[quote=dennisMe]I repaired my 5.2 dagger board wells in the spring after hitting a reef with the spinnaker up.
There are many different ways to do this, some more difficult than others, some cosmetically better etc.
What I did was first install two 6" ports behind the daggerboard wells (mine already had ports in front! Loads of ports now, but they aren't too uncomfortable. I then cleaned the affected areas and dried then cleaned it up and sanded it with 60 grit. I cut some heavy biaxial tape to manageable lengths. BX tape wraps around corners well. I then made some thickened epoxy paste (thickened with wood fibres I saved from the router).With this paste (peanut butter consistency) I made some fillets (using a rounded spatula, like a tongue depresser) all round the dagger board well to hull join at the bottom. Then I layed up the tape over this and smoothed it out. I added more layers in the weakest spots and left it all to harden out. The repair has held up to some very hard sailing including a full-on capsize, boat fully loaded with two heavy adults, one in the trapeze and spinnaker up.[/quote]
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