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socow Gerry Lopez status Reged: 05/15/03 Posts: 1280 Loc: California How old are your surfboards? When do you replace your boards?       03/02/12 05:47 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   I've kept just about every surfboard that felt really good to me? Alot of them have acquired many dings and are now not considered water tight but rather a work in progress so to speak. I have boards that have lots of dings that eventually get fixed or have the long overdue duct tape quick fix. Some of my boards are almost 10 years old but are still going strong. If a board has taken on alot of water after falling behind in the ding repair dept I simply set it aside for up to a year and let it dry out before repairing all the known dings and putting it back into the rotation. Yes my boards seem to feel heavier from ding repairs and maybe some loss of volume from deck compression but they still ride well, especially at breaks that I know they tend to perform really well. These are all high performance thrusters, fishes, grovelers, and quads.I'm not a believer in the "dead stringer" theory, at least as far as its concerned with my surfing. I don't try to bust airs so a lightweight board isn't a high priority for me. As I've gotten older I've become less concerned with how new/white my boards look but rather how well they ride. After all when I'm in the water who cares about the pinlines, resin tints, or all the ugly discolored ding repairs, I'm all about the ride. Having such a diverse quiver keeps my surfing feeling fresh. I try not to allow any of my magic boards to retire. I guess I have a growing stable of "great performers" but ugly ducklings. The only boards that I do get rid of are snapped boards, boards that don't seem to shine in any particular dept, and boards that I just don't ride. I probably buy 2 new boards every other year. But I will buy alot of used boards, keep the ones that work and sell the ones that don't. I now probably have a stable of 12 boards with 9 of them getting a good rotation. Considering all the different surf breaks, and conditions I have a specific board that works best. I can't imagine having only 1 board to use in all conditions. So my questions are, how many boards do you use actively throughout the year? When do you consider a board as worn out (to be discarded)? How old is the average surfboard in your quiver? And how often do you buy new/craigslist surfboards? How would you characterize your quiver? Post Extras

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