So here is the trough that I'm pouring the thickened epoxy into.  This way it will have a nice even surface for pressure to be distributed.

Here is the new rudder all epoxied up.

That's one project done.

Now I just have to pour the thickened epoxy into the Port side trough and then work on the outside.  I'll be smoothing the hull up so it is streamlined in the water.

After that a new paint job and I should be done for this season.  I'm going to paint it black.  The white was too bright on the eyes and really showed the dirt up.

So I got the hard part of the major fix done tonight.  The Wing Mounts.

Here is the Starboard side.

Here is the port side.

I noticed the aft rods bent a little.  It's all good.  It took quite a bit of tinkering around to get it all done, but I did it.  This fix better work, because I don't know what else to do.

And here is a picture with the wing on.  I put it on to line up all the threaded rods.

I was going to put a coat of epoxy on the rudder, but I had company come over and I was tired.  So that will be the next project.  Probably Thursday.

Well hello.

Time for a new season of boating and for fixing last year's bumps and bruises.

So I got the kayak out from under the deck with some help from last years helper.  (And this years fiance.)

I took off all the posts of the wing mounts.  

I was lucky that I got them all off intact except for one little one.  I will reuse them for the fix.  

 

So I sanded where the posts were with my orbital sander.

To my surprise I found that the Starboard Bow post was mildly cracked as well.  That sucks.  I'm going to toss on another layer of fiberglass top and bottom and fill it all with epoxy.

Here is what the fix is going to look like except the bolts go through the whole hull.  I forgot to take a picture of it, but there will be aluminium plates on the underside of the hull the same length as the tubing.  I'm going to fill the gap between the top hull and the aluminium tubing with epoxy to create an even surface are for the distribution of pressure from the wing.

Here is the new rudder as well.  I'll need to epoxy it up before the install then that fix will be done.

Here is something crazy as well.  I designed the rudder system to be able to switch out rudders.  I'll give this one a shot.  I know it's crazy, but I have lots of left over plywood from the pontoons last year.

So that was it for today.  Now I just need to get some epoxy and it glue it all up.