About to do repair on my wing tubes:

I have a 1991 17 Sport.. All 4 tubes are cracked at the very bottom of the tubes.. I live in New Jersey, so I assume it was from frozen water in the tubes. I definitely have water flowing into the hulls.

I have read a lot about the repairs and seen some pictures at http://imgur.com/a/EcHTi#uH37RW9 ..

We are planning to cut in the 5" inspection ports this weekend and take a look.. From the pictures at http://imgur.com/a/EcHTi#uH37RW9 it appears that the fiberglass holding the tubing to the hull is going to be blocking my access to the very end of the tubes where the cracks are..

Has anyone done this repair and can you give me some hints on properly making these repairs???

I've also seen this post on repairing without cutting in the inspection ports.. http://home1.gte.net/res07lm8/hobie/archives/v5-i2/tip84.htm

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Jeff Miller
Hobie 17 Sport