So, here are my problems:

After a very long winter.. and the TumbleWeed survived the thrashing from plowing etc. I moved the composter to a safer location.. but in the process managed to crack a hole in the composter. There is now a two inch gap near the cover. Is the composter now unusable?

Second related issue..

The composter which after using it for almost a year is nearly full, but hasn't produced compost. It sort of smells like a latrine. Its contents are largely brown and runny. Is it because of the hole? (and now water getting inside..) or have I failed to produce the right mix?

Can I salvage any of this?

Thanks,

Don

Considering that many people compost in outdoor exposed piles, a couple of cracks insn't going to hurt your compost.

If your pile smells it is either too wet or has too many "greens" (items high in Nitrogen). Either way, adding some dry "browns", (items high in Carbon like shredded paper, fall leaves, straw, sawdust) will dry out the pile and provide a better balance between Carbon and Nitrogen.

And if you post your question on the on-topic discussion part of this forum you will get more responses.