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 FIBERGLASS SURF BOARD REPAIR BOOK

  Thank you for your interest in the only comprehensive fiberglass surfboard ding repair book available on the market.  Twenty-five years of practical experience has been recorded for you into more than sixty plus easily readable pages, with over thirty drawings and photographs.  

Innumerable hours were spent in writing and editing the material so that it is orderly and understandable.  This recent edition has been completely rewritten to include new products or information. We believe, as an instructional text, it is indeed a valuable asset to any waterman or waterwoman library.

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As respectful acknowledgement of gratitude for his writing and surfing talent, we’ve included here a portion of our book written by the late Gary Taylor, “The Surfwriter.”
      Luckily for us do-it-yourselfers, there is a book available that makes the tedious art of ding repair easy, and perhaps even enjoyable. Written by longtime North County surfer Franklin Pierce, it is called Fiberglass Ding Repair (what were you expecting?). Franklin details in words, photos and drawings exactly how to deal with virtually every malady that will befall a surfboard, from simple deck dings to broken boards.
 

      Nine chapters cover every aspect of ding repair, from the philosophy of surfboard value, to materials, safety, flat and rail area repairs, stress cracks, fin repair, and broken boards.

      Franklin has put forth perhaps the best analogy I’ve ever heard applied to a conventional surfboard’s construction: ‘a sponge inside an eggshell’. Holes and cracks in the eggshell let the water in, but there’s no way to wring out the sponge inside.

       

      

      With this brief overview of the book, we hope that you are encouraged to purchase a copy for yourself and another for a friend.  It makes a very nice gift, especially this time of year. 

$19.95 USD

     Aloha,

     Franklin Pierce