I find my boards only last 6-8 months due to heel dents (front foot) and tail squash (from top part of foot) before it dents/cracks then snaps. Tried placing carbon weaving, heavier glassing and different types of epoxy boards to try and make them last longer but usually there dead before 12 months is out. Is there a way of making boards last longer without getting a heavier glassing job done? like a laminate film to keep it light but keep the deck stronger?
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synsies1000 said..
I find my boards only last 6-8 months due to heel dents (front foot) and tail squash (from top part of foot) before it dents/cracks then snaps. Tried placing carbon weaving, heavier glassing and different types of epoxy boards to try and make them last longer but usually there dead before 12 months is out. Is there a way of making boards last longer without getting a heavier glassing job done? like a laminate film to keep it light but keep the deck stronger?
Yes get a bamboo laminated board like this one. Its over 12months old. No sign of any deck sinkage what so ever
If your getting your boards machine shaped there's a good chance their taking too much off the crust of the blank into the marshmallow centre.... You can have all the glass you want but if the blank is soft then the blank is soft...
not always the popular option but epoxy is the way to go ,polyester feels better under your feet but my last epoxy ( a Rusty) lasted over 4 years and that was with smashing it as kitesurfing board
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not always the popular option but epoxy is the way to go ,polyester feels better under your feet but my last epoxy ( a Rusty) lasted over 4 years and that was with smashing it as kitesurfing board
May I be so bold as to say tufflite? Been thrashing two for about 8 & 6 years. Including one having been run over!
I don't miss a poly's flex. Until I ride one. But then considering the dims needed, they feel like barges.
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If your getting your boards machine shaped there's a good chance their taking too much off the crust of the blank into the marshmallow centre.... You can have all the glass you want but if the blank is soft then the blank is soft...
+ 1 - taking too much off the top is a big issue.
Good eps foam and a great compsand construction job will sort you out. Have a look at some of the guys who have this process sorted - their boards last a very long time. I have not seen any Katana boards over a long period of time - but have heard good things about them. I have personally seen lots of JDs that are 3 to 4 years old and in great shape despite getting a good pounding. My neighbour has a Sunova board (also from your neck of the woods) - still looks like when he brought it second hand 3 yrs ago and he rides it most weekends 2 or 3 times. I have had several firewires over the last 4 to 5 years - FST construction only I would recommend - and they been fantastic performers. You pay more but they really do last.
I normally run a few models of the JS industries but there probably the worst out of all for life expectancy. I rode tufflites (webber) for a couple of years but only good for 6-8 months before they holed out under heel pressure as well. Ive since tried ClearWater with extra glass but with mixed results of board lasting to noticeable weight problems in the water. Sorry Ted but i had a couple of firewires de-lam on me and vowed never to return. Cheers for sunova boost though, i had quick squiz on the site and Katanas, like you said more bucks but maybe a saving if i can get it to last 12 months or more. Would be interesting to get some feedback on Katana boards
I ride Katanas, have never put my feet through the deck, have never snapped one... I have put my knee through the deck due to shallow bank and scarborough backwash!!!!!
I too recommend the katanas highly and while I moved mine onto a friend, it served me really well. It held up marvelously overseas and ironically, the only damage I did to it was back home low tide, jutting rocks in summer with a crowd fighting for closeouts.
thanks guys ^^^
ive been playing round with some new laminating methods and epoxy resins and getting good results especially with the bamboo ive found it has the most consistent flex so far
