I should have indicated the type of boat. It is an Inter 18 and I know new boards ain't cheap. However, you may be correct since this isn't just a little cosmetic ding and hence, the repair could get expensive. Didn't someone in Houston indicated in this open forum that they could make boards for the Inter boats if there was a demand?

Back to the event itself. The hit was rather dramatic. The boat almost pivated on the board with the port bow digging in and the stern going up in the air. I jumped off the boat as quick as I could trying to get it under control (hitting one board swung the boat upwind and it tried to take off down the shallow beach with the board continuing to dig in). I am surprised nothing else was ruined but I must say, my wife in none too happy with me. Her first comment was, "I was wondering why you were sailing in such shallow water with the boards down". I wish she had said something before I hit the rock.

Again, any help would be appreciated as I don't want to sail with this board if it can be fixed.


Thanks

bob