Need help and suggestions

[NorthernBoater]

I tore the turn fin off of my Xcess II in a little tumble. The bolts were sheared off so they are flush with the sponson. How do I remove what is left of the bolts?

Also when I bought the bought it had .130 with a teflon liner. I was destroying flex cables so I went to a .150 cable with no liner. Now I have a small gap between the strut and the brass tube. I was thinking of putting a brass tube in the current brass and extending it so it is in the strut. Will this work? How do I keep it in place?

[Diegoboy]

Drill them out, then use a screw extractor.

[domwilson]

I tore the turn fin off of my Xcess II in a little tumble. The bolts were sheared off so they are flush with the sponson. How do I remove what is left of the bolts?

Also when I bought the bought it had .130 with a teflon liner. I was destroying flex cables so I went to a .150 cable with no liner. Now I have a small gap between the strut and the brass tube. I was thinking of putting a brass tube in the current brass and extending it so it is in the strut. Will this work? How do I keep it in place?

I think a piece of heat shrink would work to bridge the gap from the stuffing tube to the strut nose. It would be better if you had a pic to see if we are on the same page.

[Simon.O.]

Drilling the bolts and using a screw extractor is one option, especially if you have the tools.
Do you have a photo of the sponson where the fin lives, or should I say did live.

There are a few alternatives that I can think of already and it will all come down to how handy you are with certain tools and materials.

With the "SAW"sponsons on my big balsa rigger the turn fin bolts go through tubes right through the sponson.
Yes I know a tf on a saw sponson is a bit strange but you should see the area I get to turn in.

Shoot up a photo and we can all poke a few suggestions your way.

[NorthernBoater]

Here are two photos. I have tried heat shrink around the strut and it still was pulling in water. Maybe I need to set it up so the front of the heat shrink is above the water line when it rides.

[Simon.O.]

For the turn fin bracket.
If it were mine I would cut a peice of 3mm (1/8") alloy sheet to the same size as the square on the back of the sponson.
Drill two holes to suit the tf bracket and then bond 2 countersunk head machine screws facing outwards.
Epoxy the square patch in place and call it done.

A piece of 4-5mm ply would do the same job.

That is one repair option.

[sailr]

Let's keep it simple. Either move the turn fin brack slightly to one side or the other of the sheared bolts and drill some new holes or drill some new holes in the turn fin bracket. Either way, just leave the sheared bolts alone! I have found trying to extract broken bolts in fiberglass, etc. I end up doing more damage than it's worth!