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skids repair

Driven off skids can be differently repaired.

- A layer of gelcoat and/or a mixture of gelcoat - resin works satisfactorily.
- laminating several layers of fiberglass mat on the skids is possible.
- Topcat offers keel shoes. They "are stuck" under the skids.
Chafed through shoes can be repaired with fabric strips.
 - Hobie Cat 15 Club has screwed on solid skids.

1. Reciprocally masking skid with tape, a approx. 5mm edge develops.

2. Pour a gelcoat - resin mixture on the skids.
By stirring resin the up-poured skid becomes harder.
Pure resin is difficult to process (too liquid) and optically not very beautifull.

A more elegant solution, not as durably, is coating the skids with gelcoat.
(into the gelcoat a approx. 3 % paraffin solution can be mixed, thus the gelcoat hardens tack-free out.)

 
 

Remove tapes while the gelcoat is still liquid

At the moment we are trying a mixture of fine seasand and polyester raisin.

The skids become very durable,
but it is more difficult pulling the boats through the sand.
The skids will last definitely for one year and more.

   
     
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