Bond rail repair??

[Vumad]

The rear bond rail on my B1 is separated. I am very short on time right now and it is summer so I don't have time to cut open the back deck and repair it properly without risking a few weekends of riding time. I can ride it without an issue, but it is a significant leak which concerns me when my wife uses it or in the surf. I put some versiplugs in it and will get an electric bilge in it if I can get some extra time.

Does anyone have any temporary solutions to slow a flood to a trickle? My buddy suggested drilling some holes into the seam and injecting resin into it with a syringe but I'm not sure that would work very well, especially since it's the entire rear bond rail.

Any suggestions?

 

[hink320]

Maybe get an empty caulk tube, mix up some thickened epoxy and fill the whole crack with that while trying to inject some in the crack as well?

 

[smoofers]

I used to do foundation repairs in a similar manner on grout filled skids. If the top plate had an air gap between the grout and metal, we'd drill injection holes across the plate. Tap them for 1/8" npt and insert grease zerks. Use a grease gun to inject epoxy (grease guns can hit 3-5000 psi easy) leaving the other zerks loose enough for the threads to leak and let air/epoxy out. Once the closest fitting starts leaking, tighten it down and start pumping through it. Continue until all air gaps are filled and the last zerk is leaking epoxy, then tighten down the last fitting. Boom. DIY epoxy injection at a few thousand PSI.

 

[Norass411]

Kindof in a similar boat (ski?) at the moment. Found some cracks in my SN and got all my supplies to reinforce the whole hull. I am meeting up with an old friend this weekend, however, so im sure im not gonna have time to cure everything even if I could somehow get it laid in time. Am I asking for huge trouble if I go ahead and fill the bond line with resin/cabosil to get it water tight and come back later to lay glass?

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[Tyler Zane]

Maybe get an empty caulk tube, mix up some thickened epoxy and fill the whole crack with that while trying to inject some in the crack as well?

You can buy thickened epoxy in a tube, I like six10. I use it to fill bond rail gaps before reinforcing the sides of skis. Better have a decent caulk gun though, it will ruin a cheap gun.. stuff is thick.

I'd just seal it up for now with whatever sealant you prefer until you can fix it right.