What happened to your board is normal if you leave it in the sun for 2-3 hours.

Epoxy resin softens in the sun, air expands. They both happened on your board and forced the laminate to let go.

Unfortunately for you I'd say the sun has fried your board, it can be repaired by cutting out the section and relaminating or you can inject and vacuum bag it back where it should be. Could be expensive though.

Lesson learnt, find a tree to put your board under or at least a cover or thick towel to put over it to keep from the direct sunlight.

Bummer! 2-3 hours is a long time cooking in the sun. It could take a fraction of that time to delaminate anyboard with a dark coloured grip or spray job. Best to turn it upside down and leave in the shade (not in the car either!)
Unfortunately some lessons are learned the hard way.

msackett said...

Hi all,

I had my Sand Reef board delaminate on one side from the core to the Bamboo deck, I am going to call the manufacture tomorrow, however I was intrested to know if any one has heard of this before.

The board was in the sun for only about 2 to 3 hours, deck grip is black and it was only in Tassie on the weekend.

Any tips on a repair as well.

Thanks Guys and Girls.

Michael

Hi Michael,
I have a 10ft Bamboo Sandreef board and find it very good in all conditions, but always keep the board out of the sun when not using. I made the mistake of leaving an epoxy long board on the roof of my car and it de-laminated in about an hour.. Bad one, but lesson learned.

Hi Michael

I think the feedback provided so far has all been pretty reasonable. I would also like to make the observation that the quality of materials used will also play a part in this type of thing hapenning. In my younger years I used to race clubbie boards and they too are all made with epoxy. It was pretty common for these boards to be left on the beach all day long at surf carnivals and in the case of Aussie Titles for consecutive days. This rarely/if ever resulted in delaminating although it was not uncommon for boards to discolour over time and many manufacturers now are using the 2pac finish that reduces this. Others might have some added info as to why it is more likely to happen with a SUP but I think there is some similarities and thought it was worth sharing.

With regard to repairs I think you'll be lucky to get anything back from the board maker and will most likely have to get it repaired the way anyone does when they ding a board. Good luck.

Cheers
HV

Know you got me buying covers for my boards