Board Deck Sag

[NameTaken]

I bought a 7S board (ok I know, crap chinese manufacture, but its only a fish for summer surf, and I'm not great) http://www.surfindustries.com/, but though I've owned it for two years, I only have surfed it about 30 times, and its been inside (not lying outdoors) the rest of the time.

Thing is, the deck of the board has got some sagging on both sides of the stringer, so much so that the glass ripped a little bit by the stringer on one side.

I've seen 10 year old longboards with sag issues, but this boards almost new. Should I call them up and try to get this fixed? Is it even fixable? How would you guys go about this?
Thanks Maggots.

[stevo]

That's sort of the breaks with a fiberglass surfboard. I've had boards that I surfed 10-15 times where that will happen.

"You shred so bad you break your stick"

[Hugh Conway]

you bought a shitty board and it's doing what shitty boards do - fall apart.

[tuffy109]

"Should I call them up and try to get this fixed? "

in english?

[Bud]

its not 'sagging'....you're just getting pressure dings.

the foam is compressing on your board, and the stringer is immune to compression, so you're gonna end up with concave areas on either side of the stringer anywhere your feet repeatedly make contact with the deck....its not uncommon and happens on cheap boards and expensive boards (though its gonna happen more often on cheapo boards and high performance shortboards with light glass jobs)... a custom board with a heavier glass job or a deck patch is gonna be the best way to prevent that on your future purchases.

i just got a custom epoxy board this winter and the deck started compressing almost immediately...i shoulda ordered it with a deck patch, but i thought the epoxy construction would be a lot more resilient than standard poly construction...so far the glass hasn't cracked, so i'm hoping the epoxy construction while not necessarily stronger, might be providing a better bond between the glass and the foam, and perhaps will buy me some time before i have to deal with delam issues.

if you're already getting cracks around the stringer, find a good repair shop and ask them to add a deck patch over the stringer...they can sand down the cracked glass in a 4"-6" wide strip over the stringer for the area that is cracked and then lay down some 4oz cloth and more resin....if done well it won't be all that noticeable and should keep your board watertight. I had this done to a longboard a few years ago when i started getting some cracks around the stringer and so far the patch is holding just fine.

[ACHTUNG]

"Should I call them up and try to get this fixed? "

in english?

I don't know why you need to ask randos on the internet if you should call the company but if you really need me too, well then...


I give you permission to call the company and ask them what their warranty policy is.

[NameTaken]

I don't know why you need to ask randos on the internet if you should call the company but if you really need me too, well then...
I give you permission to call the company and ask them what their warranty policy is.

Well SHIT, I'm on the phone now, why couldn't you have read this thread earlier?

Honestly, yeah, kinda useless thread, I was sorta looking for info as to whether surf co's have warranties for boards, or if its just caveat emptor.

I did learn that the board sag can be stopped with a modification, and that its semi-normal.

So overall? Very helpful, thanks guys, especially Bud.

[Ottime]

Next time pay the money to work with a local board company. And get a deck patch. I have a 2/3 patch on all my boards and it makes a huge difference avoiding this, as well as deck delams from compressed foam. I also use a higher density foam. No need for super light construction unless you can afford a new board every 25-50 days.

I'm gonna guess your cheapo board has cheapo foam, and hence more likely to compress.