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beaglebuddy
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Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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Then there's the method where people have modified an old clothes washer to spin the board around and remove the water thru centrifugal force but that's probably too involved. |
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Thurston
Joined: 08 Jul 2013 Posts: 101
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Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 1:35 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the tips .
The board is an old longboard, a Tyronsea 370. I'm not sure what the core is , and hopefully it's closed cell and I don't have anything to worry about.
I left the board out in the sun for 2 1/2 days, nose down with papertowels rolled up and shoved into the hole. Today it rained so I brought it in before work and didn't have a chance to see how well it worked.
Assuming I've gotten as much water out as I can, how should I seal up the hole? |
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dllee
Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 5330 Location: East Bay
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Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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Should be PU foam, poly bondo or MarineTex at WestMarine. Sand well with 80 grit paper, try to glass one layer of cloth with resin over, hotcoat, sand, and finish coat. |
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isobars
Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20946
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Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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The first board I ever bought was split wide open clear around the nose ... at least a foot-long gap an inch wide (it was a seam). It was a standard plastic 1980 Windsurfer, so nothing would stick to it. Solution? Pour out a few quarts of water, duct tape it shut, and repeat as necessary. |
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Thurston
Joined: 08 Jul 2013 Posts: 101
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Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:17 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, it is an old plastic board I forgot to mention that. I'd rather do something more permanent that duct tape, but if nothing else I guess it will work. |
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spennie
Joined: 13 Oct 1995 Posts: 975 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA
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Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:13 am Post subject: |
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Marine-Tex will stick to it, I used to fix my O'Brien "Sensation" with it. Fill with spray foam, sand it rough, clean with lacquer thinner. One layer of glass is a good idea too. _________________ Spennie the Wind Junkie
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dllee
Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 5330 Location: East Bay
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Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 11:17 am Post subject: |
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Hot glue thru gun can also seal soft old poly shells, like we did with cheap kayaks that split seams. |
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Thurston
Joined: 08 Jul 2013 Posts: 101
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Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 11:23 am Post subject: |
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I found the plug! I was thinking of trying to lightly sand the plug and mating surface of the hole, clean, and apply the two part PVC cement (the purple stuff). Would this work to seal the plastic plug to the plastic hole? Early 90s type old longboard. |
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spennie
Joined: 13 Oct 1995 Posts: 975 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA
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Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe. But just maybe, and plumbing pvc glue isn't very flexible, might pop later. Run by your local Home Depot or hardware store (sometimes even the supermarket) and pick up a tube of "Goop". That stuff's amazing, you'll find a bunch of other uses after you fix your board, you won't believe how strong it is! _________________ Spennie the Wind Junkie
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Thurston
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Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 8:52 am Post subject: |
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Just wanted to follow up - I used the PVC cement and it is holding VERY solidly. I'll update if the plug pops back out but I really don't see this happening. The PVC cement (primer + cement) basically welds the plastic together.
Thanks again for all the help guys! |
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