Mike you are letting a few too many secrets go now..... soon somebody here will be able to build a board

Then once you have taken the div out of the oven wack in your ready to bake cake. Then when its ready you can eat it and get smacked off your head from the toxic fumes

Nebbian nice work on the photo's nice artistic flair there, with the shadow of the lattice work reflecting across your board work. You didn't happen to get too close to the glue did ya huh did ja
Gee I hope you read this next day after the glue high wears off
Mineral

Mineral: Don't think it was the epoxy, but the contact adhesive I used on the footstrap pads certainly has some interesting side effects

Decrepit: No chance man, what, you think I'll wait less than 24 hours for the glue to cure, to unwrap my masterpiece of construction? Ha ha
Or to slowly realise my lovely Flow might have to play second fiddle to the svelte but full-nosed yellow JP?

Hmmm decisions decisions...

www.seabreeze.com.au/gallery/gallery.asp?imageid=4495

I put one layer of 200 gm/sqm over the whole nose, with another ribbon all along the rail. Had to cut the cloth to make it conform to the shape properly, so the top has several overlapping sections.

Is this enough glass, or do I need to put another layer or two on? Bear in mind my tendency to catapult...

Hey Grinchy,

I think you need to look at this page:
answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061124065942AA5Tlx4

Who did ur paving?

nebs,

jobs lookin fantastic so far.

almost done.

just a tip. once your board looks like this you know you're done.

www.seabreeze.com.au/gallery/gallery.asp?imageid=4476

Nebs. it's looking good.

I used to have 1 200gm/m2 on top and bottom, with about 50m overlap. So that's what you have.

Was a bit vulnerable around the nose so I added a layer of 270 gm/m2 carbon/kevlar composite. That fixed it right up!

These days instead of using 1 X 200 gram/m2 I'm vacuuming 2 X 135 gram/m2

Result of all that waffle is add some more glass!! another 2 layers of tape should do it, but off set them a bit so you don't get a thick edge.

Thanks Decrepit, that helps a lot I'll do another round of glassing tomorrow...

SharkByte: If I was paying myself for the repair then yes it's really not economically feasable, you're much better paying someone else to repair it or buying another second hand board.

But that flow and I go way back, I'm just starting to learn how to ride her fast as well [}:)]

Nebs,
Where are the finished pics? You cant keep us in suspenders like this.
Looks like a job well done.

The next board i'm gonna get will have a round nose. The amount of times I've pogged a hole in my sail with those pointy ones!

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Originally posted by Shark Byte

Can you account for all the time you have spent on this, Nebbian? Include the search for Diviny cell if you will. I once did a similar repair and have concluded that it isn't worth the effort.

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Can I get philosophical on this?

Depends where your heart is, sometimes it's nice to save an old friend!!!
Other times it's good to have the slightest excuse to dump a heap of s#1t!

(honey I need a new board, this one's scratched)

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Originally posted by nebbian

(at least until the next catapult)


Nice post Decrepit, that's exactly how I feel...

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After I did the big front end job (and did it poorly, I may add), I asked and looked around for other damaged boards to work on. I gave it up as there weren't all that many to be had. They were doing repairs in the local shop, too, so there was competition. There's certainly something odd about a love affair with a piece of foam and epoxy. However, the satisfaction of a job well done, I can understand. By the way, what's with the conspiracy theorists on this forum? Anyway, when it comes to catapults and damage to boards, my search on this brought me to this forum. I dug up some photos of famous people sailing the hawaiian surf in the eighty's, too. In one I saw a mast pad about two feet long and quite thick. Someone also added a caveat to boom bras on another forum stating that one should only purchase the kind that has an integrated mast pad. However, I haven't been able to find one. I'm starting to think that avoiding such extensive repair jobs would be better than doing them. In that way I'm looking for a way to pad my luff sleeve.

www.seabreeze.com.au/gallery/gallery.asp?imageid=4511

Should be ready just in time for the weekend *crosses fingers*

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Originally posted by Shark Byte

EastofOz, don't take this as an insult, but have you been diagnost Paranoid Schizophrenic, yet? If not, I suggest you find another psychiatrist.

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Thank you (and of course all your other selves) for your diagnost (WTF?) I'm sure your multiple personality syndrome has clued you into the twisted mind.

Nebbian posted pics of his fine repairs. You boast of yours. A picture's worth a thousand words. Your current avitar is strikingly similar to photos on beswift's (et al) blog. Is someone again stealing your identity? Have you come to grips with your left handed harness lines?
So many questions, so little time.