Help! Newb with board ?'s

samIam · Newbie Joined: 25 May 2005 Posts: 8

i'm just getting into this wakeboard thing... I got a board w/bindings from a kid at college for 100 dollars, its a Hyperlite Fluid 137. While mailing it home to myself when leaving college, it got damaged, but I have 200 dollar insurance on it... It has damage on the noses, but needs repair. Is it worth cashing in for the 200 dollars and buying a new one, and if so what kind of board? I still have the bindings and fins if I do cash it in.

Thanks
Sam

Cameron · Outlaw Joined: 28 Aug 2003 Posts: 180 City: Down Under

What year is the board, what sort of damage is on it? Any photos??

samIam · Newbie Joined: 25 May 2005 Posts: 8

its a 99'

some pics- damage is on noses

samIam · Newbie Joined: 25 May 2005 Posts: 8

some more

samIam · Newbie Joined: 25 May 2005 Posts: 8

again

samIam · Newbie Joined: 25 May 2005 Posts: 8

TWP Rider · Newbie Joined: 21 May 2005 Posts: 13 City: Stroudsburg

If I were you I'd just cash in for the $200. You can get a nicer board that for at most $250. It's not worth the hassel of getting it repaired. If you get a new board, get the Liquid Force Evo. It's a great beginer to intermediate board and you can get it for $250 at www.barts.com. GOOD LUCK! Glasses

TWP Rider · Newbie Joined: 21 May 2005 Posts: 13 City: Stroudsburg

Man that boards really messed up. Confused

HatzicMotive140 · Soul Rider Joined: 18 Jul 2004 Posts: 261 City: abbotsford

yah i have never seen a wakeboard have that damage to the nose, although i don't look up damaged wakeboards on google or anything lol

snooks · Soul Rider Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 313 City: Calgary

what kind of bad treatment did he put that through lol...DONT BUY IT... it will continue to get damaged

samIam · Newbie Joined: 25 May 2005 Posts: 8

I aleady bought it and it got damaged after buying it... How much is the board worth new? And the damage is not as bad as the pictures may look-

Sam

samIam · Newbie Joined: 25 May 2005 Posts: 8

http://www.wakeworld.com/boardguide/getboard.asp?boardid=305

Cameron · Outlaw Joined: 28 Aug 2003 Posts: 180 City: Down Under

Yea I wouldnt ride that board mate. Even a little chip and water can start leaking in and soaking up into the board, then your left with something that has a real heavy end and you cant ride it. And the damage will only get worse will the usual wear-and-tear on a board. Take the $200 man, its an old board and you couldnt sell it for that new. If the bindings are good keep them and set yourself up on a new board, go down the local shop and see what they have on offer, talk to them and they will sort you out. Wink

Mobe789 · Posted: May 26, 2005 5:46 pm Post subject:

if you can get your hands on some epoxy..thatd be helpful i had some similar damage but smaller, and it only cost me about 15 bucks to get to gashes fixed

samIam · Newbie Joined: 25 May 2005 Posts: 8

thanks for the help, now if I can only get the money out of fedex