Just bought a Starboard Go 175L. Sadly, she arrived with about a 2.5" crack on the bottom edge about midway fore/aft. I could have returned it . but . there are no replacements to be found likely until September or beyond. This is in the US. Sadly, Covid has really messed up inventories over here. So far I haven't found anyone I'd trust with the repair. One place said they'd use an epoxy putty and it would not look pretty. I believe I can do much better.I'm familiar with working with fiberglass, feather edging, wet sanding, etc, etc. but I just haven't done it in 40 years. The crack goes completely through the outer layer such that I can distinctly see where the side should be connected to the bottom except there is about a 1/2 mm or so gap between the two surfaces. I was thinking of going with a slow setting epoxy resin (60 minutes open time) and 2 oz glass. Any thoughts on this? How many layers? Just one? I can't imagine more than 2 would be necessary. From what I've read it sounds like rather than gelcoat maybe I could use an acrylic paint. The board is a mat finish. White in the area of the damage.
BTW, I had been using a Starboard Rio M . 220 L. I was having difficulty getting on plane with that board last fall so I bought this new one and I dropped some weight going from 112kg (late last fall) to about 102kg all because I really want more success planning. Cheers.
Sound like you're onto it, but fill with epoxy and q-cell then 2 x 4oz would be best. Fair with the same epoxy and q-cell.
Photo please. Ideally you want to start off with a small piece and gradually increase the patch surface. Sand around area so the glass has something to adhere to. Tons of repairs online especially board lady website.
I heard back from the support staff at Starboard. I wasn't sure what kind of material this was and I didn't want to be putting fiberglass & epoxy over some kind of incompatible plastic. They set me straight. It's made of fiberglass and epoxy which is exactly what I was hoping for so I don't anticipate any big problems with a DIY repair.I looked up Q-Cel and I'm going to buy some. Sounds like good stuff. I'm not sure whether I'll need to try to squirt or squeeze something beneath the fracture maybe some epoxy with Q-Cel would be good for that followed by some light fiberglass cloth . with more Q-Cell on top.
BTW, the board was double-boxed too. I suspect someone rested it on the edge of a truck tailgate and maybe bumped it just a bit.
doesn't look too bad from the photo you posted.
maybe all that's needed is scrape away any loose paint then a thin smudge of white filler followed by some careful sanding ?
