MartyChafkin
New Member
I have a mid-70s sunfish that has the new style blades, which are in need of refinishing. When I took the rudder hardware off, I discovered that the rudder had two short splits hidden under the cheeks. Since I don't want to buy a new blade for $130, I was wondering about the feasibility of a repair.
I thought that I could run the top edge over the blade in the table saw to make a deep kerf and then epoxy a spline into it. Has anyone done this? Am I nuts? Would aluminum work better than wood, as a spline?
Is there any other source for a cheaper blade than the dealer? Doug and Dutcher, are you guys still out there?
Thanks, all, for any help,
Marty
I thought that I could run the top edge over the blade in the table saw to make a deep kerf and then epoxy a spline into it. Has anyone done this? Am I nuts? Would aluminum work better than wood, as a spline?
Is there any other source for a cheaper blade than the dealer? Doug and Dutcher, are you guys still out there?
Thanks, all, for any help,
Marty