[quote=charlescarlis]In the past, when I had to repair fiberglass assemblies from the inside out, I ended up making my own long-reach tools to drag the pre-wetted glass strips inside the assembly, then use a dowel or something to press it into place. Usually a combination of dowels, wire hangers and disposable long-reach HF disposable tools.
It's a REAL PIA and very tedious, but also possible. Cleaning/prepping on the inside would be tougher. On a comp tip, I'd personally use epoxy-glass, running heavier strips or uni-glass down the axis of the mast, then follow up with a ring of layers of glass over that around the inner circumference. Outside would then just be cosmetic, but could be structural also, sandwiching the patch if so desired (and stronger).
I've seen them repaired strictly from the outside, but look ugly - though functional.
I wonder how much actual flex the comp-tip experiences? Patching it will affect that somewhat...[/quote]
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