Dent in deck

I assume there is a crack near the stringer, yes? Or is it a water tight delam??

 

In short, fiberglass does NOT re-attach itself, regardless of the conditions. If the cracks are through the surface hot coat, you need to insure that the cracks are sealed or the de-lam condition will increase every time water gets under the glass.

 

Is Fackton a local shaper? Better take it back to him. Where the bubble is where you ram your knee into the deck on a duck dive, get up on your knee before you stand up (tripod) or you are a fish killer (stomping like a madman). If the board is EPS/epoxy then the bubble will grow when the board is out of the cold ass water and warm - the air inside the board heats and expands. Put it back in cold water the air inside cools and contracts and the bubble goes away. PU boards don't generally do that much but they can. Better get a board made with a heavy patch where your hole is (most of the time that only helps a little) and use your foot to push the tail down on a duckdive, not your knee or every one of your boards will do this. I love tail traction because I can put my toes on the tail block part to kick it down deep.

 

You need to fix that before you start doing real damage to your board. Delams are not the worst things to fix, but if you don't want to try it I'm sure we can help you find a local place to help fix it. I am in Nj if you are ever down this way I will help you. Good luck.

 

Then syringe method should work for you. GL!

 

I'm guessing it's a Faktion (not Fackton) and he's local shaper on Long Island. http://www.faktionsurfboards.com/

I don't know where you're located, Eastend, but if it's in that area, he does ding repair as well. I don't know him personally, but I've heard good things about him. Also, if you're familiar with Pilgrim Surf Shop in Brooklyn, he does all the ding repairs for them if that's a better location for you.

Either way, you should get that taken care of sooner rather than later if it is expanding. Good luck.

 

Definitely. Delams are pretty standard repairs. Someone else on here might know of a decent shop out that way so try and search the forums, but if not, maybe someone local can chime in.

 

Yep, and make sure it is dry before you do so....even if it means laying the board indoors for a month. Inject then place weight on top and let cure for at least 24 hours. In a few days it'll be rdy to surf again after injection.

 

The syringe method works well, just make sure you leave an exit hole for excess to squeeze out of.

 

Join a forum and first two posts are on threads 3 years old. That's classy

 

Delams happen, and they are a bit harder to repair correctly and nicely.

If you know of a 'good' shop to take it to- go for it, just make sure you know what kind of work they go there- or they could butcher your board.

There are a few methods- try to search on the forum, they have been talked about many times before.

basically:
1. syringe injection- yes, you got it. you need to make 2 slits- one to inject into to- the other to work the resin toward and allow air out. then weigh it down. its a pain. tip: make sure you have a good big sized syringe. a small turkey baster works.

2. cut out the delam and re fiberglass it. probably the strongest method, but much more time.

3. vacuum bag it- my fav- basically the inject method, but using a vacuum and a bag to suck the fiberglass back onto the board to dry- instead of a weight. gives it an even adhesion

4. start using your foot on duck dives... hard habit to break using the knee

 

Front foot deck pads!

 

You don't sound like you are a pro at repairs, just take it to the damn shop.

Tread done

 

Stop having sex with your boards. It is not natural....