to fix or not to fix

[trails surfing]

just came back from a surf sesh that was cut short since i broke the nose 6 inches from the tip of my board on a shore break. how much does i usualy cost to get something like that fixed? i want to get a custom board shaped that's going to have thicker fiberglass. should i even bother fixing it? this is my favorit board but it dings realy easily.

[little waves]

if you really like the board you will regret not fixing it....shops near me would probably charge round 50 bucks. def worth it.

[dreamer]

You could probably give this a go yourself -- get a do it yourself fix it kit. Or just get a repairer to fix it -- but remember it will never be as sterdy as it was before the snap, and is alot more likely to happen again, no matter who repairs it.

[HitAndRun]

You could probably give this a go yourself -- get a do it yourself fix it kit. Or just get a repairer to fix it -- but remember it will never be as sterdy as it was before the snap, and is alot more likely to happen again, no matter who repairs it.

Actually thats not true, i saw a guide on the web on how to fix a broken nose, the trick is you put those icecream "sticks" inside the foam of your board, once you coat it with fiberglass it becomes alot stronger.

[Driftingalong]

Personal Opinion:

If you've never done a fix before; get it done by someone who knows what they are doing (ask if you can watch).

Fixing a ding with sun cure resin doesn't count.

[Brian]

I broke the nose of my board, but the problem was i never found the nose...I was talking to the shaper in the surf shop and he said that since I didn't have the nose, they would have to reshape me a new nose* and it may alter with all the physics of the board.

[tomcat360]

I don't think it should be a big issue to make a new one if you had to. most likely the break is not even, so he would cut down the break, then make a new nose out of foam, I suppose he would then glass the nose by its self, then would use some retaning sticks and glass together and sand down.

It doesn't seem that the nose of the board (assuming you are speaking of shortboards, if a longboard nose breaks off you are missing a lotta foam). It doesn't really have much water contact.

or I might be absolutely wrong