Get my surfboards custom made by a local crew and about to order a new one.
However my last two boards have had delam issues on the front heel. I think from memory the board is usually 2 x 6oz glass all over or possibly just 6 0z with double layer on rear foot.
My latest board delamed in this area relatively quicker than the board before. The only difference between the boards is that i used wax only and didn't have a front pad. I'm not going to lie the board gets a hammering, strong winds, chop and a lot of aerial work etc.
So was seeking some advice or tips on this issue.
Current thoughts on reducing the delam:
- is compression related directly to delaminating?
- additional glass around the front heal
- do lower quality blanks increase the risk of compression and weakness of the glass bonding to foam? Do i ask my local to seek a better blank? Reason i think this, is a guy repairng my old board said the foam was quite powdery and didnt look of the highest of quality when he was sanding it down.
- add front pad to board (only reason i didn't was because it had a sick paint job and didn't want to cover it up :)

Thanks.