myiW Current Conditions and Forecasts Community Forums Buy and Sell Services
 
Hi guest · myAccount · Log in
 SearchSearch   ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   RegisterRegister 
Repairing torn boom grip

 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    iWindsurf Community Forum Index -> Windsurfing Discussion
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
cookie



Joined: 27 Aug 2008
Posts: 3

PostPosted: Sat Jun 27, 2020 5:32 pm    Post subject: Repairing torn boom grip Reply with quote

I have a fairly new Chinook carbon boom whose grip is getting ripped up.

What are the best ways to repair it? Should I try to glue it back (What glue works best?) and cover it with tape?

Is it better to wait for it to disintegrate and just regrip the boom?

Thanks for any helpful advice.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
dllee



Joined: 03 Jul 2009
Posts: 5328
Location: East Bay

PostPosted: Sat Jun 27, 2020 7:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Barge yellow or clear contact cement. Follow instructions.
A complete re grip costs 80-125 dollars....well worth the 3 hour labor.
Grip material costs 22 bucks.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
boardsurfr



Joined: 23 Aug 2001
Posts: 1266

PostPosted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 10:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shrink wrap material for fishing rods works great for regripping, and call also be used for smaller areas. It is a bit thinner than the material on Chinook booms, so you'll end up with a smaller diameter. Less work than glueing, and easy to re-do in the future.

But to just glue small pieces back on, use barge cement.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
dhmark



Joined: 04 Sep 2007
Posts: 376

PostPosted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 12:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If it's confined sections 6-12 inches its not a lot of work to replace a section by stripping it off, cleaning, replacing a section with a minimal seam between old and new section. A lot less work than replacing the whole thing if only specific parts get ripped up (as is often the case).
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Kiteburner



Joined: 20 Jul 2013
Posts: 16

PostPosted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 6:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I find the less grip, the lighter it is, and absorbs/holds less water, and easier on the calluses. Direct hand to carbon feel !
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
jingebritsen



Joined: 21 Aug 2002
Posts: 3371

PostPosted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 3:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

golf club grip kits work well too
_________________
www.aerotechsails.com
www.exocet-original.com
www.iwindsurf.com
http://www.epicgearusa.com/
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
cookie



Joined: 27 Aug 2008
Posts: 3

PostPosted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great, I only have a few boom cuts, so I will try the contact cement first!
I did not know about all the other options (like the golf regrip)

Thanks, everyone!
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
ctuna



Joined: 27 Jun 1995
Posts: 1125
Location: Santa Cruz Ca

PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 1:23 am    Post subject: If it is just torn at the front Reply with quote

If it is just torn at the front
you can patch it .
The hardest thing is to get the old grip
off.
GooF Off works well but you have to be careful
not to get it on the part you don't want to remove.
You want a serious mask and nitril gloves when you use
this stuff.

If the diameter is not the same at every point it's harder to
wrap.

http://www.iwindsurf.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=34560&highlight=boom&sid=dfc64c528cafcddabd7ff11c54eaabc8
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    iWindsurf Community Forum Index -> Windsurfing Discussion All times are GMT - 5 Hours
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You can attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum

myiW | Weather | Community | Membership | Support | Log in
like us on facebook
© Copyright 1999-2007 WeatherFlow, Inc Contact Us Ad Marketplace

Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group