Crikey...I have the 9'10 as well, would never have said it has too much nose rocker
(just put a sticker on it and bung it up on buy & sell...no-one will notice)
Ouch, that's gotta hurt.
On the plus side, it now fits inside the car and can be called a 4'11" x 2.
Sorry.
very unlucky but it was probably just wrong place wrong time like said the amount of weight of the lip of even a small wave is crazy and when put up against a board that has a lot of buoyancy and surface area i am surprised that more dont break.
After spend a lot of time repairing the hrs boards for people ( they all appear dry) i am pretty sure the manufactures are putting a filler ie microballons in with the resin to make the resin go further as it is the most expensive part of building a board, it wouldn't take much to make a huge saving when in mass production, Its certainly not something that would be used in the hand shaping and glassing of a board.
Ive been supping for 18 months.... broken heaps of gear (4 paddles and a board)... all covered on warranty. thankyou. . . ive surfed for 30 years, windsurfed for 10 years, kite surfed for 10. ive had one broken surfboard, one dodgy seam on a bladder.
im not sure why sup is having so many issues. im not piss taking sup manufacturers cause they do seem to honour defective gear... which i respect, but surely they need to get it sorted. Id be very surprised if quality custom guys like DEEP, DC or Laguna Bay have the same problems, and they in many cases are cheaper????????
I hope it doesn't mean that Fanatic skimped on the new version to save weight. I ordered a 2014 Prowave in HRS because I really have put my Allwaves through the wringer with no problems.
glad im not the only one thinking the factories are cutting costs and think that they are putting filler in with the resin! Take a look, resin should be totally clear and not have any bubbles in it. I am all so pretty sure i have see chopped strand fibreglass matt in a few hrs boards along with things like pvc waste pipe for drain holes and even metal staples which i have no idea why they were there.
I have all so had a few repairs which are normally noses or corners were huge chunks have chipped off were almost a inch of the nose or corner was totally made of resign and filler. Im starting to think the only reason boards from china and the like have got lighter is that they put more micro balloons in with the resin than they used to.
I think this is happening pretty much across the board with most of the manufacturers it really is shocking what is hiding bellow all that paint a lot of the time.
The staples are used to hold layers while bagging, this is just useful, no worry about.
There is many ways to build boards then many qualities and difference costs as well. Most of boards are made to not get dings staying aside of push bike and clippers in a garage rather than standing a long period wave close out...
IMO: SUP should be made like quality surfboard, just foam, stringer and strong laminated glasses.
Thanks for posting these photos, Lord. Always interesting to get a look inside these boards.
Was there any sort of resolution or compensation (in terms of warranty) from Fanatic? Did you even bother making any claim?
Speaking as an owner of two Fanatic boards, I've never suffered more than a minor scratch or surface scuff on either one....or my previous first generation Allwave. My usual spots all are of the shore break variety and I don't shy away from things when it gets rough. I'm a large sized operator with intermediate skills and questionable judgement.
I also have a 2014 Prowave on order, I hope Fanatic's construction hasn't gone south in terms of quality.
Good luck with the repair, very interested to see how it turns out....please post a photo when you get the board back.
Not to cause trouble here, but it's curious as to why these photos of the broken Allwave didn't get immediately deleted like the photos of the broken Naish board did.....
Glad they kept this one up!
Totally agree on the Jimmy lewis coment. Best construction by a country mile I have seen. I have had PSH, NAiSH and fanatic as well andwins construction easily
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well, the problem is clear to me... that Allwave simply needed a central stringer painted on! ;) It seems the parabolic (perimeter) stringers painted onto it, just weren't quite strong enough! That "chair" board has both stringers painted on, so it would be plenty strong (?) ;) :D