hey eric…
i checked out that website, i couldnt find out how long theyve been building them…i read under there technology link ,they spent a year testing different foams resins and so on …
that would be a logical thing to do ,to find some direction …
im not trying to be negative or bag them in any way…
but , once you start producing boards and put them in the market place ,any number of things can happen to different people , i noticed they say keep the board out of heat , fine but what happens if you have no choice???
considering many regulars to this site have put the foam to the same type of tests ,then got excited how it performed in test panels ,only to be disapointed with its long term durability when made into a surfboard and have a wider variety of tests to undergo…
i say this coz at one stage i to beleived xps was the holy grail of foam ,ive since found out others were using it over a decade before me ,thats now at least 25 years minimum its tried to be applied to surfboards and no one has conquered it yet ,everyone has been through the same dramas,it takes a few years before the boards get fully tested and all the customer feedback comes in , even tho they all look so promising in the first 6 months …
i see youve had problems with eps , but appart from water absorbtion, it ends up being a way more durable foam long term ,has better peel strength and works alot better with epoxy coz eps has memory…
you just have to watch your dings…like you watch your temperature or oil gauge in your car…you wouldnt drive your car with no oil would you???just like you wouldnt surf an eps board with a hole in it…
ive been building boards for over 20 years now and have used all foams in the last 15 , to date only my eps boards have stood the test of time ,and i mean real everyday use,not just built and shelved somewhere…
eps will tolerate way more heat ,than either xps or p/u as long as its vented,wont go brown when wet and decay with age or pressure ding…
but it does suck water ,so keep an eye on dings and itll last a lifetime…
regards
BERT