9'8 x 30 element air valve ?

kiteman · 29-Sep-2009, 10:35 PM

Hi i have just bought a 9'8 x 30 element camo. Is this board supposed to be fitted with an air valve. There wasn't one in the board and nothing supplied. I am unsure as to whether this board is supposed to have an air valve. I don't want to damage the board but using it without a valve if it is supposed to have one.

Thank you

flipperade · 03-Oct-2009, 05:39 PM

My 9 8 extremist didnt have an airvalve so maybe its the same on that board, I think they only tend to put them on the larger boards because they have so much foam thus potential gas buildup

Adrian.

anne-marie reichman · 06-Oct-2009, 02:00 PM

"Yes, the board is meant to have an air valve so please see go back to the shop."

Hi Adrian,
I asked the Starboard SUP info crew the answer to your question as I was surfing the forum.
Hope it's in time for you to get back to the shop and get your air valve.

Anne-Marie Reichman.

kiteman · 06-Oct-2009, 02:22 PM

Hi Anna-Marie,

Thank you for your reply it is much appreciated. I have used the board a few time without a valve in it and i think the shop had demo'd the board without a valve in. Will water going into this hole damage the board ? As it has had probably 9 hours on the water without a valve. I think the best would be to ask the shop to replace the board with a new board that is fitted with a valve as i dont want problems with the board delaminating later as a result of water getting into the board. Your advise?

Many Thanks
Bryan

supdoc73 · 06-Oct-2009, 05:21 PM

If the board was supposed to have a valve the retailer should have let you know....and if you weren't given it then (in my limited experience) you should be be entitled to a full refund if there is even a hint of damage to the board. Can't be good for water to get into the core of the board.

Mike

anne-marie reichman · 07-Oct-2009, 08:47 AM

Mike's answer is spot on.
I agree to agree with him that water inside of a board is never that eh.... good.
How ever; have the board sitting upside down, see if water comes out. You never know what really happened unless you check.
Best of luck!
AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiteman

Hi Anna-Marie,

Thank you for your reply it is much appreciated. I have used the board a few time without a valve in it and i think the shop had demo'd the board without a valve in. Will water going into this hole damage the board ? As it has had probably 9 hours on the water without a valve. I think the best would be to ask the shop to replace the board with a new board that is fitted with a valve as i dont want problems with the board delaminating later as a result of water getting into the board. Your advise?

Many Thanks
Bryan

kiteman · 08-Oct-2009, 12:47 PM

Hi Anne - marie,

I wonder if you can ask the Starboard guys what the possibility is of the board sucking water through that vent. I have used the board 3 times for about 2 hours each time. The Retailer said that it wont suck water and that some guys have used there board for 2 months without a valve in it and havent had problems, they also said that a lot of the windsurfers often forget to put the air valves in and never have a problem. I just need to make sure that i am not going to pick up problems. I have now obtained an air valve so can fit that, i just need some advise on whether or not the 3 sessions on the board without the valve would have caused the board to suck some water. I am told not but some of these retailers would tell you anything to get there money.

Many many thanks

dan gavere · 09-Oct-2009, 09:22 PM

Wrap the board in black garbage bags leave it outside in the sun for 1hr upside down and see if any water comes out of the board through that. This is the easiest and fastest way to find out. If not water seeps from hole your ok if it does then the answer is obvious. This is a technique many of the top board repair guys use to get water out of damaged boards. I have had luck with this technique several times before making repairs myself. Good Luck

anne-marie reichman · 10-Oct-2009, 04:49 AM

Off course!
I will get on it. Since it's the weekend, expect a little delay in the answer.

My suggesting would be: keep it closed as you go out in the water, and take it out and dry up site down in a warm space (in case any water is in at the moment).

About lazy windsurfers... yep... we leave the plugs in some times. Some boards are not made with the plugs anymore, but if there's one, we need to use it!

have a great weekend,
Anne-Marie.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiteman

Hi Anne - marie,

I wonder if you can ask the Starboard guys what the possibility is of the board sucking water through that vent. I have used the board 3 times for about 2 hours each time. The Retailer said that it wont suck water and that some guys have used there board for 2 months without a valve in it and havent had problems, they also said that a lot of the windsurfers often forget to put the air valves in and never have a problem. I just need to make sure that i am not going to pick up problems. I have now obtained an air valve so can fit that, i just need some advise on whether or not the 3 sessions on the board without the valve would have caused the board to suck some water. I am told not but some of these retailers would tell you anything to get there money.

