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firewire surfboards
Posted:
Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:34 pmby lesson 1
hey,
ive been riding my firewire for a season now and its going unreal but in the last few weeks its spliting on the deck and it keeps happening and the foam becomes really soft no matter where i repair it it happens on the edge of the repair,
is there any faults that i should know about with the flexfire?
Posted:
Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:29 pmby O_Danny_Boy
your not the only one lad, heard stories off a fw lads from round here saying their decks are just peeling and blistering up after only a few surfs. they got onto firewire and got no satisfaction
Posted:
Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:45 amby IB_Surfer
I bought a firewire and sold it after only 3 go-outs, just did not like it.
However, they recently closed their factory and are moving their production to Asia to join the other surfboard mills.
So, take your board to a shop, get it fixed right, sell it and buy something you like better.
Posted:
Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:19 pmby Henry
I've also seen this happen to a few firewires. Only the early models tho i think.
Posted:
Tue Nov 18, 2008 12:56 amby HBCSurf
Be CERTAIN you are using the proper resin for the board.
From your description, it sounds like you might be using a poly resin on exposed epoxy and that's what is causing the 'softness'. I can't say for certain.
Firewire makes a good board. While they may be tougher in some respects, they suffer greatly from heat. EX/PS out gases at around 130F where a poly will go to 150F+ this is a huge difference because the inside of a car can easily get your board hot fast. Most of the delam I've seen from EPS boards was caused by the board getting too hot.
But no matter how well a board is made, if you don't like it, you don't like it.
I think the advice to get it professionally repaired is a very good idea. Most repair guys do excellent work for a bargain of a price.