Hello,
Copy of post in Swedish forum surfzone.se
I broke the tips of one my camber batten S-Type 2 times. It is very difficult to find the real replacer even at local north importer. It does not look like the strength or the design of the batten really matters...you get a fiber rod that look like yours but not sure it is the one for it.
Since I understood some of you were skilled in composite, I would like to ask if you think that I could reinforce the tips area (basically 1cmx0,4cm section) where the cam is pushing by adding some aramid sleeve over it? It does not feel right because I don't know how it would bound the the glass fiber rod, but I don't know.
What do you think? I don't feel like this glass short fiber rod is the most advanced design for this type of flex and alternate pressure.
Doed anyone know if someone tried to build up his/her own batten rod from unidirectional yarn? Or advanced tip shape instead of this sanded pultruded glass fiber rod?
i just bought some Kevlar sleeves from solder composite and will try to surround the cam tip of the batten in order to distribute the load a bit differently.
Thank you for your answers.
Kind regards,
Plettil