New daggerboard

[Noemi - Ensenada 20]

Take a big piece of wood, cut it into a bunch of small pieces of wood, then glue them together to make a big piece of wood! 

I like all the collaboration.

[Captain Kidd]

Take a big piece of wood, cut it into a bunch of small pieces of wood, then glue them together to make a big piece of wood! 

I like all the collaboration.

Now that's funny! LOL

Which is in fact what I did. Just a different shape. Ha!

[Captain Kidd]

Some more work on the board. I took Spot's scaled drawing and decided to cut grooves at intervals at depth to create guidelines for planing/sanding/shaping the board into something like unto a foil. I spray painted the grooves to aid in the process. We'll see how it turns out.

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[Noemi - Ensenada 20]

You might consider epoxying it, then painting it.  Could protect places that get scraped.

[Captain Kidd]

You might consider epoxying it, then painting it.  Could protect places that get scraped.

Yep. That's an option. I also have enough fiberglass left over from the build that I might glass it. With the board being so thin,  that would help make it stronger.

[Spot]

If possible, if you are glassing the board, think about getting a strip of fabric at +45/-45 wrapping the leading and trailing edges. This will help prevent cracking along a long fiber on the edge.

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[Captain Kidd]

Another evening of work on the board. This session was planing and sanding. Got it close to done for that part of the project. It's looking decent, a better shape than my first board. Not perfect though by any means. I'm sure it will serve its purpose.

My setup. Using my table saw as a portable workbench.

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After sanding

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Foil shape

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Fore and aft edges

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A few more final touches and I'll decide how to finish it. Likely cover with glass.

[Captain Kidd]

I'm still working on the board. Another day or so.

I cut the old board in half to see the inside. Rotting, separating, and swollen. Wouldn't fit inside the trunk anymore.

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I feel good about having solid wood. I did cover it in fiberglass.

[Captain Kidd]

I've finished the new daggerboard. Planed, sanded, covered in fiberglass, and two coats of Glidden Porch and Floor Polyurethane oil based. A few pics:

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[Doug SC]

 Very nice looking dagger board. Work you can be proud of!