Howzit everyone, I have read the posts in the past about the vent plugs, I'm on the same board as some of those other dudies.....ripping shred stick but the vent is leaking permitting only about 30 min of surf time.....searched the earth for a replacement and no luck....................I'm wishing that now that some time has passed and these boards are kinda seen less frequently that sombody has a buckled one or somthing and will sell me the plug...any luck??? any plugs out there, if not do any of the dudies from the past have some 1st hand experience with putting in a new vent, is there one that simpily fits in the old one? or is it a cover up job and a re doo??? any help will stoke me, and I'll stoke you with aloha-can email direct tamarindosurf@yahoo.com if you have somthing vital! tanks!
hey thanks for all the imput so far guys, I'm on the big island oahu guy thanks for that offer....i'm going to hang tite for a bit, I would love to just find another plug, who in the world was making these for salomon??? should be a bag of them laying around someones garage, I'm not too psyched on drilling and filling and having a fixed vent. does that one pictured above fit inside the existing hole?? again tanks for all the insight this fourm is pretty cool.
Gortex vent. If you live on Oahu I can fix it for you.
Or order from:
Pete Casica, Casica Engineering
25631 Via Del Rey, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-4458
(949) 493-4824 Office, (949) 365-6603 Cell, casica@earthlink.net
KONASTYLER,
Sounds like you still have the plug. If so try replacing the o-ring on the plug. You could also seal the plug with a gob of silicone (RTV) on the threads. If it still leaks it could be leaking where the body of the vent is installed into the board. A bead of silicone could fix this as well. Make sure that you don't have a ding somewhere as well. If you don't have the plug you can glue an aftermarket plug in there with epoxy. I have used the type that Fiberglass Supply sells. On the S Core its a drain more so than a vent.
regards,
Dave
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I might have what you are after. If you have no luck with some one closer to you I will post it your way. Put a pic up of it tomorrow.
I would still consider a gortex vent because it still can be unscrewed and used as a drain. If you don’t have breathable ventilation the vacuum produced inside the board when placing it from warm(car, land) to cooler(ocean) will more readily allow water to get inside the board via micro holes/cracks in the board.
You can get the one I pictured to fit inside the existing drain/vent.