Dingshack

Black walnut slab table

dingshack — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 11:50:18 +0000

Upcycling the office with a nautical touch

dingshack — Sun, 13 May 2012 23:20:41 +0000

Check out this article on our last project!

Converting an old shed into the ultimate surfboard shack!

dingshack — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:21:32 +0000

The essentials of life? Food, water, and… shelter your surf gear!

Completed remodel

When your board quiver outgrows your shed its time to expand! We stretched an old garden shed 7′ and did a complete overhaul.

New cedar shingle roof and siding
New tongue and groove cedar doors and hardware
New cedar trim
Set of surfboard racks

The before pic

Laying the western red cedar roof shingles

New door with old fashioned hardware

Don't forget the board racks

White oak table top with metal base

dingshack — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:04:26 +0000

Dinette table for a newly remodeled Brooklyn house. The table top is white oak (reclaimed from a shipyard). The single column base is iron.

Assembling the table. Huey the dog supervising

Hand-rubbed oil finish

Seawind Seaplane Keel Repair

dingshack — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 01:07:51 +0000

This Seawind seaplane suffered a big keel ding on a recent trip to the Arctic in NE Canada. The crew scored a sketchy and gusty Arctic Circle kiteboarding session on a remote lake. Back in Newport the Dingshack repaired the plane and added an abrasion resistant kevlar strip to protect the keel during beachings.

In the hanger

Vacuum bagging the composite repair

Keel repaired and repainted with new abrasion resistant kevlar added along the bottom

Broken boards surfing hurricane Irene in Newport, Rhode Island

dingshack — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 23:01:07 +0000

Broken boards from hurricane Irene

Hurricane Irene brought powerful surf and a good dose of anxiety to RI as we braced for a direct hit. Fortunately the storm weakened and tracked west. We made out with a few days of good swell before and after Irene hit and not too much damage.

There are plenty of broken and dinged boards at the Ding Shack from Irene getting fixed up for the next swell. Hope you scored some good surf over the weekend!

Drop off your board for repairs at the Ding Shack, Hooley Boardroom, or Water Brothers for repair.

Same day surfboard repair – SUP

dingshack — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 02:20:31 +0000

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

Shortboard Nose Buckle

dingshack — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 02:10:13 +0000

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

Tuflite Paddleboard Buckle – Vacuum bag repair

dingshack — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:20:42 +0000

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.

Newport Pallet Lounger

dingshack — Mon, 30 May 2011 21:53:50 +0000

The Newport Pallet Lounger

The perfect pallet chair for your campfire or loft space. These chairs are made from 100% reclaimed oak pallets. Available in a variety of colors and natural finishes. Very comfortable and super green. Email us to order and for more info.

Natural Oil finish