................the bottom is all cracked up............like a dried up pond bottom...............well maybe not that bad...........but it does have it's share of cracks(most are from rail to rail or laterally).............and not the kind people smoke.........lol.
the deck ,rails,fins,are in ,............for the most part perfect condition......................and it appears that the main frame is not buckled(hopefully).
my guesstamate is it was stored in the backyard ,fully exposed to the elements ,with a big dose of summer heat and uv.
now the question is................how would you go about fixin' it?
if i re-apply a hard bottom ...............what type of materials,glues ,etc. would i use?
i've got several plan of actions,but would like to hear your input.
Google “custom bodyboards”. Years ago, I needed bottom skin for an old BZ Doyle. I found an outfit in NJ that makes custom sponges. Bought the material from them. Cannot recall the name of the company. Good luck.
the title should read,"blackball beater" not backball...............lol...........geeez.
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No heat. Scrape off as much as possible first. Then scrub it with the rough green side of a sponge or a scouring pad. Dump it on, hold your breath, and scrub until your eyes burn. Run out of the room. Catch your breath, go back in, and scrub some more. Don't use industrial grade amonia. You can buy it at the supermarket for cheap. It's in the cleaning supplies section. It isn't that dangerous. Homemakers have been using it for generations. Don't mix with bleach though, or you'll die!
Funny, I was thinking about hacking a bodyboard into a mini shortboard for my 4-yr-old this summer. I wanted to make it a twin fin by putting in plugs or boxes.
Contact cement is what I used to rehab that BZ I spoke of. The guy from the bodyboard company told me that was the preferred adhesive. Worked perfectly. I posted photos of this same repair just a while back.
Once you get the wax off and you want to make the deck and rails all pretty. Sand out the board, and all the bad foam will be gone, but the surface will be fluffy. So then take a damp oven mitten and use a heat gun to heat up the foam and then reseal by pressing down with the damp glove. That how everything looks so tight along the edges on the custom bodyboards. Oh yeah, I know how to make them too.
Uh, guys...bear in mind that soft board or bodyboard decks are not as strong as hardboard decks when it comes to chemicals and scraping and scrubbing and heat. Probably the best thing to do to remove old wax is wait for a good sunny day and let the wax get soft and wipe it off with paper towels or shop rags. Of course if it got waxed with some of that clay-based stuff...?...jeepers...how did surfing get so complicated, anyway? But Be Gentle...
The east coast bodyboard thing was probably Rob DiStephano, he was the manufacturer behind Omerga Bodyboards back in the day, don't know what he's up to these days.Original Moreys were assembled with contact cement. Everything is done with heat (thermo welding/laminating) by the solid companies now, but I doubt that would work for repairs as you would never get a clean smooth surface.
That’s the guy. Rob DiStefano. I still have his email address, though it’s from a good 8 years ago. He told me to use contact cement to adhere the skin. Then, after trimming all excess around the rails…Use a hot glue gun to seal the joint between top and bottom skins. Two man job. One operates the gun, the other ‘chases’ along behind with a wet rag to cool the hot glue and smooth it. Worked great.
Yup. The original Boogies came in four versions, only. Large and small size. Kit form, or assembled. I have one of the original kit versions, large size.