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Soft between the straps

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Created by nbr > 9 months ago, 10 Jun 2013
longwinded
WA, 347 posts
17 Jun 2013 11:24AM
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Soft between the straps so very well describes some people I know.

sigmar
QLD, 86 posts
17 Jun 2013 8:26PM
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yes its a bit of a problem with current boards made overseas. As a importer of a well known German brand ihave had this issue with the company saying in their specks carbon all over construction and yet the boards gone soft between the front footstraps. after much sending emails to and throe iam still no further to answers , seems the Thai company is not interested in the problem and have not even bothered to answer my mail so after much deliberation i decide to open it up and see whats what ,, i find only one layer of carbon and the lowest density 3mm hardcore foam just where you need the board to be stronger so now I have replaced the construction how all our boards are build extra hardcore foam and and timber veneer between the layers check out our boards NXS manta sailboards made in Aust since 1976 and still going strong Pete thy probably wont print this

Mark _australia
WA, 23526 posts
17 Jun 2013 6:32PM
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^^ my thoughts exactly.

Carbon / kevlar used to mean the cloth about 200gsm that is carbon and Kevlar woven together. Or a layer of each in WOVEN cloth.

Now it often means 100gsm uni-directonal carbon that is nowhere near as strong.

Everyone fell for the black resin trick so now they think we can fall for anything.



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