where buy boardbag zipper slider replacement?

peterbelden · Joined: 09 Apr 2001 Posts: 56

The zipper sliders on my old Dakine board bags have corroded and broken off. Any tips on where I could buy a replacement zipper slider that large? They seem to be bigger than the #10 size but I haven't found anywhere that carries larger than #10 online. I tried the fixnzip but it was too small. If I could just find a replacement slider I could still use these two board bags. I like to put the boards in bags when they are on top of the car. Thanks in advance.

Peter in San Francisco

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

How about swap meets? I've snagged many board bags in good to excellent condition, including a near-new rough, tough airline-quality bag, for $10-20. Had to pay $50 for one because it had an outstanding board in it.

ctuna · Joined: 27 Jun 1995 Posts: 1126 Location: Santa Cruz Ca

If you live in the Bay Area and want to take a trip to
Davenport Joe Dill builds bags and makes repairs
on everything that can be sewn or did .
Call Davenport surf sail.

http://www.davenportsurfsail.com/

katiedog · Joined: 09 Jul 2000 Posts: 117

Sailrite.com

westender · Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 1288 Location: Portland / Gorge

If there's a really good fabric store near you, they have things like that. Used to be one in PDX that I got replacement zipper things but they folded up and got replaced by a Pot Shop last time I drove by.

Goodwind · Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 323 Location: On water

Or Velcro tape to replace the zipper?

https://www.amazon.com/Double-Sided-Adhesive-Strong-Self-Adhesive-Fastener/dp/B07TVZB1GL/ref=asc_df_B07TVZB1GL/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=366327310773&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11253265030855806127&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031954&hvtargid=pla-815976890525&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=73640184222&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=366327310773&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11253265030855806127&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031954&hvtargid=pla-815976890525

mark · Joined: 10 Apr 2000 Posts: 181

I looked at the zippers on several of my old Dakine bags. There are 2 different styles. If yours has YKK written on the zipper pull then I have several spare sliders that I can give you. I am not sure if they would work on the other zipper type. I live in the SF bay area so no need to ship. PM me if you are interested.

pmlct · Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 68 Location: Middletown CT

This will be out of left field but I just cut slits in the fabric on both sides and use pieces of electrical wire through them and twisted together to hold it closed. Two or three per bag is usually sufficient.

swchandler · Joined: 08 Nov 1993 Posts: 10588

Great idea!

Zippers on windsurfing gear is crazy, particularly metal ones on sail bags. Over time, they're a total failure. I can't tell how many failed sail bags I've got. As I remember, it was Neil Pryde that started that nonsense when manufacturing moved over to China.

Regarding board bags, I have to admit that the large plastic zippers on the old DaKine bags have held up extremely well over the years. On one bag it's been over 22 years, but it's always lived inside the van.

SPQR · Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 274

Peter - if those fixes don’t work I have a Dakine bag that I’d give you if they fit your boards. The Dakine white ones. Text me me if you can’t fix yours.