This C4 SUP came in for a rush repair at noon.  The ding on the deck was repaired, painted and back on the water by dinner time the same day.

Damaged fiberglass ground out and ready for new fiberglass

Ready to ride

Custom shaped new board buckled in the shore break on the first ride!

This brand new board suffered a freak accident and buckled in the shore break on its first ride.  Fortunately we were able to repair it to the original shape with almost no added weight (the tweak-out Shimano bicycle scale showed the same weight before and after).  We used come-along straps to restore the original rocker during the repair.  Pourable urethane foam replaced the cronched foam, fiberglass repaired, and this broken board in back in the water like nothing ever happened.

Putting the board in traction with come-alongs during the repair to restore rocker line

Finished repair with virtually no added weight

This paddleboard took a tumble from the roof racks and the hard landing buckled the bottom.  We patched this Tuflite composite board with a vacuum bagging technique to keep the repair as light and strong as possible.

Buckle ground away and repair area ready for new fiberglass.

Vacuum bagging provides clamping pressure as the fiberglass repair cures.

Fiberglass repair comlplete and faired in. Now its ready for some paint.

This hollow race SUP board had a little puncture ding on the bottom.  A color matched paint job blends the fiberglass repair like it never happened.  Check out the F-16 builder Sandwich Island Composites, who is also the famous Ding King of Maui.

Winter temps don’t slow down core New England surfers from charging hard.  At the Ding Shack we have a special surfboard “oven” to cook ding repairs in extreme cold weather.  And its a nice place to crawl in and warm up after a surf too!  Here are some pics of a Surf Rx board tail repair last week.

This 6’6″ surfboard came in for a kiteboard conversion.  Short boards shapes work great for kiting waves but are not usually built to withstand the continual pounding of kiteboarding.

Modifications:

1. New fiberglass with epoxy resin all around for strength- added one layer of 6 oz cloth to the bottom and 2 layers of 6 oz for the deck.  + stomp patches under the foot straps and big tail patch.
2. Foot strap inserts
3. Traction pads under foot straps