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board butchering

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Created by fabian2 > 9 months ago, 10 May 2012
fabian2
NSW, 69 posts
10 May 2012 7:03PM
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my f2 ride recently had the nose smashed in and i decided that the best thing to do would be to chop it off. Its only the very pointy bit at the end so it shouldnt affect the board at all. i was wondering who has done this before and how they sealed it up. the board has a plastic tough skin and not much fiber glass and im wondering if glass will stick to this.

Macroscien
QLD, 6809 posts
10 May 2012 7:22PM
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I did
chop off 10 or 20 cm of my very old wave board .
Board had very sharp pointy nose ( and three fins BTW)
I fibre glassed new nose. Doesn't looks professional but is functional.
Anyway not much use as old board was designed for older style rigs and although shape overall looks modern now , balance is completely different.


Hawaiian Windtoy board nose chopped off


Bondalucci
VIC, 1580 posts
10 May 2012 7:27PM
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Quite a few of us on here have done this before. It's a good thing to do if your Ride is in good condition apart from the nose.
You can probably retrieve the threads.

Bondalucci
VIC, 1580 posts
10 May 2012 7:31PM
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Found it

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/General/Mistral-Flow-nose-repair/

Also the Board Lady website is good for advice.
-Hope this helps.

jsnfok
WA, 899 posts
11 May 2012 11:12PM
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Chop shop special , I did this to a board once, it work really well. It wasn't a performance improver

fabian2
NSW, 69 posts
12 May 2012 11:44PM
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Thanks everyone, yeah the board is in top condition, not a scratch. i'll just use epoxy and glass to seal it up



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