Foil Care - LDC Racing Saliboats RS FEVA Owner's Manual

Hull damage falls into three categories:
 SERIOUS – large hole, split, crack, or worse. Don‟t be too distressed! Get the
remnants back to RS Racing – most problems can be repaired.
 MEDIUM – small hole or split. If this occurs during an event, sailing can often
be continued as long as leaking can be prevented by drying the area and
applying strong adhesive tape. CAUTION – if the damage is
close to a heavily loaded point, then the surrounding area should be closely
examined to ensure that it will accept the loads. Get the damage
professionally repaired as soon as possible.
 SMALL – dents, scratching. This type of damage is not boat threatening.
Comptec PE3 cannot be repaired in the same way as fibre glass. Some scratching
can be removed be RS Racing staff, but dents cannot. Therefore we suggest you
treat your boat with as much care as you would if it were fibre glass. More serious
repairs can be carried out by RS Racing staff; however, the repair will never be
invisible, due to the nature of the material.
The joy of owning an RS Feva is that it is very hard wearing, and any dents and
scratches it receives will not affect the structural integrity of the hull.
The foils are made from injection-moulded plastic. They are very strong and hard
wearing, but they will get damaged if run aground hard. Due to the nature of its
construction, a damaged foil can still be used.
If you run aground hard with the
has not been punctured at the front or the trailing edge of the
Special „shock absorbing‟ pads have been fitted at these points to reduce the risk of
damage, and these can be replaced if damaged.

6.2 Foil Care

daggerboard down, you should check that the hull
daggerboard case.