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[quote=DaC][quote=rch701]My tiller extension has open glass fiber on it and it is tearing up my skin all over the place. should i 
A.(buy a new one=$45)  
B.(build a wooden one=$10)  
C.(Build a PVC one that can extend using an aluminum bicycle handle bar lock= nearly no $) 
D.(coat the handle with resin and sand smooth=ugly)
E.(cover the exsiting handle with gel flex tubing=$4)[/quote]

At $45 I would buy a new one.  The other options will take away sailing time. Double however many hours you think it will take to fix it, unless you have done this exact thing before.

Triple the amount of hours you think it will take to fix it if you have A.D.D. (and welcome to the club).

Quadruple the amount of hours if your an engineer, because your just gonna get anal about it being perfect and may even decide to first create a few prototypes (again, welcome to the club)  :lol:

You could also wear some sailing gloves.

But seriously though, you CAN tint resin to color match what's on there now.  It's gonna be tuff to match it perfectly, but give it a year of UV fading and you will be the only one that can tell.  You could also do like the previous owner of my SolCat and just use spray enamel paint.

Dan
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