Just found this 9cm hairline crack in the deck of this board. It's oozing water. Terminal?
It should be a straightforward repair for a repair shop. Might just take a while for it to dry out.
So there might be a possibility it could be repaired? It's a mystery, there's no associated dent or delamination/soft spot that I can feel. I've only had one harsh accident on the board when I hit a ray back in February. I don't jump so there have been no flat landings, yet it looks like the board is breaking in half across the deck???
Sad because she was great to sail. One of the best I've had.
I guess a repair would involve quite extensive surgery in that area?
I found that useful thread for you.....
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/General/Repair-your-own-boards-like-a-Boss/
btw, what board is it?
Very easy repair and not terminal. Well, can't be sailed until repaired so depends on your definition of terminal lol
Look at that thread above and the boardlady site, an consider doing it yourself. If you can score some divinycell sheet offcut somewhere it would be about a $50 repair with enough leftovers to fix all your dings for the next couple of boards too.
I think if you are not planning to do future repairs, try to find a good repairer in your area and get a quote.
I have built boards and done repairs like putting in a new finbox etc, and starting from scratch, I couldn't do a quality repair like that properly for less than the local repair guy near me charges. (Though I do think he works for too cheap).
There's also the issue of why it cracked. There have been boards like the Mistral Flow that went soft in that area, so it would be an advantage having an experienced guy repair it as he could check out the deck construction to make sure it is enough to bring it back to normal, or does it need extra reinforcement.
Just my opinion.
Looks to me like a tension crack. When sailing you have weight on the mast foot, weight at the foot straps and upward pressure from the water in between. If that's what it is then the deck construction probably needs upgrading from the mast foot to the foot straps. Is there a hint of a transverse compression buckle line under the board? Doesn't mean anything if there isn't but if there is it's a good indication it's about to snap.
seriously its probably a stress fracture, stress from moving from sunny qld to cold nz , don't worry though cause i here ulf has a board waiting for your return
