In the market for a new 7.0' and will be custom due to color, etc. so have the option of making it stronger, but dont have much of a gauge on which boards I've seen / held are glassed heavier.
When we're talking 4 or 6 we're talking weight of the fiberglass cloth used for the top and bottom layers, but what about strength / durability through the PU or Epoxy laminate? I guess I assumed they could lay the resin on thicker, but maybe it can only be in an optimal range and the real strength comes from the cloth..??..
It will be Epoxy, whether it's PU or EPS at the core, and the only other epoxy board I had recently I had a fracture appear in the nose, and then punched a small hole on the bottom of the swallow tail by setting it down on a little pebble or something. All I know is that I pretty much baby my boards so it was disappointing to have the epoxy coating crack twice on the last one.
So is it all in the cloth, and 6+4/6 wont be too much heavier, or I need to ask for a thicker epoxy coating and a 4+4/4 will be fine. I want it fairly light, but it will be ridden in Southern CA summertime chop a lot, so..??..
When we're talking 4 or 6 we're talking weight of the fiberglass cloth used for the top and bottom layers, but what about strength / durability through the PU or Epoxy laminate? I guess I assumed they could lay the resin on thicker, but maybe it can only be in an optimal range and the real strength comes from the cloth..??..
It will be Epoxy, whether it's PU or EPS at the core, and the only other epoxy board I had recently I had a fracture appear in the nose, and then punched a small hole on the bottom of the swallow tail by setting it down on a little pebble or something. All I know is that I pretty much baby my boards so it was disappointing to have the epoxy coating crack twice on the last one.
So is it all in the cloth, and 6+4/6 wont be too much heavier, or I need to ask for a thicker epoxy coating and a 4+4/4 will be fine. I want it fairly light, but it will be ridden in Southern CA summertime chop a lot, so..??..
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