After going thru about one new hotstick a year, I have tried just about everything. The repair you describe has worked pretty well, but does not seem to last. We finally have solved the problem in our H-17 Fleet, Hobie Cat Div. 4. We have taken all the broken H-17 Hot Sticks and made good ones out of the broken parts. Some have broken on the inner part, some on the outer shell. The spares are taken to races, and shared as needed. The long stick and working from the wings puts added stress on the tiller extension.

Caleb