Not an easy fix but the snap is clean, can be done

Edit<< on closer inspection it has delamed a bit but still can be fixed.

i was actually at swanny yesterday avo....fair few heavy dumpers around!

Yeah thats fixable. I had one snap like that second surf and got it fixed, bought a new one in the meantime though and never rode the fixed one again so can't comment on the 'it'll never be same factor". Totally forgot about it and one day thought what it is in that bag and pulled out what looked a brand new board(bar the snap repair!).

From memory Oceanline did mine.

Ted the Kiwi said...

markass said...

Gutted!

+1

That sucks - everything can always be fixed for a price in my experience....not sure what the costs are over your side but that would probably be a $120 job over here.

Yep thats about right

poor relative said...
Just get a Katana

Mask said...
Thats a kiteboard and unfortunately that particular brand is not made strong enough for kiting! Looks fixable though!

Sorry, didnt mean to put board down. By all accounts they rock, but still feel they should have 1 or 2 extra layers on the top deck if used for kiting.

Im sure Josh at Oceanline or Katana could sort this out for you.

Cheers for the advice I'll drop into Katana tomorrow and get the verdict

markass said...
ended up gettting the repair done and turned out a treat, stoked with the job...had a few good sessions on it then last night my board again got gobbled up by the shorey down south Trigg.

The first repair held up but this time it snapped an inch lower, I'm thinking the rigidness of the first repair may have inadvertantly affected sections just below and above........just wondering if anyone else has come across this problem?

cheers

Yep, has happened to me twice which is why I don't bother fixing if its been in the back 2/3 of the board. I always thought it might be due to the sanding of the repair weakening the rails around the repaired section? I think your theory sounds better but.

Interested to see what any shapers think?

would running 3 pieces of dowel rod through the centre of the foam help out?

markass said...
would running 3 pieces of dowel rod through the centre of the foam help out?

Be much easier just getting a new or second hand stronger board mate.

I personally think most people buy boards that are waaaay understrength. Most people aren't good enough for the marginal weight saving of a lighter glass job to be noticeable in their surfing. We are talking degrees of ****teenths (yes that is a technical term).

However, a lighter glass job is noticeable under the arm in a shop and feels sexier and sportier. The strongerr board feels like a heavy pig. Guess which one sells and why shapers keep putting stock boards out with dodgy glass jobs?

I have never snapped any of my customs, but then again i get double six oz decks and a six oz bottom. An extra kilo of glass makes bugger all difference when you throw 85 kgs of me on it. Even a light weight bloke will weigh 65 kgs and that extra kilo still won't provide any real difference in performance.

Snapped boards - and I have snapped boards off the shelf - almost invariably snap either side of the repair. They don't ever go the same either, but I think it subtle changes in the concaves or rockers that do it. Subtle differences in the bottom profile does make enormous differences in board performance.