Rail Extentions!!!
Goal:
Extend rails 3/4 inch.
Not pay $100 for a rail extention kit.
Homebrew something better.
Material:
Composite decking spidles
WS 404 filler/glue
Fiberglass Filler (duraglass)
Clamps
Paper towels
Marker
Hand saw
Table saw
Step bt Step:
- Flip hull on top deck
- Rip Spindles in Half on Table Saw
- Sand with 80 grit on spindle side to be glued to hull
- Sand paint off hulls rails
- Hold board up to back half of hull
- Hold other half to front
- mark where two pieces meet
- Bend board to shape of hull
- Do a pre-clamp on (dry fit)
- Set clamps up for fast use
- Mix resin and hardener
- Add WS404 untill a thick pasty substance
- Pour glue on boards
- Clamp board to ski
- spread clamps out at first then add clamps in between for tight fit
- Repeat with upper board but work from back (flat) to front (curved)
- Add WS404 to fill gap at end of boards
- Wipe excess glue off!!!
- Leave cure 12 hrs
- Remove clamps
- Repeat other side
- Take hand saw and cut at angle to feather ends in
- Use 60 grit disk on grinder to mold to the ski
- Add filler and keep on molding till satified
- Sand down bottom of rails so you dont cut yourself ridding
- Flip ski to top
- Use filler to smooth top of baord to ski
- YOUR DONE!!!!
Conclusion:
When your all done they are very strong! Let them cure fully (24 hr) before you test them. You will hve to rought up the rails to put turf on them.
Questions, Comments, Responses!!!!!!
