| A surfboard is such a uniquely Californian icon that | | | | think. Because the older wooden boards were |
| one tends to forget that the surfboard probably | | | | structured in one piece, any break in the integrity |
| originated in the Hawaiian Islands. Today, famous | | | | of the wood resulted in danger to the passenger/ |
| surfers come from all over the world, but | | | | rider. Surfboard repair progressed with the advent |
| Californian and Australian surfers tend to win | | | | of the polymer and fiberglass boards. With care, |
| most of the big championships. | | | | the broken or delaminated board can be stripped |
| History of surfboards | | | | down to its core and repaired, although not |
| The ancient Hawaiian Islanders used a hardwood | | | | without some degree of skill and experience in |
| board which is much shorter than some of the | | | | handling the resins and glues required. Most surfers |
| later developments. Because the hardwood | | | | would prefer to be our riding the waves rather |
| surfboard was heavy, a transportation issue may | | | | than spending time in surfboard repair. |
| have been the reason for smaller surfboards. | | | | Surfboards for sale |
| Over the course of the last one hundred years, | | | | In most parts of the country a classified |
| surfboards got much longer, some as much as | | | | advertisement labeled 'surfboards for sale' would |
| three times the length of the early wooden | | | | bring only a chuckle, or at best a fond |
| boards. Again, because of the weight problem, the | | | | remembrance for those younger more carefree |
| longer and heavier equipment was harder to | | | | days when surfing was a sport of choice for |
| transport and more difficult to maneuver through | | | | young men and women. The story might be |
| the water. Man made materials allowed for some | | | | different in coastal areas, particularly the California |
| leeway in design and more specific styles and | | | | coast on the mainland and in the surfing hotspots |
| accouterments began to make their way into | | | | such as the Hawaiian Islands and Australia. A store |
| surfing history. Fiberglass, space age materials and | | | | with surfboards for sale is not an unusual sight |
| designs became common among professional | | | | along beaches and in beach towns. A commercial |
| surfers. Now, however, the tide seems to have | | | | establishment may be the best place to get |
| turned in the other direction. Surfboards are again | | | | correct fit and widest variety of boards, but used |
| lighter smaller and much more maneuverable. | | | | surfboards provide a better bargain for those |
| An example is the fish surfboard. A typical fish | | | | with limited income or who are just trying out the |
| surfboard measures 76 inches long by 18.5 inches | | | | sport for the first time. When purchasing used |
| wide and is only 2.5 inches thick. It is shaped like a | | | | surfboards, it's best to find someone |
| simplified fish body, with a pointed tip and slightly | | | | knowledgeable about the different types of |
| blunted tail. The fish surfboard is made with a light | | | | construction and which may fit your needs better. |
| and flexible inner core which allows for extreme | | | | Otherwise, you may end up with a surfboard |
| maneuverability, spring and control. | | | | meant for a professional and with features that |
| Surfboard repair | | | | are not found on a good learner's surfboard. |
| Surfboard repair is not as common as one might | | | | |