Fences and Gates - Repairing Wood Fence

We got hit by some 80mph wind last week that shook up my already shaky fence. I have two sections down because of a broken post and 4 sections leaning due to broken post.

I'm thinking that I will replace all the post and repair the broken sections since they really aren't that bad.

The cross bars are 1x2 wood and are pretty spllit up at the ends where they connect to the post. I was wondering what the best way was to fix them. Can I cut off a few inches of it and replace with a new board or do I need to redo the entire 8' board?

"1X2 cross bars" -- are you saying that these are the rails that support the fence boards??

Can you post pictures so we can see what you are dealing with? Put them on a site like photo bucket, yahoo pictures or whatever, and post the URL.

Yes the rails that support the fence boards or pickets. There are three of them that stretch 8 feet horizontally between each post.

I was thinking if I replace the post then the boards won't line up exactly with the post. The ends of the rails are messed up anyway where they can't be nailed back into the post anyways.

Would some kind of joist hanger work? Not sure how it would look?? Pics would be great. You could put a piece wood up on the new post, then put the hanger up on that. That will give you some play as where the new posts are positioned! Did you buy these panels pre-assembled from lowes or HD??

I'm considering repairing what I have now or buying the new sections at home depot. The question is if I repair it the new post won't line up with the existing panels. If I buy new panels they may be able to be aligned with the new posts. Since the 1x2 rails that attach to the posts are all chewed up on the ends do I have to replace the whole 8' board or can I just replace about a foot of it? The rails have been taken off too many times and the wood is split so I can attach the existing rails to the post.