After doing a bit of research on board-lady website I decided to have a go at repairing the nose of my fanatic slalom board.

Mate had some epoxy and fiberglass in his garage and we went over to a local catamaran builder and managed to beg a small piece divinycell style material.

Sanded the damage back and then decided I would go with a layer of glass then divinycell, then some more layers of glass over it. First layer of glass went on and I started to have problems as bubbles of air kept appearing under it, so i removed the glass and just left a thin coat of resin on, I figured it would seal the damaged area so I could put the glass on without it bubbling up. I had the bung open too, but I don't think it really made a difference. In hindsight I think the best thing to do would have been to leave the board out in the sun, and then bring it into the shade as the day was cooling and then glass it. Or possibly vac-bag it but didn't really have the gear available.

Anyway, after that layer hardened, I put on a layer of glass and a sheet of divinycell which I slightly preformed with a heatgun, then taped down with some masking tape.



Left that to harden overnight, and came back the next morning, trimmed excess stuff off with a stanley knife, and then sanded it all back nicely:



Then I glassed on two layers of glass one the size of the damaged area, then another piece slightly larger about 1cm on all sides over it.



Pretty pleased with it so far. I will sand it back tomorrow and probably paint it for a nice finish and to protect the resin from the UV.

Tools + Materials:
West systems 105 resin + 207 hardener (I think).
Plastic syringe for measuring stuff.
Divinycell stuff.
approx 200gsm glass cloth.
Crappy paintbrush.
Stanley Knife
Plastic cups to mix it in.
Sandpaper of various grades, mainly used 80grit.
Disposable gloves!

Anyway, maybe this will help other people who are interested in doing their first repairs. I'm pretty pleased with the results so far, and it didn't take much time (2 afternoons).

Oh and does anyone have any suggestions for what kind of paint to use? Or criticisms on my technique? Thanks, all comments would be appreciated!

*edit*: I should add, that the original damage was from the mast hitting the board, and basically the corner/top of the deck was crushed and had about a 7-8cm crack running along it and the top was very soft. The rail was still solid thou, so I didn't touch it.