JOYRIDER said...
Man this is a big read.
It might even make NEWS.com or ABC news if its keeps going.

Again i understand that the fins look rubbish, but how or why did you decide to sand the board back to expose the poor workmanship?
Did it show signs of the damage or did it grow?
I have a whip, which i think is the same as yours. (the short pointy nose, diamond tail one right?)
I bought mine 3 or 4 years ago? and its sweet.

I did however buy a kontact of the same year and dinged it, without fixing it properly and the bamboo filled with water and blistered up.
I just cut if off and bogged it and sweet.

I understand your pain tho.
These things are expensive and we should get what we pay for.

JOYRIDER said..
So its a 3 year old board, had salt buildup (means it probably hadn't been washed much) and was stored in a shed that's 35C?? for 3 years?
Probably why there was delam around the fins to start with.
Man...your lucky the thing didn't turn into a pile of goo.

Do people expect everything for free that last forever?

Red thumb away.

Its friday its time for a kite and beer or both.

Sorry crew.

This has gone on a lot longer than it really should, and as some have mentioned has all the ingredients of a soap opera.

We have a policy that arguments like this are nipped in the bud, as everybody gets hurt.

From the forum policy:

Complaints about a business/associations

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When this occurs, the poster is usually quite fired up and emotional. Sometimes the customer is out to cause as much damage as possible to the business with the mission that they are "fully justified" (their words) and "simply stating facts" (their words) about the business/association. This may be the case .. or not. There are many sides to any story.

The point is that the Seabreeze forums are not the appropriate place to resolve the issue.

Please go to the appropriate legal/government authority and do it there. Choose not to, and end up in hot water. As soon as you flame a business, you'll usually get supporters of the business come out in defence and question your behaviour and motives. People interested in the discussion will seek more information from you.

It soon descends into an argument containing many and varied versions of the truth and everybody goes home unhappy. It has never ended well for anybody. The business is damaged, the poster now has a stigma in the forum community (and now can't deal with many shops because the shops know what will happen if they cross this customer - their business will get dragged through the mud.)

A special note: This applies (and has been applied) to any business, not just businesses that sponsor the site.

Thanks everyone.