Caring for your board

Care of the Board

The board should be stored in a shady place, and the cork in the nose of the board, which is put in for an air hole, should be left out when the board is not being used in the water. Otherwise the air inside the board will expand with the heat of sunlight and contract as the board is put into the cooler water, possibly cracking the board.

PADDLE POLO BOARDS: Boards for paddle polo should be made with a minimum width of 22 inches, length of 12 feet, with both ends rounded and flared so that they may be paddled either forward or backward. The air holes should be placed in the bottoms, or a flush countersunk brass fitting used.

BALSA WOOD BOARDS: Many surfers prefer a balsa-wood board for its lightness. However, great care must be taken in shaping these boards. In the professional shops the balsa is glued together in blocks of two-by-fours, carved to shape, covered with fiberglass, and waterproofed with a mixture of resin and a catalyst to give a plastic finish.

“SPEED” BOARDS: The boards designed for paddling with speed are finer, narrower, and longer than standard boards. They run as long as 20 to 22 feet, and as narrow as 12 to 14 inches, with a “V” bottom. Some “speed” boards have also been fitted with light balsa-wood outriggers for greater stability.

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