Busted my plug...

[johnysmoke]

Broke the plug on my C4 Waterman Da Beachboy board yesterday.  Been removing the plug when I'm not in the water because the board has started to bulge and delaminate in certain places when it's in the sun.  Was putting the plug in and it just kinda disintegrated, now there is a half a plug which is hollow stuck in the vent hole, the other half stuck in the wrench I was using.  My temporary solution was to put a sticker over it because the waves were nice and I wanted to get out.  Will send C4 an email seeing if I can get a replacement, but anyone know of any other sources?  Thanks...

[TallDude]

What most people don't know is that the gore vents get plugged up and need to be replace like an oil filter on your car. Salt water and pollutants build up on the little piece of goretex fabric. Your board no longer vents the built up gases. Big problems follow. You don't need to replace the whole thing, just the insert. I've had to drill a few out because they were frozen in the threads.

http://shop.fiberglasshawaii.com/surf_accessories/plugs_inserts_misc/vent_plugs

http://www.foamez.com/glassing-surfboards-leash-cupsfinboxesvents-c-3_31.html

[johnysmoke]

Thanks! That's what I need.