I´m looking for some suggestions and advices. Here´s the thing.
I got recently a 10 foot hawaiian gun half snapped (PU/poly). I´m going to glue it back and I hope it look well. I´ve done it before with shortboards so I know how to do it.
Would a big wave rider stil use it, knowing it was snapped and fixed? Or the life of this board is over? Would you (bigwaverider) trust it?
The board is quite new (shaped last January). If it still has a second chance how would you glass it? 2x6oz each side, 4laps per rail?
Any suggestion? My goal is not to sell it, I´m going to keep it, to eventualy use it when I´m ready or leave it as decoration.
Ok, I am just a beginner big wave rider but here’s my 2 cents. Fix it and try it on some solid double overhead (not top to bottom hollow) wave, more likely a deep water wave with a channel in which you feel confident and familiar (don’t mind swimming in). Try it there first and see how it feels under your feet. Many guys ride snapped in half fixed boards at Puerto Escondido, especially towards the end of their trip when they have already snapped their 6 boards + their friends’ boards jejeje. I have seen they glue two pieces of wood, one on each side of the stringer and then glass. Hope this helps.
if you have a new gun that snapped and there was nothing wrong with it in the first place then having a fixed snapped board could just as easily snap again, it all depends on how and were you fall on the wave
but in my opinion it is worth it to fix it up and ride it
i have fixed a 9’0 Gary Linddin that was snapped in half and the guy is still using it down at Todos Santos and that was almost two years ago
if i were fixing it i would use three layers of 6 oz on each side
It will be as strong as you make it. Nothing is bulletproof against nature. An ocean wave is a powerful thing. With the repair below, my goal was not only to make a strong repair, but to add some weight, and minimize flex, based on the owner's evaluation of what would improve the board's performance. I'm very happy with the board now, and am planning on returning it to the original owner to test ride for comparison / evaluation.
thanks for de tips guys! I´ll have that in mind for sure.
I´m going to post some pics, I´ve no rush to fix it, so I´ll take my time and do it carefully. I won´t forget, so I´ll be bringing this post alive in a couple of months with some pics!
But with all that crap said. I have never had a snapped board come back snapped it in the same place.
All you do is glue it back together with whatever....epoxy, poly, elmers glue whatever. fill the joint with something extremely light weight ( I like DAP fast n final) Then glass it with 6 oz cloth... 2x top and 1 x bottom. IT WILL NOT BREAK IN THE SAME PLACE. Don't let any one tell you that it needs sistered stringers or rods, or tooth picks, chop sticks or any kind of reinforcing etc. if you don't believe me call Roper (you are in San diego right) call him If you think I'm telling you bull shit.
just glue it back together and glass it. keep it light, and it will be a semi ok board. Add all that useless crap and it will be a heavy fat pig.
Ok resinhead...tell us what you really thing? Sorry for the rambling, but you don't have to over engineer it.
Hey, not saying the above guys are wrong...just making a point about over engineering it. Maybe do 4 oz 3x or 4x that would work too.
It just that once you lap up all the new glass to the old glass you are going to have approximately 5x 6oz to 6 x 6 oz. All that over lap will not alow the board to break in the same spot....It will break in a new weak spot, probaby where the new / old seam meets, or on the opposite end of the board.
