Round out the hole if necessary.
With a rocking motion, slice
through the Stern Tube hole as
shown. Cut down 2/3rds then cut
up 1/3rd to complete.
As you drill, check the alignment to
ensure the hole is in the center.
Sand the area inside the Hull at the stern
to help the epoxy bond the skeg
reinforcement to the Hull. Test fit the
skeg reinforcement into the hull.
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Measure out two inch-wide
puddles of epoxy parts A & B.
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After mixing, fold in the same volume
of filler material. I’m using Talcum
Powder. The filler makes the epoxy
less brittle after it cures.
Put the filled epoxy on the bottom
surfaces of the Skeg Reinforcement.
Put lots of filled epoxy in the
recess of the hull where the skeg
reinforcement will set.
Set the reinforcement into the stern
of the hull.
Press the Skeg Reinforcement into
the epoxy.
Cover the reinforcement with the
squeezed-out epoxy.
Install Skeg Reinforcement
Sand all surfaces of the Skeg
Reinforcement. The skeg is the
square brass tube that supports
the bottom of the rudder.
