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Mark _australia said..
Saying just Gorilla glue is not great. They make many products that will eat foam. All bar one, is an expanding polyurethane glue. it works but I'm not a fan. It sets by absorbing moisture and I've seen instances of it not fully setting. Then if you get moisture in later it reacts all over again and makes a huge bubble. that's why a 2 part product is always going to be better. However, it's still not the ideal way to do it.
As to your previous question re foaming resin it's an additive. No you cannot just mix resin and foaming PU

All this really depends on how much damage and how big. Well, and value of the board, sometimes the dodgy fixes are worth it

any boat place will be aware of the two pack expanding PU foam. Yanks call it A-B foam or pour foam. Might be the same up your way

Hey Mark, yes I've had some time to look into the two-part PU foam and agree it's likely the best way to go rather than a canned product which is designed for home insulation. Looks like this stuff can be mixed in small batches and injected with syringes under the sandwich layer where it expands to fill and bond voids in the EPS. As far as board value goes, I picked up this board for only $350CDN. A new comparable board would go for somewhere between $2500-$3000 so I don't mind putting even a few hundred into repairs if it can save it. We really like how the board handles and performs too.

Here in Canada we have a chain of stores called Fastenal that sells every type of fastener known to man, including stainless. They're my go-to supplier for my job and personal stuff. They have a website so maybe you can order online. Only thing is most fasteners come in boxes of 50, 100 etc but I always like to have extras kicking around anyway.

I can understand your hesitation given the range of experiences with shoulder surgery out there. Personally, I suffered through a couple years with a partial upper bicep tendon tear (shoulder end) that resulted in an inflamed and arthritic AC joint (clavicle). I had constant pain and irritation and diminishing strength in that arm. I decided to bite the bullet and go for the surgery and I'm really glad I did. Rehab took several months but now I'm 100%.
Similarly, I just recently got a total knee replacement done. I hesitated and suffered over a couple years fearing that I may not be able to do some of my favourite activities with an artificial knee. In the end it came down to accepting the possibility of having to dial back the intensity of some of those activities or even quitting some, or facing the inevitability of not being able to walk anymore. And I'm only 52 yrs old so hopefully a long ways to go yet. I plan to keep windsurfing for sure once I've fully recovered, though I'm prepared to cut down on those crazy storm sessions if need be. Think it over, but I can tell you that shoulder injury will likely end your windsurfing if you don't deal with it soon!

Cheers and good luck!

Hi there, the online windsurfing forums here in Canada aren't what they used to be lately so I thought I'd join one halfway around the globe! ?? Probably lots more sailors down your way than up here anyways!

Anyways, I've started a restoration project on a nice used board I picked up real cheap last summer. It's a Breezer, made by Gun sailboards a while back. Didn't know Gun even made any boards till I came across this one. It's a carbon fibre sandwich 165L formula style board that's designed to be useable for beginners as well as advanced riders. It's 229cm long and 100cm wide and weighs in at only 20lbs. It needs some work but nothing I can't handle: extensive delam/soft spots on the deck and a poorly repaired cracked nose. The delam's extensive but still at a point where it should be easily repairable by epoxy injection. For the nose I did a bit of exploratory surgery and decided it will need a section of core replaced and some new carbon fibre and divinycell. I would post some pics but apparently new members can't for a while.

I'm planning to install new full deck padding since my wife and two teenage sons will be using the board and we really liked that feature. I've found a bunch of nice options on Amazon in the large size I need but they all come as peel-and-stick which I'm not too keen about. I would feel more confident applying with a good coat of contact cement. I've heard of people applying spray adhesive over the self-adhesive but I wonder if there could be compatibility issues between the two adhesives leading to bond failure. If anyone here's been down this road and would like to share any opinions or suggestions I'd greatly appreciate it. thanks,