OK, well, what you’ll need to dois make the repair on the inside of the tube. This is a little bit differentbut still perfectly possible. Follow these steps:
1. Select another section ofpole that fits comfortably inside the broken pole, possibly not the next poledown ensuring that there is at least a 0.5mm – 1mm gap between the pole youselect and the inside of the broken pole when you put the other section insidethe broken pole.
2. Using some of the abrasivepaper (120 grit) ‘key-up’ the inside of the broken pole so that the surface isclean and scuffed ready for the repair to be applied.
3. Wrap the good pole (the onethat will go inside the broken one) with some of the shrink-tape, overlappingas you go. The shrink-tape will stop the resin from sticking to the good pole.Make sure you put plenty of tape on and don’t miss any areas where the resinmight go. If you do, the resin will stick to the good pole and you could have alot of trouble getting it out again.
4. Next, wrap some carbon fibre,wetting it with resin as you go, around the outside of the good pole. Wrap atleast twice round, maybe 3 times round, so that when it is slid inside thebroken tube it will be a snug fit.
5. Next, slide the good tube(wrapped with wet carbon) inside the broken tube, aiming to leave the repairbandage positioned correctly underneath the damaged area of the pole.
6. Allow the poles to cure inthis position fully (8hrs).
7. Once cured, twist the goodpole to remove it from inside the repaired pole. The pole should come out frominside the shrink tape. Next, remove the shrink tape from the inside surface ofthe repaired pole.
8. Clean up any resin that hasdribbled through to the outside of the repaired pole using abrasive paper.
9. You should now be ready tohit the water again!
Warren PenalverEasy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant