glue for nose protector?

[BigD]

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

[Windsurfish]

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...)

[BigD]

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.

[BigD]

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

[KUS]

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

[Windsurfish]

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 .....

[mortontoemike]

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.

[gnome]

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!

[BigD]

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.......