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Am also looking for grip to regrip a NP X9 boom.
Was thinking of using Cork like on the X-Booms race board booms but am finding it hard to get 2mm thick cork sheets.
Has anybody tried using cork or found a suitable product for windsurf boom grip ?
Bought some of the 2mm thick 1M long sheets from Spotlight today, but I think it is too soft and won't last well.
The company name is ALGEOS.
Dandenong , Vic.
( 03 ) 97064355
The stuff i used is EVA HD 2mm
It works perfectly.
Sheet size 100cm x 80cm.
Cost $ 14.75 + gst
Ring them for a delivery cost.
There would be other closer to you places selling the same stuff.
Ok so i tested my custom eva VGRIP boom. Sailed in gusty 8-12kts. Not much harness use. Plenty of pumping to induce the board to plane. Sailed a brand new stocko round boom for the first hour. Hands & fingers quite sore. Rerigged my custom VGRIP boom. Sailed the next 3hrs with very little fatigue. TOTALLY AMAZING how much EASIER to grasp the boom. Keen to strip my new boom down & VGRIP it as well!! Seriously worth the day or so effort to complete. AWESOME... 
Nice job olskool. Looks good , I know it feels great .It really is a good thing , we just got to keep this secret to ourselves.
Regripped my NP X9 in cork this morning. Thanks to Seabreezer IMC for all the helpful info!
Looks healthy like a musli bar , neat job.
Let us know what it feels like in the water.
I think I'm going to regrip a boom using cork. I can find modelling cork in 1mm and 1.5mm. Is thus going to be tough enough?
Any tips would be great.....
Im not sure how cork would last . Plain cork sheet is porous and very weak and crumbly so i wouldn't use that . There is cork and rubber mix sheet that is used for rocker cover gaskets that is slightly stronger . The cork sheet used on boom grips is probably a specialized cork and EVA mix or something similar . I wouldn't know where to get that from.
I also wondered about cork....
Some really neat jobs done in this thread though !!!
Nice find, rubberised cork looks like it'll do the job.
those xbooms look great, I think they started the cork thing!
That rubberized cork is not that tough , it still rips very easily . Maybe when its glued down ??? I would still think it would crumble.
Hows your boom going azuli ?
The grip fell of my Maui carbon wave boom and yesterday i taped over the many missing bits with one inch wide Elastoplast tape.
Used it yesterday for the first time and never noticed a difference.
Cork sounds a great solution but I'm useless with my hands.
Getting a boom regripped is not cheap,I'll stick with the tape.
The elastoplast grip does seem to be a very cheap, effective method. Popular in WA
Any physiotherapists here that can explain why this shape is better and reqires less effortcto hold on ? Just curious.
Comfort wise i find it slightly changes the angle of pull at the wrists. Also fits into the bent fingers nicely. Spreading the load from just the palm / fingers junction area. Ive just got a new boom ( round). Have sailed it many times. Seem to fatigue quicker than usual???. ( lightbulb moment) Hhmmm looks like i may have to Vgrip the 250 raceboom.
Like olskool says , the smaller V profile sits nicely in curled fingers and the tips of the fingers sit under the hump . Both stop the fingers unrolling off the boom. Saves energy in two ways , you dont need as much grip force saving the fingers and i think more importantly because the fingers dont unroll off the boom as easily you dont need as much forearm strength to keep pushing the knuckles forward. So you dont seem to get arm pump as easily and when you do its still so much easier to hang on to.
olskool has his hump slightly offset , i have mine at 90 degrees , both seem to work wonders
