Harmony Blog

talk about nice and easy

could this be the board that was
snapped in 2 ?? notice the reef
just below the surface there in
the water. that is some clear
water… where could this
be??

ok, so we’ve taken the 2 part
board, and put it back together
again. yes, maybe it is a little
heavier than it originally was,
but for that you get a board that
is now what is commonly known as
a tanker, and unless the waves
are so weak and slow and you’re so
fat ( er I mean heavy) that there
is a physical problem of being
able to catch the wave, once
you’ve got the wave a
tanker is really fun and actually
a lot easier to surf than a
lighter more ‘hi performance’
board-. again being fat like me-

(From www.surferspath.com.)

here’s someone in action,
employing good sanding technique,
tool control, form and tool
choice for the job. rather than
using the big sander, the one
pictured is perfect for repairs,
especially on the rails, which
just happens to be where your
sensitive thighs rub… It’s worth it
to make them nice, so do. Having
a place where the board stands on
an edge is helpful too. now, if
there were only some waves, it
soon be time to go for a surf…

things are relatively
straightforward from here on in.
let things dry completely, then
sand if you like to. the sanding
thing is up to you. the boards at
the store have a ‘gloss coat’ which
is part of the polyesther resin
which I don’t use or know anything
about, which is put on last or
are just sprayed on to add a coat
of shininess. most ‘homemade’
boards have the matte finish-
which can be just as smooth, just
not as glossy looking. You could
continue with your sanding grits
well past 400 which is always

once your initial taut layer of
glass has dried completely, give
it a scuffy sand to knock-off any
bumpy parts. just don’t sand
through to the foam whatever you
do! otherwise you’ll have to re
patch.. in the photo you’ll notice
I taped off the edge so the resin
can drip off cleanly, so it makes
a nice clean line . when it dries
you can pull it off and presto!
it’s almost perfect. if you
don’t do this you’ll have
globs and blobs to sand from
where it comes over the rail. do
this on the last pour only ( well

yes the holes are filled, then
you lay whole sheets of glass
over everything, to make the
board the way it was- here’s a
picture of the nose with the
first layer of glass over the
whole thing. notice the pattern-
that means the glass is nice and
taut- draw all the resin out (
less weight ) , let dry, sand add
more resin….