I was renting a 2011 Starboard Flare 98 Wood... Then during a gybe I crashed and fell with my knee between the nose and the mastfoot of the board. My knee went trough the upper deck and there's now a huge ding the size of my knee there that's about 6cm deep. The board has got no structural damage apart from the huge ding of course.
Anyone have insight into what would be a fair price to pay to the surf rental place for this kind of damage?
You could just bog it up for a couple of bucks, but to put it back the way it was is much more complicated, one of the disadvantages of wood deck, very hard to patch it invisibly. I've never tried much too hard.
I put a harness hook through the tiki logo on the deck of my Starboard wood sonic during a failed gybe attempt recently. A professional repair including spray painting in a similar colour to the wood cost me $80. I repainted the Tiki logo myself.
My first question would be, should you be able to make a dent 6cms deep with your knee?
If its a rental board... why are you repairing it ?
Are you looking to get it repaired and then take it back without them knowing or you telling ?
Id think if they are renting a board there would be an expectation of damage during use,at some point.They would cover that in their tax depresiation and they might even insure their rental boards?? dunno
i would not buy that board!?
they better give you a good discount, with that huge hole and all.....
Did you have insurance as part of the hire? It should be included as "ongoing damage" as you werent negligent just unlucky - as in ran it into a sandbar/flew off the roof of your car etc.
Are you sure you didn't just fall into a poorly repaired hole somebody else made???
