You could fix this yourself, infact you should probably give it a go if you feel you want to, I mean what have you go to loose? 20 bucks in resin, a bit of cloth (could probably get offcuts), do some light sanding around the area first and give it a go. Your board will still work fine for kiting even if you do a sh1t job ;).

p.s. I've seen so many Rusty boards broken.

Thanks for the responses. Makes me feel better knowing the board won't go to the surfboard graveyard.

It's actually a really nice board to kite with. I've had it for two seasons now.
Would like to get a few more out of it.

When you say sand the peeled section. This part is the foam. What coarse paper do you suggest to use. I know it has to be rough for the glass to take to it, but never had to the glass straight on the foam before. I'm imagining using some rough stuff and watching bits of foam getting pulled out and flying everywhere :P

Minor repairs i've done before is an fcs fin plug, and a few dings and a small hole where my harness went through the top.

No, you can't fix it. I'll save you some time and money y you giving it to me!

What I would do is cut and peel the rest off on the bottom following the contour of the rail, either use a utility knife and cut following the rail or carefully use an angle grinder with a 1mm cutting disk and cut. Remember that you will have to sand the flowcoat off down to the fibre glass to allow for a strong bond.

Once that is done, shamfer the edge of the rail glass, fill in any creases / dings with Q-cell and resin. Use play dough or blue tack and fill the FCS plugs so no resin can fill them.

Get yourself a squeegee (this is a must) and not a window cleaning one, 4 / 6 Oz glass mat (Kirkside in Ozborne park should supply everything or even try Katana or the other bloke (can't remember his name but use google). Cut the glass so that it overlaps the rail by 2 inches or so. Pour the resin along the stringer line and spread it about working out towards the rail. Once all nicely wetted out (without to much excess (puddle, etc) and lap the 2 inch overlap.

Once dry, sand it removing any snot and lumps and bumps, and blend in the overlap.

Get some flow coat / gel coat ( resin with waxol in it ) and paint it on with brush, the resin will flow and smooth itself out. Once dry, water paper until you are happy or tired.

Good Luck.
Rich

Find a bin don't waste your time
New board will make you feel better

newo - that is something else -- pic's are worth 1000+ words...

I like playing and building and fiddling.... So if U R of the same mind set - all the yep - go for it tips R good.

I would follow richswing's suggestion and peel the lot. U might have water damage under one of Ur fins anyway (where it is black).

I have defaulted on using epoxy (kinetix 104h 125h - not thru' specialist knowledge but recommended at glass shop and has lasted 1+ years as I gradually use it up) - Last job I did a flood coat and easy as - pulled the masking tape off after approx 2 hours well before fully cured - I find less hassle cleaning up / and sanding edges. Might consider 2 layers of glass -lighter weave of cloth and decent sand between 1st & 2nd.. the layering really adds strength (but at a weight penalty - hence the sanding)..

Cost - well I invested in the resin (>$200 from memory) as I had paddle boards (epoxy based - nippers equipment (newbie volunteer) & dodgey surf boards to fix and both my boys now patch / fix as well. The rest is fairly cheap. The standard resin (polyester?? not epoxy) was cheaper - but more toxic and the mix with the hardner I had was fiddly for small jobs as the ratio was 5 to 1 and in humid conditions was not so easy to use when starting 101 glassing + the hardner had a short shelf life - i.e. good for constant production but not for irregular repairs.
I also did a bulk buy of SOLAREZ from the importer ($12 / tube) - this stuff used well is great for small quick patches (have this and repair bog in the car) - retailed at $24 -38.

If U go for it would like to see the pics...
Suppose U must have ridden board back to shore like that - hoping it would not break..

Cheers
AP