l was wondering how often you needed to buy a new shortboard. how long it takes them to break,delaminate,get waterlogged,ectl try to take pretty good care of my boards

It demends how good you take care of your board

If you start seeing little cracks than its time

depending on how good you treat it and how hard you ride it. if you thrash it probs around 6months but if it is pretty mellow it can go for years. if it is damaged and you fix it quickly it will last forever but wont look that pleasing to the eye. if you dont surf massive waves and too hard just aim for one a year.

2-3 years if you repair all the dings immediately and keep it out of the sun and hot conditions.


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yes they can last long. if you want it to last longer get a case to put it in so it doesnt get all banged up. if you want a surfboard that never gets bumps or cracks and never really has something bad done to it, get an epoxy short, impluse there cheaper these days.

It is strictly a matter of how ell made the board is, and how well you treat. l have a 6'4'' twin fin that l had made for me in the early seventies, that l did not put on the wall until '92 or '93.