I was checking over the classifieds and noticed 2007 boards still fetching over the $1000 mark my 2007 board is worth jack. over the past few years i have had numerous warranty claims on new boards breaking.

this year im trying a custom hopefully i can get through the season without having to use a back up.

I made my high wind wave board about 2000 that's at least 6 full on sessions at Corros, plenty of big flat landings.
It's had a few dings, snapped the peg on the finbox a year or so ago, but it's still in one piece, no delams, soft spots or leaks.
I'm only 70kg thou so not as hard on gear as heavier sailors.

Hopefully your custom will have a longer life.

I tip the scales just over 90kg,
most of the times i break the board from under the left heel. Twice i have broken boards in half, almost all of them boards have stress fractures around the fin and mast box after one season.
Almost all of my sailing is done in waves
The two boards i have kept for backup this season are both boards that i have had replaced by warranties

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wont name brands, cos people get the poops
My last production freeride lasted 16 months, and the one before that lasted 18 months, not good enough for me
My current board is a Kinetic Gladiator, 30 months old and going strong, obviously my next will be a Kinetic again
Before those, I had a custom made slalom, lasted years before I sold it.

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A famous shaper/repairer and all round ledgend.... once told me that kinetics were the strongest construction boards out there.

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Originally posted by Exman

I tip the scales just over 90kg,
most of the times i break the board from under the left heel. Twice i have broken boards in half, almost all of them boards have stress fractures around the fin and mast box after one season.
Almost all of my sailing is done in waves
The two boards i have kept for backup this season are both boards that i have had replaced by warranties

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Exman, i'll keep my eye out for your seconhand kit on seabreeze!

Hi

Production Board longivity concerns me greatly. I have been holding off getting new boards, and getting back into the sport, for specials in the next few weeks. I am looking at SType 93 and iSonic 122. I previously had a F2 Axxis 272 which was a great board (quite solid) and Windtech course board. It concerns me that boards are not being made for longivity anymore and that the industry, in what has been a long decline, may be trying to get users to replace equipment asap by limiting the life. Can you please advise personal experiences over the last 10-15 years with production boards. I have been out of the sport for 5 years now.

Thanks