yes, yes, another waterlogged board question. -__-
I’m just back from a surf trip. and my board has a number of “weak points”, cracks, dings, all over that were very likely taking on water. I say this because by the end of the week I was riding low in the water (this is 9’0, shouldn’t do that, didn’t used to) and noticing increased difficulty paddling into waves, had to pay x-tra attention to pearling, whatnot.
I’ve been researching how a PU foam surfboard and water react, and can’t seem to find the answers I’m looking for.
Here’s where I’m stuck:
If my board did in fact absorb water, what would have happened to the water? Where would it have likely gone?
For example, when I suck at an abrasion, I taste a lil salt, but for the life of me can’t suck anything out of there.
So, on PU foam, the leaks are supposed to remain somewhat localized, i,e, just around the point of water entry, correct? As opposed to say, being wicked by the stringer the length of the board?
My fin boxes have some definite cracks around them, so I drilled a hole in the tail and tried to let gravity “do it’s thing” as they say, but nothing came out.
Where did the water go? How do I get it out? The vac routine?
Halp meh!