You could stick the tip back on after sanding paint off back about
three inches from the break. Don't wet sand. Lay on fiberglass mat to
within an inch of your sanding.

Fit one piece around the sides so that it laps up just a bit over the
edges and cut slits in this side piece where it wrinkles on the bends
so it can lay flat. Then one piece on top and one piece on the
bottom which again these will both hang over their sides a bit and
cut slits where necessary on the bends so they lay flat on the
sides. Glass on the 3 pieces on fast, side piece, then bottom then
top so it all bonds together.

After it drys for 24 hours sand any high spots down. Then use marine
tex type filler over it all and feather out any edge lines. When you
get your new surface real smooth then paint with some epoxy paint.
Oh yeah, don't wet sand. This is not a fast process but can be
done over a weekend and the result should be that one can't tell it
was ever damaged.

Scott - H

--- In usa_prodigy@yahoogroups.com, "tburean2" <mi15@...> wrote:
>
> After the zero-wind regatta at Higgins Lake last weekend was over,
the wind picked up to
> something around 20 mph. I dashed out with my Prodigy and its 8.5
one design sail but
> neglected in my excitement to re-tune the sail with sufficient
downhaul for the conditions. In
> brief, I ended up going over the handle bars and the mast cracked
off the tip of the board's
> nose. I managed to get off the water without the board taking on
water but I'm wondering
> how best to repair the damage. Should I attempt to glue the broken
off piece of the board's
> skin back over the exposed foam or should I just throw that away
and apply marine epoxy
> directly over the foam and then grind it down to reshape the nose?
I guess my question is,
> will the epoxy adhere to the foam core or do I need the original
skin material as a base?
>