broken board

[hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf]

big wave hit on the right spot on the north shore. never has happened to me before. i went to find the front half along the rocky shore, and there were 5 other board halves in the same area, like a surfboard graveyard.. anyone fix a broken board? is it worth fixing or getting it fixed? is it always going to have a weak spot now?

[parrysurf]

bummer...been there a few times.

you can fix it, it might even be stronger if done right.

problem is it will get heavier, and the flex will never be the same.

[essex sucks]

get a copy made of it if u like the board if u fix it it will never ride the same again

[hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf]

aah too expensive. so its not worth it? turns will be more difficult?

[spark6]

you could fix it just to hang on the wall... "the first board i broke sorta thing..." However, i would agree with the previous posters, all my work with FG has taught me that the instant you start adding glass you lose flex. Its great if you are trying to get an appendage or hull stiff its fantastic, if you are trying to mend a split it will never be the same. besides, you are opening yourself up to bad joints and possible delams, which, when you are laying your belly on would be miserable if the glass lifted... long story short, i'd say its time for a new board...

[isaluteyou]

nah its nowt more than a wall hanger now in my opinion. Not unless you want to give yourself a project which could be fun

[hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf]

bummer it was only 6 months old and pearly white

[CHarvey]

You could always make a chair out of it

[tomcat360]

Or put it back together, then cut out a hole for your mailbox if you have one.

[Beachbumhippie]

Stick it back together and sell it on ebay

[Kabazz]

Stick it back together and sell it on ebay

'Mint' condition

[pkbum]

Stick it back together and sell it on ebay

'Mint' condition

Only rode it 2 times .

[thaya]

i vote you make it into a coffee table

[greg@hoodatsurfco]

i vote you make it into a coffee table

exactly what i was gonna say! that or a bar. but it might not be big enough for a bar.

[tomcat360]

I'm actually currently doing that. I'll post pictures if I ever finish it.

[chrisw]

Sorry to be a spanner in the works, but you can definately repair that board. From the look of it, it's a clean break which is really what you need for that size of board. Some people say that it's not worth bothering repairing boards if it's behind the front foot but I can tell you from experience that it's worth doing. I have a Simon Anderson 6'4" that snapped nearly the same place as yours and I've repaired it and it still surfs great (I was using it this morning in fact at a reef break at head and a half+). People say that a board loses flex, maybe a little, but people who say that are often repeating a mantra without any experience.... I'd check swaylocks for the method for repairing, takes me a couple of days to do a board, main thing is to get the rocker profile set correctly.

Basically, I cut two 5mm wide channels either side of the stringer, then cut two 180mm lengths of 5mm ply and set them with resin in the channels on both pieces of the board. This ensures centering and keeps the board firm. You can then concentrate on getting the rocker profile set. I then sand where you're going to glass. I sand a diamond shape top and bottom, this is important as if the glass is straight across the board then you're creating a line of stress that will snap the board due to the flex / stiffness of the new/old glass joint. Fill the gaps in the foam with a resin and qcell mix. Then Glass bottom, then glass top. Hotcoat then sand then get that board back in the water. It's a good experience for ding repair if nothing else and every wave after is a bonus.

[hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf]

thanks, i heardfrom a friend that shortboards like mine dont have much flex anyway. ill probably have it fixed or fix it myself.