when a longboard breaks in half do you repair it? i know its done all of the time, but it seems sort of kooky to me. it seems that the flex would get all messed up and it would add tons of weight. to me it seems better to use it for something else, or to not use it at all. what do you think?
You CAN repair it, but most of the time with a clean break, it’s not gonna be worth it to repair. It all depends on 1000 different factors though.
Aloha
Bryan
Howzit poser, Sometimes they work better after being fixed, especially if they are a really lightweight board. The extra weight adds to the glide factor. I've even had people have me add an extra layer of glass to add weight. Aloha,Kokua
My longboard’s been broken in half and put back together and it still works great! It’s not totally perfect, it’s even alittle bit crooked, but I only ride it a few times during the summer when it’s super small anyways. My uncle shaped it (I think it was his second or third board), broke it like a year later, fixed it and gave it to me. I’ve tried his newer longboards, and I can honestly say I like the old broken one better. Sure the new ones turn better, are lighter, etc…, but mine just glides so nice.
I do. Where else you gonna find a ‘guest board’ for the price of some glass and resin? That’s worst case. It may get to be a better board.
hope that’s of use
doc…
A friend snapped his 10’ and repaired it himself at home. It looked pretty good, still surfed good, and apparently the repair was good because when it snapped in half again a few months later, the break was in a totally different spot!
You know how all the new jeans these days have rips, patches and worn bits on them? Maybe clark foam should offer pre broken blanks? Be careful about saying that heavy boards are good though, especially around dusk, unless you have your troll swatter at the ready!
Howzit Roy, In this day of super light boards sometimes a little extra weight can make a difference because of the inertia effect and when the off shore winds get into the 20 to 30+ mph range it can be the difference between making the drop or not. What about the boards we rode in the 50's and 60's, we're talking easily 30 pounds and from what I read here on Swaylocks there's a lot of retro type boards being built these days and they probably are in the 15 pounds + catagory. And 15 pounds is considered heavy here on Kauai, I try for about 12 to13 pounds on the boards( longboards) I build. What kind of weight are your wood boards. Aloha, Kokua
Hello Kokua, the 6’ x 27" kneeboard I am presently doing will finish up at around 12 or 13 pounds. My bigger boards are proportionally heavier. The lightest big board which I built was a 14’9" at about 18 pounds, but it was only 1 5/8ths of an inch thick. The heaviest board I have done was a redwood 13’9" at 70 pounds. My 17 footer weighs about 40 pounds, and the 11’9" which I have been riding recently is about 25 pounds. The heavier boards are certainly amazing at taking steep drops on offshore days. I got back on my old 12’ balsa on the last swell after not having ridden it for a few years. I used to think it was heavy but it felt like a cork (it is about 18 pounds) It is quite surprising how one unconsciously adjusts. Regards, Roy