Last garage works post for today.
Kalani dropped off his board after his Foil Drive session at WP. Marlon and I were just getting back from Hapa Surf Shop when he got to the house.
This is the airline vent that the KT board has.
With the board this dark, sunlight generates a lot of air expansion potential - that's actually how I found the small pinhole leak I fixed when Kalani had me install signal windows.
Here's the retrofit vent kit I got from Fiberglass Hawaii. With this version, if you are careful, you really don't have to sand the area around the vent.
Here's to vent plug cut out of the board.
Just in case (and since I was going to be away getting lunch) - I placed the fan on the board.
After sanding No.43, I checked the hole to make sure there was no moisture in the foam. Then I mixed up enough epoxy and aerosil to fill the hole and get squeezed out (making sure there was enough epoxy mix inside the hole).
I cleaned up the edge around the vent plug lip - to make sure this is properly sealed. I used a mixing stick and used the same technique stick welders use to get an even bead across the work.
I'll drill out the vent hole tomorrow morning, get the vent screwed in, then the board goes back to Kalani.
24 hour turnaround!
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