Surf Bort Repair Thread

Awesome, it feels good huh?

 

About a week or two ago my newest bort fell outta this rack and hit the cement floor and cracked the rail up toward the nose. It will require some repair. I don't think it will affect the bort at all once I patch it up, but my baby is no longer ding free. No pics of the the cracked rail, it's hard to see anyways due to where it's at and the pattern on the rail.

 

I was inside sitting on the couch watching TV when all of a sudden I heard a noise that only a surfer knows, the sound of a bort hitting the ground. I had a sick feeling in my gut the instant i heard it.

There must of been a ghost or ghosts having a mosh pit in the garage when I wasn't around and they knocked it over lol Actually, I think the bort is just a little too short and not heavy enough to sit firmly against the peg on the rack in the picture. So now I have it laying flat across my saw horses.

 

Good call. Yeah, I was thinking of doing something like that to lock em in better. The other borts have no issues with this, but it wouldn't be a bad idea for them to all have seat belts. Safety first!

 

Yep, got it all ready to go, just have to find the right moment of inspiration to get my lazy butt to work on it. I missed not surfing it this past week when it was the perfect bort for the conditions. I'm getting pretty proficient at fixing these types of dings / cracks with your help and several others on here, I appreciate all the wisdom in helping me preserve my borts for years to come. My first Coil I didn't put one scratch or ding on. This one hurt my feelings a little bit lol

 

Finally got a pic of the crack on the rail, this will be my weekend project.

 

Yeah, my newest one. It fell out of the board rack and hit the concrete. It should be an easy fix for me, so not worried about it hurting the performance of the board, it's just just the fact that my newest board has a repair already, that bothers me. But sh*t happens. I knew it was possible because it didn't quite sit right in the rack with it being shorter than all my other boards and being really light. I need to secure it better if i'm going to leave it in the rack again.

 

Yeah man, it fell once before and nothing happened. This time it must of fell perfectly on that spot to crack it. I was sitting on my couch in the living room watching TV when I heard something fall in the distance. I knew immediately what it was and had that feeling in the pit of my stomach as I was walking to the garage to inspect for damage, hoping it was like the last time, but wasn't as lucky. Now it sits flat on my saw horses waiting for repair.

 

Thanks dude! Should't take me too long, couple beers and i'm done.

 

Sounds like solid buzz maintenance dude.