Hi, i’m a new member here.
i just bought a Bing Bonzer, (6’11"x20.25"),
the board has had a repair to the deck because of some delamination.
The issue is that the deck was reglassed without building up foam that was lost
from the delamination.
There is a ridge on both edges of the repair where at the junction where the old lamination begins.
Any suggestions on how to get the deck faired out?
thanks.
Turn it into a “Soft Shell Wibulator” AKA “Pendoflex”…The hard part is done just add the squishy foam…
Welcome Draco,
Ace has provided you an easy, and smart, way to solve your ‘‘problem.’’ A classic masking of something unsightly, without appearing to do so.
Ace, Thraikill:
Thanks for the response.
Just so i understand the reference, this is add foam deckpad over the repaired area,
somthing like an EVA pad like the stuff used on paddleboards.
is that correct?
thanks!
Yes.
Yellow board + Black pad= Coolness
Fiberglass Hawaii has Video on how to repair a sunken deck. They use a sheet of 1/4 Divinycell but I think the foam pad would do the trick.
How you repair this board depends upon how badly you want to maintain the originality of the board. And; how much effort you are willing to put into it. You could cut the sunken patch out with a trim router. Mark it with a Sharpie and cut it out. Check the depth and determine how deep your cut out is. If it is shallow you might get away with layering a couple of layers of six ounce in the cutout and then a final layer that would be feathered a couple of inches onto the surrounding deck area. I have filled delams with lite weight spackle or q-cell . Some guys use Pour Foam. You could also glue Divinicell into the cut out. Take into consideration added weight and have a plan on how to hide the repair cosmetically… After repair and sanding, you might be able to paint a deck panel that would cover everything and look original. That’s a decent looking old Bing Bonzer and with the effort if you are willin’. Throwing a deck pad at it is a lazy man’s coverup.
