Hi all, hope everyone has been making hay while the sun shines . I finished off the day with a classic catapult (one of my best ), and have damaged the nose of my board on the rail. Its probably 50-60mm long and only10-15mm wide. Question: is it super critical to get the water sucked out or can I hang the board nose down for a week and then repair it?
Cheers
Goz

drill a hole in the nose - drain board for a week and repair the hole and the nose...

Im not an expert though.

I would grind out the cracked section straight away, it dries quicker having the area exposed. If you think there is a lot of water in there, hang it upside down in an orientation so that the crack is the lowest point of the board facing the floor (milk crates, pillows, etc) The board will be in some sort of funky angle if youve done it right.

After this, just sit the board on the floor like normal for a few days outside, not in direct sunlight, but under carport or something. You can make a wick from paper towels rolled up and stuck in the crack. The wick will get wet and suck out the water quicker, when the wick finally isnt wet anymore, thats ususally dry enough imo

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Darkplague said...
I would grind out the cracked section straight away, it dries quicker having the area exposed. If you think there is a lot of water in there, hang it upside down in an orientation so that the crack is the lowest point of the board facing the floor (milk crates, pillows, etc) The board will be in some sort of funky angle if youve done it right.

After this, just sit the board on the floor like normal for a few days outside, not in direct sunlight, but under carport or something. You can make a wick from paper towels rolled up and stuck in the crack. The wick will get wet and suck out the water quicker, when the wick finally isnt wet anymore, thats ususally dry enough imo

Yep what he says, unfortunately you will never get all the water out

Thanks guys, I wasn't sure how much of an issue the water would be, or if it would evaporate out of the expansion screw hole. I'll begin the wicking process and source some repair materials.
Happy sailing

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