{"id":185,"date":"2017-01-30T18:51:27","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T22:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reefknotsandrigging.com\/?p=185"},"modified":"2017-01-30T18:55:37","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T22:55:37","slug":"knee-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reefknotsandrigging.com\/index.php\/2017\/01\/30\/knee-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Knee Surgery!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve holed up on Banana River to take care of a knee problem. The bottom half of our starboard forward knee was pulling away from the hull!<\/p>\n

\"Knee<\/a><\/p>\n

I noticed it when I was pulling on the shrouds and found that the chainplate would move about a quarter inch out of the deck. This is no good so we immediately started planning how we would fix it.<\/p>\n

\"Crack<\/a>
Crack between the knee and hull<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After I cleaned it out I filled the crack with thickened epoxy and then fiberglassed the knee back to the hull.<\/p>\n

\"First<\/a>
First layers of fiberglass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today I sanded it down and put a layer of paint primer down. Next I’ll finish the paint job and put the chainplate back in. Looking forward to solid knees again!<\/p>\n

\"Five<\/a>
Five layers of fiberglass and one coat of primer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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We’ve holed up on Banana River to take care of a knee problem. The bottom half of our starboard forward knee was pulling away from the hull! I noticed it when I was pulling on the shrouds and found that the chainplate would move about a quarter inch out of the deck. This is no … <\/p>\n

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