Diy Board Repair

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bowsa
bowsa
QLD
638 posts
QLD, 638 posts
6 Jun 2026 11:28am
I've got my flat water freeride summer lake blasting board cracking under the heel. It's a great board but I'm not keen on investing in a proper repair. What's a DIY job I can do to at least keep the water out. I imagine excavating and bogging with something then glass repair over would be the go or. going really dodgey. could you simply cover the whole cracking area with sika flex or some kind of marine silicone?
any advice appreciated for a home diy job
Ta


decrepit
decrepit
WA
12884 posts
WA, 12884 posts
6 Jun 2026 9:56am
I'm guessing here, that that's where the bottom overlap finishes, so the rail is stiff, but the deck is flexing, creating that crack.
the foam underneath may or may not be damaged. If it's not damaged, you just need to spread the load on that flex point.
No superficial fix will work for more than about 5 minutes, there's a lot of movement on that fine line. you have to kill that movement first.

The pad will need to be rolled back, the damaged area sanded back to the underlying foam and then be restored, stronger than the original.
Otherwise it will just keep cracking.
Meh
Meh
NSW
27 posts
Meh Meh
NSW, 27 posts
6 Jun 2026 1:08pm
Is there a soft spot under the pad? It looks like a heel dent to me.
bowsa
bowsa
QLD
638 posts
QLD, 638 posts
6 Jun 2026 1:44pm
Yeah a bit soft under the pad
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