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breathing life back into a coiled leash
« on: August 04, 2016, 12:05:38 AM »
my coil leash got a bit stretched out the other day unfortunately. Is there any way to get to have it's spring again?

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Re: breathing life back into a coiled leash
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2016, 12:39:55 AM »
Yes.. I've been told by the people that make them that if you place it on a tray and put it in your oven (make sure wife is out) and heat it up being careful not to get too hot or it will suddenly melt.. and it should go back to its tight coil shape..

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Re: breathing life back into a coiled leash
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2016, 05:12:51 AM »
Thanks for the tip. I'll keep that in mind for future reference.
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Re: breathing life back into a coiled leash
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2016, 07:33:02 AM »
I tried applying heat with a heat gun a couple years ago without any success.  I might try the ez-bake oven.

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Re: breathing life back into a coiled leash
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2016, 07:48:43 AM »
 30 bucks for a new one seems like a good deal on something that can save your life.

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Re: breathing life back into a coiled leash
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2016, 08:24:42 AM »
I re-purposed a coil leash once as a dog leash for running. Worked ok.

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Re: breathing life back into a coiled leash
« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2016, 08:26:12 AM »
Wait, $30 bucks for a new ez-bake or leash?

So, how often do you guys change your leashes on flat water boards?  (not talking about downwind boards or boards used in waves of consequence here)


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Re: breathing life back into a coiled leash
« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2016, 08:34:31 AM »
The coil is made by wrapping poly cord on a heated mandrel which slightly flattens the inside curve. The deformation creates stress in the cord that makes it spring back into shape. When you overstretch the spring you relieve the stress and add some new ones. Heating the spring in the oven might cause it to come back to some semblance of its former shape because the stresses will change again, but it won't be like it was.

All that aside, bad idea. Everything that was weak within the leash is now a little weaker.

You can repair a broken leash by melting the ends and pushing them together. But you create a stress riser where the new join is. It won't break at the join, it will break to either side, but it's a weak leash. Again, lousy idea. Kalama does it, but he breaks a lot of leashes anyway. Not because he fixes them, but because of where he surfs.

Yeah, you can get away with a lot more in flatwater. I used to use a boogie board leash with a long cord tied to it. Then I spaced out and used it on a downwinder. Broke it at Swell city. Long swim, even though a windsurfer caught it for me.
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Re: breathing life back into a coiled leash
« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2016, 10:49:15 AM »
30 bucks for a new one seems like a good deal on something that can save your life.

and your marriage (referring to stove tip)  ;D
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Re: breathing life back into a coiled leash
« Reply #9 on: August 04, 2016, 11:13:07 AM »
When it's big and you're outside and get cleaned up and shore is far away and your reconditioned leash breaks, you'll wish you woulda not been such a cheapskate.

I keep 1 really good leash that only sees big days. It's kept out of harms way when not in use. The day to day little nicks, etc will reduce a leash to nothing but a false sense of security when there's a lot of water moving around.

Don't heat your leash unless it's for flat water or small days only.
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Re: breathing life back into a coiled leash
« Reply #10 on: August 04, 2016, 11:59:38 AM »
I've found that that when my coiled leashes get stretched out that if I just leave them be for a few days that they get coilly again.
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Re: breathing life back into a coiled leash
« Reply #11 on: August 04, 2016, 12:11:30 PM »
Yes.. I've been told by the people that make them that if you place it on a tray and put it in your oven (make sure wife is out) and heat it up being careful not to get too hot or it will suddenly melt.. and it should go back to its tight coil shape..
I always wonder how the first person ever figured out to try something like that.  And it's always a good idea to make sure your wife is out of the oven before you turn it on anyway (long story). 

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Re: breathing life back into a coiled leash
« Reply #12 on: August 04, 2016, 12:30:24 PM »
Assuming PonoBill is right...if your going to put it the oven get a piece of metal pipe close to the inside diameters of the coils and wrap it around that before heating...I would think that would give a better chance of at least making it "appear" all right.

But I agree with the others that say buy a new one...look at it this way...a decent meal will cost you the same price and that will be flushed down the toilet the next day...

I don't know why we have a tendency to go cheap on things that really matter but will empty our pockets of cash for some new toy that in he grand scheme of thing is worthless. Maybe as a reformed marketer bill can shed some light on that as well.

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Re: breathing life back into a coiled leash
« Reply #13 on: August 04, 2016, 02:38:17 PM »
BTW, since we are on the subj..

Leash loops are wear out too.  I had one broke on me and I had  to cut my session short last year on Cape Cod. Board went all the way to the shore and luckily was not damaged in waves crashing on shore.  I went to store on the way home and got loops for all my boards.

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Re: breathing life back into a coiled leash
« Reply #14 on: August 04, 2016, 03:00:50 PM »
I've had leash strings break on me a couple different times.

Each time, I knew the leash string was worn, so when it happened
it was not unexpected but more of an inconvenience; however,
now I have two leash strings to my leashes on my boards.

I figure two is much safer for me and everyone else and,
much less inconvenient if one were to break and, it
seems they wear much longer when there are two of them.

The problem I have had since then is the swivel at the cuff breaking.
This has happened a couple of times.
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