture cut in preparation for extraction |
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it comes out relatively clean |
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the substantial cavity is foamed out with 2-part
Urethane, with a 1/2" Divinycell "lid" to support a "proper" vent fixture |
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bevel-ground and ready for outer skin |
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glassed over, then ground flush |
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faired, primed, LP topcoat and non-skid DeckDust applied |
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new Chinook manual vent ready to go in |
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all done! |
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Return to assorted repairs |
