Ok, so here is the picture similar to yesterdays leading edge. It is possible to see the damage to the gel coat. I think I'll start with wet sanding, and then scim with epoxy fairing compound. Then wet sand again and apply Chemlease® 15 Sealer and then Chemlease® PMR 90+.
Close up showing the built in "prebend", and more surface imperfections
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I'm still throwing out scrap from the workshop and moving around a few things. Have to roll out and cut 6+m carbon fabric pieces in a few days, I hope.
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Wow , that looks like almost as much carbon as in the rest of the boat ! Very expensive out of woven but I assume most of the layup is unidirectional oriented in various ways ? Good luck with it ! Cheers , Jim B.
Actually it is about half and half unidirectional and stitched triaxial. But I have engineered it myself (using the one finger in the air method), so time will have to show how it works....
Yes , thats the way I did it too . Some years ago made a double luff 'fat' carbon mast - see www.bucko.com.au and worked out the laminate by reverse engineering from how heavy I thought it should be . Still in use today ! Cheers , Jim B.
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