With the cracks now about 1/4", is epoxy with a high density filler the right way to go to repair this? A picture is below to show the opening along the trailing edge of the rudder.
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Rudder Repair
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Rudder Repair
My rudder had hairline cracks along the trailing edge that expanded to about 1/4 inch when I used a dremel tool to dig out the cracks.
With the cracks now about 1/4", is epoxy with a high density filler the right way to go to repair this? A picture is below to show the opening along the trailing edge of the rudder.
With the cracks now about 1/4", is epoxy with a high density filler the right way to go to repair this? A picture is below to show the opening along the trailing edge of the rudder.
Re: Rudder Repair
You can give it a try but first make sure that the core is dry, sanded as much as possible and wiped down with MEK as much as possible before proceeding. The only way to make sure that it stays closed in to do as you say, then grind back about 1.5" from the center line all the way around the blade and glass the two halves together, then re-fair the trailing edge to the legal shape. Once a laminate has peeled away from that type of core I'm REALLY leery of getting any permanent bond. After all, it DID come loose to begin with! 
