Leash plug

[Shikkapow]

I recently bought a surfboard very cheap (the board was a prize in a contest and they didnt want it) and the leash plug is missing./ there is a small (1/4" hole drilled through the stringer into the fin box, and thats it. No plug or any other re-enforcement. they hole will get shredded pretty easily without something in there. where can I get one, and how hard are they to install?


I'll try and get pics up if I can get my camera working.


Thanks!

[miamisurfer]

http://www.foamez.com/leash-cup-black-p-348.html

I think they are fairly easy to install, u just drill a hole with a forster bit and mix up some thick resin and stick it in.

[oldgrom]

Your sure it's not a through hole leash plug ??? Most of the ones I see that have a hole through just get a leash string knoted and pushed/pulled through the box and there is a little nylon gromet in the deck with a hole in it.

[parrysurf]

yeah check it a little closer there should be a grommet, to keep water out and reinforce the hole. I would find it weird that some one would just drill a hole.
close-up picture?

[Shikkapow]

Nah there is nothing there, which is why I was wondering what was missing. The hole is drilled through the top deck and into (and through) the fin box. If you tied a string and knotted it in the box, it would work fine, but my concern is the string getting shredded by the sharp edges on the glass, or the string ripping at the glass and letting water in.

I was thinking I can get a counter sink drill bit and enlarge the diameter of the hole at the deck, and put a nice coat of resin on it to seal it.

what else can I do to fix it?

[hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf]

weird, that doesnt even look like a plug hole. leash pluchs are usually the size of a quarter arnt they?

i would take it to a repair place. mine tore out once and they put a new one in the empty hole for me for 15 dollars

[pkbum]

weird, that doesnt even look like a plug hole. leash pluchs are usually the size of a quarter arnt they?

i would take it to a repair place. mine tore out once and they put a new one in the empty hole for me for 15 dollars

same here it doesn't really look like a plug hole, weird kind i think...

[parrysurf]

Seal that weird hole, just plug the hole with resin. ....I guess you will be learning or paying for a leash plug. They are not hard to install.

Good luck

[oldgrom]

?????? WTF??!!

Well then ok,, um yea.. depending on how far back that hole is? if it's far enough to have a gromet inserted and resin/glassed in and just go for the through hole type of leash fixture (they do exist). if it is not far enough back to do that well um then fill that ugly weird hole and get a leash plug installed for about 30.00 bucks.

[IB_Surfer]

Dude, post this in the longboard forum, it's a classic way for a leash chord, supposed to be harder to do and only the old time shapers still do so, I have one on my Eberly.

You have to make a leash cord out of thicker nylon rope, should barely fit throug folded over. Tie the knot, use a screwdriver to push the leash cord throug the bottom, the knott should keep it in place.

[parrysurf]

Yeah teach, I have seen many a hole for leash rope....but they were usually a plastic grommet, or in the fin box. I have seen hole drilled in fins, and fin rope glassed into a rope tie...but never this. I think if he uses this set up he will rip the glass from pulling. There is like 1/8 inch left of that stringer, it is rough glass, no seal, there is wood exposed to soak up water, hokey pokey ......I vote leash plug of some proper sort.
IMO

[kitesurfer]

That looks like nothing more than an un sealed screw hole to me and a definate for letting water into the stringer which will soak it up like a sponge allowing water to penetrate the full length of the board and causing huge problems.
I wouldn't be surprised if that board has been hanging on a wall somewhere at some point in its life.

KS

[Shikkapow]

The hole is about a foot forward of the tail, and it goes directly into the forward part of the fin box. the hole looks like it WAS designed to tie a knot and pull the string through the hole and secure it, but it looks sorta small.

The board is brand new and built for the fundraiser, so it was deliberate, and meant to be surfed, not hung on a wall. It is also drilled right through the stringer and the water intrusion is exactly why I am concerned about it as well as it causing more damage from the leash thread ripping at the glass deck.
if you do pass a string through it and knot it in the fin box, no way is that thing pulling through the deck, but water intrusion is a serious concern.


OK so a few voted to seal it and go with a plug. I could probably just get some UV resin and fill the entire hole with it, would that be the easiest way to seal it?
forgive my ignorance, I've never attempted any work on a surfboard and dont want to screw it up.

and I forgot to post, and someone mentioned it, it is a long board (9'0") if that makes any difference.

[parrysurf]

resin is the proper seal.

I was thinking.....if you are not the type to use your leash much, you could tie the string and then goop some polyurethane in the hole from both sides to seal it, and it would protect the rope from the glass too.

I am not saying this is the best solution, but it will get you in the water quick. It would keep dry, and if it does rip the glass from a big tug, you can get it fixed and get a plug.

[oldgrom]

NO!!! Sun Cure is not a fix (in an emergency yes) but this is not an emergency. Take it to a shop and get a gromet put in there for about $30.00 bucks heck even if it cost $100.00 bucks is the surfboard worth that much??? I'd think the board is worth more so why didle d!ck around and do some half azz repair vs done right???