fixing a crease + delam

[swiggy]

Maybe I should post a photo. I have a creased board, creased pretty close to the middle. And then there is a large delam patch covering the whole bottom of the board between these 2 creases, and about a foot long. The stringer is damaged, as is the foam. Not broken, but you can see the crease in both. All the glass is gone from this area. I can obviously glass back over the patch, but what should I do to the stringer/broken foam? Is the board likely to be junk? The only fixed snapped board I ever rode was horrible to ride, it was obviously not right..

[Philshoz]

I wouldn't risk riding that in anything chunky...............

I think Sir needs a new board.

[Leven]

Re-Glassing over the area will change the way the board flex's, and make it far more likely to snap too. Do the decent thing, and give it to a Grom to learn on!

[swiggy]

I have several other good shortboards, and really have no money or even the need to buy any new ones, but this one was a really nice board, and it isn't very old. Al Merrick flyer 2, shaped and signed by the man himself, came from one of their team riders who decided it had too much foam and sold it to a friend (6'0 x 18 1/2 x 2 1/4, its the right amount of foam for me with a winter wetsuit in sloppy waves..). Went like stink in small waves. I honestly think it could be fixable, even if it isn't going to be quite as good. As for giving it to a grom, it would have to be fixed first anyway before they could ride it. I don't know any kids to give it to either, its not the friendliest coast for kids, no beachbreak (round here, its 5 hours drive to tofino area with ideal beginner waves), all cobblestones or reef, plus water that never gets above 12 degrees in summer. You don't see any kids out in the water at all..

I had though about chopping it in half along the worst crease and trying to make a bisectable board, theres a few remote spots that you can access by a whole days hiking, and carrying a normal board is a pain. A bisectable board that you could just strap to a backpack would be sick. I've seen a few ideas on how to do it.. Probably a crazy idea.

[Leedsol]

I had a board crease in arugam, local fixed it up real nice, couple of embedded splints and reglassed along the crease, lasted a few more years until it snapped, worth doing, got mine done for about £30

[swiggy]

I had a board crease in arugam, local fixed it up real nice, couple of embedded splints and reglassed along the crease, lasted a few more years until it snapped, worth doing, got mine done for about £30

How much heavier afterwards? And did you notice weird flex characteristics? I was thinking splints, and also cut out a V in the glass so I don't have a transition straight across the board which would make it likely to snap again. Being a team rider/pro board I'm pretty sure this thing has a super light glass job, it certainly feels light.

[swiggy]

Some pics of the damage, tried to get a closeup of the stringer. It hasn't completely snapped, but its definitely damaged. Foam doesn't appear too bad on closer inspection, seems to be mostly ok. I'm going to have a shot at repairing it, will see how well it turns out...

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[Leedsol]

It was a heavy single fin anyway so I didn't notice much difference, might be different for a pro shortboard. Had mine out it good sized waves (Guethary, Lafitania etc) during the latter part of its life with no issues. Crease looked very similar to yours

[swiggy]

Ok. I'm going to try and fix it, see what happens. I get the feeling it isn't going to be the same, but looking down it carefully it is still straight, I've seen creased and snapped boards either kink or twist as the glass breaks and that screws them up. Hopefully I can get the glass to match the concaves, glad I've got a power sander. Worst case I have a back up board to lend out/keep in the car for when I damage others, I seem to be pretty hard on boards and I can't afford to keep buying more.

[surfrat]

worth a go fixing it, it's good practice. try and get a router to get nice straight lines on cutting out the old glass. lots of filler. and powersander will save your arms for sure!
good luck with repair. you can always use it as a board for heavier spots not having to worry if it breaks.

then get some posca pens/spray paint and cover it all up somehow

[Rickyroughneck]

Ok. I'm going to try and fix it, see what happens. I get the feeling it isn't going to be the same, but looking down it carefully it is still straight, I've seen creased and snapped boards either kink or twist as the glass breaks and that screws them up. Hopefully I can get the glass to match the concaves, glad I've got a power sander. Worst case I have a back up board to lend out/keep in the car for when I damage others, I seem to be pretty hard on boards and I can't afford to keep buying more.

Get more glass on your future boards, making them 10-20% heavier is a small price to pay for double the life expectancy. Team boards are for team riders who don't pay for them, so it doesn't matter how often they break them.

[swiggy]

worth a go fixing it, it's good practice. try and get a router to get nice straight lines on cutting out the old glass. lots of filler. and powersander will save your arms for sure!
good luck with repair. you can always use it as a board for heavier spots not having to worry if it breaks.

then get some posca pens/spray paint and cover it all up somehow

I was planning on using a dremel to cut old glass. Think making a V is a good idea? As for using it at heavier spots, its a small wave board really, not made for bigger/hollower stuff. Maybe small days at a couple of the shallower reefs where I keep busting fins would be ideal..

