Whats involved with composite repair?
First step will be to clean the hull thoroughly. This will make the extent of damage that more evident and allow you to assemble the necessary materials. Next, you will want to remove the damaged fibers and resin from around the area to be repaired. This is accomplished by a considerable amount of sanding and cutting of ‘loose” fibers from around the injury. It is key to remove any raised fibers as these have already been resin impregnated and will not absorb any new resin and you’ll find them extremely stubborn in terms of trying to get them to lay flat under a new patch or reinforcement. This step actually resembles making the damage worse in that you are opening up the crack somewhat by removing material that is still present but no longer of any structural value. The next step will be to cut reinforcing patches of cloth to lay in over the damage. Plan on laying in multiple layers of fabric to restore stiffness and integrity. Usually this can be done at one time. Once the patches ha
