by Guest » Mon Sep 23, 2002 10:02 am
Brooke, I sanded the edge of the board and repaired the split with fiberglass tape using epoxy resin. This was one of the reasons that I removed the CB from my boat last winter. I used tape about 2" wide (3" might be better), and then sanded it smooth and applied thicked epoxy to fair in the repairs.
The DS II centerboard was apparently made in two halves, then bonded together with a resin slurry inside. The seam eventually can split, as both yours and mine did. There are also large hollow areas in the board that create air pockets (unnecesary buoyancy) and also can fill with water from a leak into the CB, this can cause problems if the water freezes.
Rod Johnson, "SUNBIRD" (rjohnson24-at-juno.com)