Get more glass on your future boards, making them 10-20% heavier is a small price to pay for double the life expectancy. Team boards are for team riders who don't pay for them, so it doesn't matter how often they break them.

Yeah if I was ordering a new board I'd get it glassed properly, but its a long time since I bought a new board and actually chose. This was a smoking deal for a used board through a mate, and it really was a pretty sick board, I landed my first air on this thing.

Although I have a JP I got custom years ago, and its 4oz glass all over with a 6oz deck patch (thats standard glassing for a shortboard right??), it has been super durable, I've had it for years and its definitely worn out now, its yellowed and heavier than when it was new due to repaired dings, I've had to reset every single fin plug in it etc. but I just can't destroy it (not that I'm trying). I still ride it a lot, and I've broke 4 other boards in the time I've had it. Good quality glassing beats heavier cloth?

[coxie]

Feather all those hard edges where good glass meets foam down with the sander and if you can make them so they are not straight lines.Sand off all the top coat of resin down to the weave for around 18 inches past the damage same on the rails and deck.
Use as little filler as possible to fill the dents in the foam ( Heaps of filler won't flex and just crack) and then level them off.
Don't bother doing anything with the stringer, splints and dowling etc do nothing really.
When you re glass cut your cloth into big diamond shaped patches, that way you will spread the load up the board and it will be less likely to crack where new glass meets old.
One patch on the bottom will be ok if the board has a nice concave, if it is a flat bottom then maybe two.
Do two patches on your deck, do one large patch first then make your second patch around 5 inches smaller.
Make sure the weave of the new cloth is nice and straight nose to tail and pay special attention not to sand through your new glass on the rails as this is where you want it nice and strong after the repair.
Should be all good.
Good luck bud
Give me a ring if you get stuck, numbers on the website

Wish i had a few like this in the workshop, school holidays are here and i'm sick of fixing shitty cortez and take off mini mals.

[surfrat]

want a big old heavy log to fix up....pro bono work just to keep you sane?

[swiggy]

Feather all those hard edges where good glass meets foam down with the sander and if you can make them so they are not straight lines.Sand off all the top coat of resin down to the weave for around 18 inches past the damage same on the rails and deck.
Use as little filler as possible to fill the dents in the foam ( Heaps of filler won't flex and just crack) and then level them off.
Don't bother doing anything with the stringer, splints and dowling etc do nothing really.
When you re glass cut your cloth into big diamond shaped patches, that way you will spread the load up the board and it will be less likely to crack where new glass meets old.
One patch on the bottom will be ok if the board has a nice concave, if it is a flat bottom then maybe two.
Do two patches on your deck, do one large patch first then make your second patch around 5 inches smaller.
Make sure the weave of the new cloth is nice and straight nose to tail and pay special attention not to sand through your new glass on the rails as this is where you want it nice and strong after the repair.
Should be all good.
Good luck bud
Give me a ring if you get stuck, numbers on the website

Wish i had a few like this in the workshop, school holidays are here and i'm sick of fixing shitty cortez and take off mini mals.

Thanks a lot man! Was hoping for our resident pro to chime in!

I would send it your way if I was closer, Canada is a bit far though!

[swiggy]

Thought I'd follow up on this, I pretty much followed coxie's advice to the letter, but without his skill... It goes ok, I've ridden it a bit, but never went as well as I remember it did.

I'm actually thinking of chopping this thing in half and trying to make a bisectable board. Seen a few swaylocks threads, got my own ideas too, I'm in the mechanical engineering department here and went and asked a couple of composites guys for their thoughts. There are lots of empty wilderness waves around here reachable by multi-day hikes, strapping a board to a backpack could make it more doable. The flex has been messed up by my hack glass job anyway, I have since picked up another couple of shortboards, realistically I'm not going to be riding this board much any more..

[Cuttlefish]

Any advice on how to fix this minor delam?


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I've got a 5 litre tin of wood glue on standby.

[coxie]

Whoopsie!

[Black]

Wrong solfeggio frequency I reckon...

[Chai Wallah]

I heard the Hawaiian surf mafia arranged for the fp13 to be attacked by wood borers and once it got into waves over 3 foot it self destructed. However this failure is all part of a carefully orchestrated surf industry conspiracy to discredit this revolutionary design that is inherently stronger and far superior than any other board design out there.

Sometimes karma bites back

[buttholesurfer]

Ship wreck...but without the rocks.

[waxer00]

weavels?(wheyvels)
about 200.000 grand down the swanny!

[Rickyroughneck]

Any advice on how to fix this minor delam?


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I've got a 5 litre tin of wood glue on standby.

Have you tried solarez?