Hi CTB, glad to read you can go both ways. Question: did you snap your board in half laterally or longitude ways? If you broke it in half laterally, the strong Sellotape should work ok. Make sure you clean the surface area of the board with isopropanol alcohol before applying the Sellotape.
Apply the tape with a 'criss cross' pattern to give optimal strength and durability.
If done correctly, your board should be good as new, possibly stronger, and should last quite some time. Did this to my own board several years ago, and still use it regularly. Good luck with the repair. Any chance you could upload some pics of the break/repair?

Thanks for the advice Dorothy. Its snapped laterally so I will definitely crisscross with the tape repair. Ill get some pics up soon!!!

Forgot to mention, make sure you use 3M Sellotape and not the no brand Coles tape.
3M Sellotape is waterproof, the other tape uses water base adhesive which delaminates when wet.

Chewing gum or blue tack can make up for the coles brand only - gives better flex to the repair and is waterproof so should last many seasons - get back out there!!

ask macguyver... he can turn banana peel into heat seeking missiles

Well I took my cello tape repaired board out this arvo on its maiden voyage. It was a cranking 14 knots and I was cruising along and I through a hard turn and bang!!!! The board snapped in another section. Wtf the tape repaired section held up! Dorothy you were right, the cello tape repair is the strongest part of the board. Looks like I'll be cello taping the whole board up now...

It's time to buy a new board....stop messing around with tape. It's only going to break/snap again.

Freekin classic! You are a legend CTB.

Juddy said...
It's time to buy a new board....stop messing around with tape. It's only going to break/snap again.

Hey Juddy,,, are you serious !