Many many thanks

Jonathan · 10-Oct-2009, 08:48 AM

Sounds strange but I've found that I get a wet board drier by putting it normal side up in a warm place. You will actually get water bubbling out of the hole and a little puddle forming on top of the board. I've had boards that have taken on water with the vent done up but with a damaged 'O' ring - no doubt there is water in there. The board gets warm in the sun then when it goes into cold water it sucks in air and water.

Read this section of the Board Lady website - she is the guru
http://www.boardlady.com/water.htm

Think I'd be angling for a new board - if it's been wet for that long I doubt it will ever dry.

29-Sep-2009, 10:35 PM	#1
kiteman New Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3	9'8 x 30 element air valve ? Hi i have just bought a 9'8 x 30 element camo. Is this board supposed to be fitted with an air valve. There wasn't one in the board and nothing supplied. I am unsure as to whether this board is supposed to have an air valve. I don't want to damage the board but using it without a valve if it is supposed to have one. Thank you

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03-Oct-2009, 05:39 PM	#2
flipperade Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 81	My 9 8 extremist didnt have an airvalve so maybe its the same on that board, I think they only tend to put them on the larger boards because they have so much foam thus potential gas buildup Adrian.

06-Oct-2009, 02:00 PM	#3
anne-marie reichman Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 22	"Yes, the board is meant to have an air valve so please see go back to the shop." Hi Adrian, I asked the Starboard SUP info crew the answer to your question as I was surfing the forum. Hope it's in time for you to get back to the shop and get your air valve. Anne-Marie Reichman.

06-Oct-2009, 02:22 PM	#4
kiteman New Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3	Hi Anna-Marie, Thank you for your reply it is much appreciated. I have used the board a few time without a valve in it and i think the shop had demo'd the board without a valve in. Will water going into this hole damage the board ? As it has had probably 9 hours on the water without a valve. I think the best would be to ask the shop to replace the board with a new board that is fitted with a valve as i dont want problems with the board delaminating later as a result of water getting into the board. Your advise? Many Thanks Bryan

06-Oct-2009, 05:21 PM	#5
supdoc73 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Dunedin New Zealand Posts: 30	If the board was supposed to have a valve the retailer should have let you know....and if you weren't given it then (in my limited experience) you should be be entitled to a full refund if there is even a hint of damage to the board. Can't be good for water to get into the core of the board. Mike

08-Oct-2009, 12:47 PM	#7
kiteman New Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3	Hi Anne - marie, I wonder if you can ask the Starboard guys what the possibility is of the board sucking water through that vent. I have used the board 3 times for about 2 hours each time. The Retailer said that it wont suck water and that some guys have used there board for 2 months without a valve in it and havent had problems, they also said that a lot of the windsurfers often forget to put the air valves in and never have a problem. I just need to make sure that i am not going to pick up problems. I have now obtained an air valve so can fit that, i just need some advise on whether or not the 3 sessions on the board without the valve would have caused the board to suck some water. I am told not but some of these retailers would tell you anything to get there money. Many many thanks

09-Oct-2009, 09:22 PM	#8
dan gavere New Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 17	Wrap the board in black garbage bags leave it outside in the sun for 1hr upside down and see if any water comes out of the board through that. This is the easiest and fastest way to find out. If not water seeps from hole your ok if it does then the answer is obvious. This is a technique many of the top board repair guys use to get water out of damaged boards. I have had luck with this technique several times before making repairs myself. Good Luck

10-Oct-2009, 08:48 AM	#10
Jonathan Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 25	Sounds strange but I've found that I get a wet board drier by putting it normal side up in a warm place. You will actually get water bubbling out of the hole and a little puddle forming on top of the board. I've had boards that have taken on water with the vent done up but with a damaged 'O' ring - no doubt there is water in there. The board gets warm in the sun then when it goes into cold water it sucks in air and water. Read this section of the Board Lady website - she is the guru http://www.boardlady.com/water.htm Think I'd be angling for a new board - if it's been wet for that long I doubt it will ever dry.