Fix a Very Broken Surf Board

Step 9 Patch a Ding in Another Board

The board needed some more putty to fill the crack after the splints came off. There was some putty left over from that operation.
So I patched a big ding in a windsurfer with the left-over putty.
First I ground down all around the dent.
Then mostly filled it with microballoon putty.
Then put a couple of layers of fiberglass cloth over it.
Then painted that with epoxy until it went clear and looked good. When that was hard I
sanded that smooth and painted it white to match the board.
The ding was on the deck, so I didn't make it very smooth. Rough is better for traction.

See the sliding track slot in the deck? That's for the mast base. I didn't have the base to mate with this track so I butchered it. I pulled the sliding guts out of the slot and replaced them with an aluminum block with an 8mm threaded hole. Then I could use a standard shortboard base with this board. I went windsurfing and decided this was the perfect board for me. It was such a great session I forgot to tie the board to my truck. It blew off in the parking lot and I never saw it again. I forgot to put my contact info on the board.