VANCOUVER ISLAND WINDTALK

Can anyone recommend a glue for attaching a foam nose protector to my carve 121?

Contact cement (the non water based stuff) is best. Is this preventative or post-operative surgery??? Good Luck!! You get 1 try (use pencil marks for allignment...)

Preventative. So far I have been lucky. I tried a body drag yesterday and I could feel the nose smacking potential before I almost pulled my groin. I found the deviator too annoying when positioning the sail for water starts and also I like to have the mast almost at the front of the track to keep my rather large body more balanced on the board.

FYI Second Wind in hood river has nose protectors for $16

hmmm, don't do it, dood. The glue and foam residue has often deterred me from buying a used board, I'd rather have a cracked /repaired nose
No seriously, ya gotta break at least one After that it's kinda rare and you won't want the training wheel on the front of your nice board

Hi Big D,

I'm with Kus on that one.... As long as you are going to keep it forever, than have at it with the foam. I was/am, suspicious of the foam wrapped nose on past used boards. The deviator can be a nuisance - I agree, but it is 'removable' whack reduction. In my first few years managed to brain three boards, and they fixed up just fine ..... Sorry I missed you this weekend - house stuff .....

I agree with KUS too. I cracked the nose of my first new board (Vivace 290), on the first outing on it. I was heartbroken but I repaired it and it looked (sorta) like new again. I never did it again and since then, I haven't threatened a nose on any of the new boards I've had - including a new Carve 121 and a Kombat.

I wish I could agree with Kus. Unfortunately, I've now broken the nose off my 131 THREE times this year! I've finally sucked up the cost of a nose protector ($70!!! - wish I had your tip about second wind). I had also heard that contact cement was the way to go. But late on a Friday night, on route to the lake, I only had spray adhesive, and it now seems to be holding out well. I have to admit the board looked way better without the nose protector, but I was getting way too familiar with the fiberglass and epoxy process to care. I'd rather sand the adhesive and foam off and give it a new paint job when I'm done with the board, than spend my weeknights fixing another cracked nose! Likely, this won't be an issue for you - I'm sure I'm the only one with the ability to do this with such frequency!

Thanks for the input guys....now I'm not sure which route to go but I would like to be able to try some new moves whilst preserving the pristine condition of my nose. I think I got most of my nose smashing out of the way on my GO board so Gnome your not the only one with this skill, although I do try to keep it to once/season.

The foam bumper I got is grey and white so it actually matches the footpads on the board so it may not look that bad..

I guess another option is to pad the mast up above the boom where it would contact the board.......