I'm fixing a wavestorm softie, is this a waste of time?

by **ray st peter** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 4:08 am

Hi surfers,
I've been fixing boards all my years since a young teenager, I've recently received a broken into two pieces... the 8' wavestorm (costco) softie, and I just can't resist trying to fix it.... and try make it indestructible....

Is anyone else also interested in this type of project?

Ive managed to remove the 3 plywood stringers from the foam... and have purchased some solid redwood stringer material that will do nicely.

I also want to straighten out the rocker just a tad.... and give it a slight single to double concave in the bottom.

Is this crazy?

Ray

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by **jaffa1949** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 4:28 am

One of the great things about the human endeavour is that they like to work to achieve goals that, illogical, improbable, unlikely or nonsensical.
Your quest to turn a Costco softy around fits that bill, but good on you

I enjoy seeing a project that is nothing but it's own reward come to fruition.

As you go post pictures, not to show us the way but just celebrate human strangeness!
:claps:

by **surf patrol** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:59 am

Hi Ray, welcome to Surfing Waves!

Sounds like an interesting project, and I'd love to see how you go. Post plenty of pictures so we call all follow your progress.

by **esonscar** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 12:37 am

ray this sounds good to me.
Might I also suggest using a tantalum/boron matrix metal hot spray mix to coat any dings, smoothed by a plasma deposition of true carbon-fibre to envelope a full replacement set of single strand optical wave-guide grade glass-fibre stringers to facilitate non destructive flex - for a bit of 'feel'. If in doubt as to increasing dimensions - give the legendary Roy Stuart a shout - he builds really big foamies [ :thumbs:

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by **themathteacher** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 4:20 am

go for it, better than seeing it go to the dump!

I'm fixing a wavestorm softie, is this a waste of time?

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