Just found this 9cm hairline crack in the deck of this board. It's oozing water. Terminal?

I'm oozing something but its not terminal.

This one might be

I found that useful thread for you.....
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/General/Repair-your-own-boards-like-a-Boss/


btw, what board is it?

I think if you are not planning to do future repairs, try to find a good repairer in your area and get a quote.

I have built boards and done repairs like putting in a new finbox etc, and starting from scratch, I couldn't do a quality repair like that properly for less than the local repair guy near me charges. (Though I do think he works for too cheap).

There's also the issue of why it cracked. There have been boards like the Mistral Flow that went soft in that area, so it would be an advantage having an experienced guy repair it as he could check out the deck construction to make sure it is enough to bring it back to normal, or does it need extra reinforcement.

Just my opinion.

ikw777 said...
So there might be a possibility it could be repaired? It's a mystery, there's no associated dent or delamination/soft spot that I can feel. I've only had one harsh accident on the board when I hit a ray back in February. I don't jump so there have been no flat landings, yet it looks like the board is breaking in half across the deck???

Sad because she was great to sail. One of the best I've had.

I guess a repair would involve quite extensive surgery in that area?

Hey Ian are u sure u didn't sneek back over for a sail yesterday and in the process kill off some more wildlife (big dead turtle washed up on queens) looked like it may have been hit by your board seriously its probably a stress fracture, stress from moving from sunny qld to cold nz , don't worry though cause i here ulf has a board waiting for your return

NotWal said...

djl070 said...
This one might be

It's a BIC!

Funny looking stool! He should prob get that looked at

Mark _australia said...

NotWal said...
Looks to me like a tension crack. When sailing you have weight on the mast foot, weight at the foot straps and upward pressure from the water in between. If that's what it is then the deck construction probably needs upgrading from the mast foot to the foot straps. Is there a hint of a transverse compression buckle line under the board? Doesn't mean anything if there isn't but if there is it's a good indication it's about to snap.

I don't know that it indicates the board needs more material in that area. The other 10,000 of them can be fine, probably a case of a small area of glass not wet out properly or lack of bond between divinycell and core.

Caught it early, a 20cm x 10cm repair should see it if there is no surrounding soft areas.

I can't detect any other damage either around the crack or on the underside of the board. I'm taking to a repairer here in a few days for a verdict and hopefully a fix. A fix would be good cos my windsurf budget is stretched to limit right now.