Man, I broke my board :(

jamesbburgess · Newbie Joined: 02 May 2004 Posts: 47

Well last night we were out riding and i noticed a small crack in the top of my trip 138 board. Anyway the crack got worse during my set and now the board is trashed, has about a 2 inch crack in the top on both sides, so now im in the market for a new trip and bindings, if anyones got anything out there let me know or a place that sells them for a good price new.

Also on another note, is it possible to repair a board thats cracked? the crack isnt all the way through, but it makes it damn near impossible to ride as it stops water. I was thinking about refiberglassing it and keeping it as a back up board or something? If repair is possible and anyone knows where i can find step by step instructions on how to do it please let me know.
thanks

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Jun 15, 2004 6:47 am Post subject:

warranty???? Laughing

jamesbburgess · Newbie Joined: 02 May 2004 Posts: 47

Naw its like 3 or 4 years old. unless liquid force happens to warrenty for that long?

colefooter · Posted: Jun 15, 2004 8:34 am Post subject:

I dont think the warranty is that long, but if i were you id just get a new board if you can.

jbt200 · Posted: Jun 15, 2004 8:46 am Post subject:

jamesbburgess, LF warranty sucks anyways you'll wont get your board back for lke 3 years

tWaker2 · Soul Rider Joined: 12 Jul 2003 Posts: 375 City: Gilroy, CA

jbt200, That hasnt been the case with me. I have broken 3 LF Trips, and i would just walk into our local board shop with the broken board, and they would go over to their board racks and hand me a brand new one, FREE. As well as when i broke my 2001 Ultrasuctions, walked in and they gave me the brand new 2003s for free. So that is my take on LFs warranty.

jbt200 · Posted: Jun 15, 2004 9:01 am Post subject:

tWaker2, well i meant sending things back to LF then you will have to wait.

deathflamingo · Outlaw Joined: 11 Jun 2003 Posts: 177 City: Yankton

yea...ive had to wait a damn long time as well....i just ended up buying a new board.

wkbrdmdw'sGF · Posted: Jun 15, 2004 9:57 am Post subject:

hey james,
i have a trip 133 that cracked when my bf hit a slider and he repaired it with some bond-o and fiberglass. it wasn't the prettiest site, but we painted over it and it rides just like before. i'd still suggest trying to get a new one for free... just wanted to let you know it can be repaired if u were still looking into that

Mister C · Posted: Jun 15, 2004 10:02 am Post subject:

It can be done, most of the stuff you need you can just go get at your local hardware store. This link explains it better than I can...even though it is from wakeworld

http://www.wakeworld.com/articles/2004/fixadent.asp

jamesbburgess · Newbie Joined: 02 May 2004 Posts: 47

Ya im gonna repair it just to have it around. I ordered a new trip 138 with the alpha bindings cause they were on sale for like 399. if anyone knows any site with some instructions on how to fix a broken board let me know
thanks

Stephan · Guest

Buy a surfboard repair kit. They come with all the essentials as well as fiberglass mat to ensure that it is super strong, you can either use chopped glass or actually sheet it depending on the type of damage you have. It even comes with instructions!! As for warranty, if you have a local shop that you bought it for check into it. I used to work for a shop & if the board failed we just hooked them up with a new one, even if it was 3 years old. Also you should try other boards, things have come a long ways since the Trip was designed IMO.

wakeboardpro10 · Outlaw Joined: 05 Feb 2004 Posts: 218 City: OC

that sucks

Mister C · Posted: Jun 15, 2004 5:57 pm Post subject: