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SUP General / Daytona Beach, January, 2/3 or 3/4 wetsuit

« on: December 28, 2018, 01:23:14 PM »

I'll be driving down to Port Orange Florida from New York next week and was wondering about wetsuit recommendations for the month of January.
I've been checking out the cams for Sunglow Pier in Daytona and also New Smyrna beach. Both look like they have plenty uncrowded beach breaks so it should be a fun month.
If there are any spots to avoid on a SUP it would be great to know in advance. Just looking to get in some small fun waves.

Thanks

Paul

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Random / Ted Ed "The Complicated History of Surfing"

« on: November 17, 2017, 03:31:02 PM »

I think this is a pretty cool mini lesson. I like the video.

https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-complicated-history-of-surfing-scott-laderman

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Gear Talk / Stripped FCS Screw

« on: August 22, 2016, 10:03:27 AM »

I need to fix a stripped FCS screw in my daughter's board and came upon a simple method. I was wondering if anyone has tried it.   
All it requires is to

1) Clean the hole
2) Place some JB weld in the hole
3) Screw in the screw
4) Allow JB weld to dry overnight
5) Unscrew the screw.

I'm afraid that when I go to unscrew the screw (Step 5) it will not move and I'll have a frozen screw mess on my hands.

A second method involves filling the entire hole, drilling and tapping.
Of course the second method is not going to give me any problems but it involves more work and I'm being lazy today.
I realize both methods require a certain diligence in keeping the epoxy only where you want it.

Any thoughts on the first method?

Thanks

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SUP General / Bubbling Epoxy during a repair, Help Please

« on: August 18, 2015, 01:36:37 PM »

So my son put his knee through the deck of my Starboard Blend. It's a carbon board so I got some West System Epoxy, Carbon Fiber and watched a few videos.  I used to repair my boards in the Seventies so I didn't think this was going to be a big deal.

I prepped the area really well. Unfortunately the ding went all the way through to the foam so after removing loose material and doing a little under cutting I had about 1/4 of an inch to fill in some areas.

I mixed two small batches of epoxy, one with Q-CEL as a filler and one without. I first coated the the entire area to be filled with the epoxy.  Almost immediately I saw bubbles forming in the epoxy. The bubbles continued forming at a rate that was beyond the size of any void the epoxy could be filling. 

I did go on to add some of the resin with Q-CEL. This was probably a mistake as some small bubbles came up out of the filler.  I knew better but wanted to get the repair done.

I still need to sand and add a few layers of cloth but I'm hoping someone can clue me into my bubble problem.  As a chemist I figure there must be a reaction going on between the epoxy and something in the surfboard.  I thought that epoxy was used because it didn't react with EPS foam.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Paul

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Gear Talk / Naish 2015

« on: August 07, 2014, 04:19:42 PM »

Naish has updated their webpage for 2015.   Looks like they just changed the pad colors on most of the boards and didn't change the shape of the Mana or Nalu.

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Gear Talk / Starboard "wood finish"

« on: December 28, 2013, 06:24:12 PM »

I just picked up the 14' Starboard Touring board in the "wood finish" and was wondering if anyone had experience with wood finish on these boards.  Having owned wooden boats in the past this finish seems to lack the ability to protect the wood.  It appears that after the "glass" coating was applied to the wood it was sanded down to roughen it for the purpose of grip I guess.  Unfortunately the sanding seems to have gone straight through to the wood in some cases. Considering that the wood is only 0.6mm thick I was thinking I might try to add some additional protection, such as a few coats of epoxy, and was wondering if this would be advisable. I don't want to see the wood peeling or splitting if I can help it.  I have sent an e-mail to Starboard on this matter last week and they have not gotten back to me.  I'll try sending another on Monday.   Thanks in advance for any advice on this matter.
Paul