After repeated warnings not to surf in over the surgeons table at Nusa lefts,I paid the ultimate price and broke my beloved DC 8-11 on only the second day of our 2 week trip .I went one turn too far,I flicked off and I got over the lip but my board didn't , the tail wedged in the shallow reef ripping out 3 fins and the board broke in the centre and creased at the tail when it was wedged in the reef. We tried in vain to fix it with some resin and toilet paper as the filler but it was the fin damage that made the board unrepairable in PNG . I almost left it there but Dale said he could fix it at home.

This is the result and I am so stoked it only put on about half a kilo in weight and it surfs as good as before.The worst part was my fish skeleton deck grip had to go I went to surf shapers and picked up a new full length grip BUT I couldn't help my self and had to cut a skull and cross bones to show the board was back from the Dead.

This is the board now , how good a job did Dale do matching the tint especially on the fin area.

Piros

Mean looking board Piros,
heard the body took a few hits over there to,back to full fitness now?,

Cheers,
Camo.

camo hosk said...

Mean looking board Piros,
heard the body took a few hits over there to,back to full fitness now?,

Cheers,
Camo.

Yeah I came back with a few new scars , everything healed up pretty fast except the little critters that were incubating in the back of my leg , that took 3 weeks to clear up.

Piros

Go Piro,

Better it happening to the board and not you mate hey? Love the grip-up & the QUAD(capitals so Lacey see's it lol)
Goodonyamate, hangin for your movie,
best,
Robboooo

Is your board a DC modeled on the Ron House 9'1. A bit shorter,a bit wider?
I'm using (amongst others) a RH 9'1, probably one of your past owned. a nice board to surf, but the trick is hanging out the back, balancing on it when waiting for the sets.