Air Vents on Bamboo boards ?

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supyoga
supyoga
NSW
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NSW, 16 posts
19 Jan 2014 6:03pm
Hi,

I have seen Bamboo Style SUPs for sale with Air Vents and a lot without Air Vents too.

Any thoughts ?


Im sort of thinking with the heatwave at the moment might be a good thing, ?

I have also seen them on the Top Deck, Middle of Grip and also underneath near the fins.

Any recommendations ?

Kami
Kami
1566 posts
1566 posts
5 May 2014 5:30am
Nobody to reply to you, so i do it in first:

Air vent are useful on any kind of board.
In first, i put air vent on my custom board to allow breathing the EPS during fixing dings. Otherwise , air bubble blows the resin when it is going off.
During heatwave, for bamboo or other kind of reinforced layers i think air vent can't do no much against delamination if some pressure water stream want to burst between the layers of deck reinforcement.
colas
colas
5398 posts
5398 posts
5 May 2014 3:07pm
I think it is a trade-off:
- Without air vents, the board will be stressed by the permanent pressure changes with the temperature changes. It will age prematurely.
- With air vents, you run the risk of leaks by a damaged joint.

What is the greater risk? vent failure or delamination? Each brand makes its own decision...
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