Have you ever gotten rid of your handle?

[Zooport]

Sorry for all of my questions recently, just trying to decide the best way to deal with my leaky new/used board.

I'm thinking about filling this one with a foam block, sanding, filling, sanding again, and glassing over the handle well.  I've gotten sick of dealing with leaky handles.  I am thinking about just putting paddle loops and deck plugs and carrying the board with the paddle as a handle.  If you have done that before, were you happy?  Do you think it's a mistake?

Here it is routed out and awaiting it's fate at my hands.

[eastbound]

zoo--whatever you do, methinks you gon need to peel that pad back more--good news is that you seem to have been able to peel a great deal without damaging--but youll need more room to sand well, once youve done what you will do

[supdiscobay]

I have been surfing alot of beach breaks on good size days, and having that handle makes it so much nicer when I am trying to get in, without getting swallowed by the shorebreak.  Put a good ledge handle in there.

[PonoBill]

I do that with my DW boards. The loops and paddle handle is a better way to carry big boards.  but it's not very convenient. I'd put a good handle in there and do it right.

[Zooport]

Thanks Pono, East and SupDB.  Upon your advice, past and present, I just ordered the Blue Planet handle.  That looks like the best one and water-tight installation appears to be pretty straightforward. 

[Zooport]

ANOTHER QUESTION:  The handle I pulled out was the FCS handle with a built in vent.  That was the only vent in the board.  I never leave my boards in the car or in the sun, so do you think I will be OK without a vent?  I pretty much only surf dawn patrol and then put my boards back in the garage after.

[SUP Sports ®]

We've been installing into our USA built custom and stock boards the same handles that we use on our production boards...and, everyone digs them a lot more than the FCS variety we were using...in fact, IMO they are the best handles I've ever used in over 11 years of building SUPs...they are 2" deep X 5" long with a scalloped ergo wrap-a-round grip...in stock $15ea...

I would always use an air vent on any EPS blank core SUP...repeated pressure cycling is not desirable for a board's longevity...
We just installed 3 of them on the Thor's Hammer build recently finished...

[PonoBill]

That looks nice from a design standpoint, but it looks like a two-piece, wardog. I've installed my last two-piece anything, but certainly handles. I've had two of the two piece handles SIC was using for a time fail on me.  But I fully agree about vents with EPS. Best to have them, and the only useful ones I've found with my profound ADD are goretex. .

[SUP Sports ®]

That looks nice from a design standpoint, but it looks like a two-piece, wardog. I've installed my last two-piece anything, but certainly handles. I've had two of the two piece handles SIC was using for a time fail on me.  But I fully agree about vents with EPS. Best to have them, and the only useful ones I've found with my profound ADD are goretex. .

It looks like there were two pieces during the molding process...but, I guarantee you that it is not going to leak and the only way that you are going to un-bond that handle unit is to cut it open with a saw...solid as a rock...

[Zooport]

That looks nice from a design standpoint, but it looks like a two-piece, wardog. I've installed my last two-piece anything, but certainly handles. I've had two of the two piece handles SIC was using for a time fail on me.  But I fully agree about vents with EPS. Best to have them, and the only useful ones I've found with my profound ADD are goretex. .

It looks like there were two pieces during the molding process...but, I guarantee you that it is not going to leak and the only way that you are going to un-bond that handle unit is to cut it open with a saw...solid as a rock...

How quickly can you get one to me?

[SUP Sports ®]

Aloha Mike,
Ian can box one up today before he leaves the shop...Fedex...if not delivered tomorrow...then, Tuesday...
Just call the shop...or, use this secure and encrypted link to buy it...add $5 for shipping...

http://supsports.com/shop/sup-schwag/gift-certificate/gift-certificate-store-credit/

We can also do PayPal if you want...

This cartridge is rock solid...no deformation no matter how hard you squeeze it...
Way more of a chance for a leaky install than the handle ever leaking...

The air vents on most SUPs are multi-piece...in fact, at least three pieces...the female socket...the male plug...and, the membrane...not counting the bonded cover over the membrane...which would be a 4th piece...haven't seen a one piece air vent in use...

[Zooport]

Thanks, WarDog

[PonoBill]

This cartridge is rock solid...no deformation no matter how hard you squeeze it...
Way more of a chance for a leaky install than the handle ever leaking...

The air vents on most SUPs are multi-piece...in fact, at least three pieces...the female socket...the male plug...and, the membrane...not counting the bonded cover over the membrane...which would be a 4th piece...haven't seen a one piece air vent in use...

Good to hear it, and of course I know vents are multi-part, I mean things that plastic thingies that are under stress, like mast tracks, fin boxes, and sup handles. I think anyone that's played with this stuff for anfy length of time has horror stories of two piece mast tracks ruining good boards and such.

[mosheva]

Aloha Mike,
Ian can box one up today before he leaves the shop...Fedex...if not delivered tomorrow...then, Tuesday...
Just call the shop...or, use this secure and encrypted link to buy it...add $5 for shipping...

http://supsports.com/shop/sup-schwag/gift-certificate/gift-certificate-store-credit/

We can also do PayPal if you want...

This cartridge is rock solid...no deformation no matter how hard you squeeze it...
Way more of a chance for a leaky install than the handle ever leaking...

The air vents on most SUPs are multi-piece...in fact, at least three pieces...the female socket...the male plug...and, the membrane...not counting the bonded cover over the membrane...which would be a 4th piece...haven't seen a one piece air vent in use...

Hi, would you be able to ship one to Israel at reasonable price?

I wanted the blue planet handle but shipping price was high for 1 item.

Let me know

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[SUP Sports ®]

Aloha mosheva,
We only ship items internationally that can be insured...
This is a low cost item with low margin...so, it's not doable for us...sorry...but, if you have a relative or friend traveling from the US, we can ship one to them for you...