Hi,

I just picked up a Tiga Wave 252 I bought off eBay. It cost me $6.50 with a Chinook boom thrown in as well. I didn't expect to win the auction as it was sitting at about $3 with an hour to go and I placed a maximum bid at $8.

Anyway the board isn't in bad shape. Its light and doesn't appear to have any terminal fractures or soft spots. The non slip seems to be okay. A few dings that have been repaired. However the nose is not the best and needs repairing.

Rather than just repairing would it be a bad idea to shorten it by about 150mm and then making it water tight? As the board owes me nothing it would be a bit of an experiment for me. What sort of tools and supplies would I require to do this?

Also the deck pad fabric is coming loose under the back footstrap. Could I use some sort of contact cement like Tarzan grip to fasten the fabric?

If it works out well it could be a good board for those days of very strong winds. I don't have a board suitable for those sorts of days.


Here is the board:





Here is its info:



Here is the damaged nose:





Are there any opinions on this board? I wouldn't be using it in waves. It will hopefully be a board to use on very windy days on lakes.