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Comment by Randy Dersham on September 19, 2009 at 11:51am

Hello Kristina,
You will need to replace your chine. The good news is that will also likely repair your leak. The most common leak for these boats is the long joint between the bottom and the side panels. That joint is covered with a bedding compound and capped with the outside chine batten. That is the broken piece in your photo.

You can cut your own new chine battens from white oak if you have a table saw. If not you can purchase a pair of chine battens from Sanderson at the shop. You are in Corvallis and we are in the old town of Nimrod on the McKenzie River about 35 miles from Eugene. (541-221-5201)

You can do the work yourself. Sandy will be happy to give you instructions. It's pretty much, take the old chine off, look for and repair and rot, put the new chine on with new bedding compound.