hello seabreeze brains trust
today i ripped the whole footstrap insert out of one of my boards.
unfortunatly i am about a thousand ks from the nearest board repairer'
so was just wondering what i can do to dodge it up so i can continue using it.
without stuffing it up too badly. cheers ratz
24hrs araldite will do it ok .....if it is COOL. Llike do it at dinner time, keep checking it for heat for at least a few hrs and be ready to chuck a bag of ice on it if the exterior of the board feels at all warm when it starts to go off
Then it reallt needs to be capped over top with glass. Thin cloth and Solarez could do it
You could try making a composite repair paste from spinifex (pick the toughest stems from the base, but get the hollow ones for reduced weight) and white gum sap (scar a suitable tree with a sharp rock and collect the sap in a bark bowl - best sap oozes on the full moon).
Mix the two together, stuff into the hole with a stick and allow to dry for 1 hour. You can measure 1 hour approximately by either counting you own pulse (count somewhere around 3,600 to 4,500 beats) or by watching the shadow from your own forearm (it should travel about the length of your foot each hour between 10am and 2pm).
Whilst you are waiting for it to set you could have a refreshing drink of your own urine.
(how many k's were you from the nearest store again ?)
nice responses all.
will go to the local hardware shop tomorrow and see what is available.
otherwise i will just wait till its windy enough for a smaller board or sit round on the beach drinking beer.
its a hard life in shark bay....
What Mark says.
Do Not use 5 minute araldite! it will make too much heat and melt the foam in your board.
don't you have other inserts? you could move the straps one notch, but still waterproof the stuffed one.
i could i suppose but a bit worried that i could do further damage.
i might just give the big girl a rest and get it fixed when back in civilization.
yeah the 122 ben.
ripped the whole insert out mid gybe.
prob drop it in at steves or m.o.b on my way back through.
Select to expand quoteratz said..
.....ripped the whole insert out mid gybe......
Guy Cribb would be proud of you: 'bend your knee and lift your heel - exagerate every move...'
Select to expand quoteratz said..
yeah the 122 ben.
ripped the whole insert out mid gybe.
prob drop it in at steves or m.o.b on my way back through.
D'oh!
I hope the wind fills in and you dont need to use it up there!!
Ratz,
Some good tips here if you want to do yourself.
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/General/Installing-footstrap-inserts/
hell no. board repair should be done by people who know what the hell they are doing. which excludes me
Select to expand quoteratz said..
hell no. board repair should be done by people who know what the hell they are doing. which excludes me
I don't agree. It is fairly easy*. But I would not start with an insert. 
*The only tricky part is the finishing touch. But that's only about looking good (or even better, unrepaired), not about being strong.
^^ I would definitely consider starting with an insert
With a super slow hardener you can't bugger it up.
Even better it is under the pads so is invisible!
Hey Ratz - after borrowing your formula gear this weekend I'm happy to repay you with a tidy insert repair!! I can assure you that I always use the optimum Method:Madness ratio on repairs..
