Damaged Fisha 555 Rod Holder

I love a good ending! 

UPDATE:

After soliciting everyone's advice (thank you!) and assessing my confidence, skill, and expectations, I decided to have it repaired professionally by a surfboard repair guy in SF. He reinforced the underside and laid some new fiber over the top. He enlarged the hole a bit to accommodate the larger diameter rod holder I wanted. I was shocked that this repair cost only $100 and was done in less than 48 hours.

Mike spent 17 years in Baja, much of it fishing from his Whaler. He understands boating and fishing and will happily talk shop with you about any of it.


Mike (owner)
Avenue 34 Surfboard Repair
1930 34th Ave
SFCA 94116

Feel free to message me for his phone # if you want to contact him.

Awesome! I’m going to contact him about the damage on my stealth!

UPDATE:

After soliciting everyone's advice (thank you!) and assessing my confidence, skill, and expectations, I decided to have it repaired professionally by a surfboard repair guy in SF. He reinforced the underside and laid some new fiber over the top. He enlarged the hole a bit to accommodate the larger diameter rod holder I wanted. I was shocked that this repair cost only $100 and was done in less than 48 hours.

Mike spent 17 years in Baja, much of it fishing from his Whaler. He understands boating and fishing and will happily talk shop with you about any of it.


Mike (owner)
Avenue 34 Surfboard Repair
1930 34th Ave
SFCA 94116

Feel free to message me for his phone # if you want to contact him.

wise man! repair looks awesome

$100 that's a great deal!

Don't you still need to apply gel coat or paint to seal the fiberglass and protect from UV?

$100 that's a great deal!

Don't you still need to apply gel coat or paint to seal the fiberglass and protect from UV?

It's definitely waterproof and solid in its current state. No idea about UV though...

Or... Use Uncle Pat in HMB Princeton Harbor.  55 yrs of surfboard making and repair.  His ding shop is above Ivy Surfboards shaping room at the Harbor.  He also works at the norcal surf shop at Linda Mar.  He is also my big brother.  Patrick Bushnell

Bushy   

You can call him Bushy too.  We were all Bushies at school.

UPDATE:

After soliciting everyone's advice (thank you!) and assessing my confidence, skill, and expectations, I decided to have it repaired professionally by a surfboard repair guy in SF. He reinforced the underside and laid some new fiber over the top. He enlarged the hole a bit to accommodate the larger diameter rod holder I wanted. I was shocked that this repair cost only $100 and was done in less than 48 hours.

Mike spent 17 years in Baja, much of it fishing from his Whaler. He understands boating and fishing and will happily talk shop with you about any of it.


Mike (owner)
Avenue 34 Surfboard Repair
1930 34th Ave
SFCA 94116

Feel free to message me for his phone # if you want to contact him.

A nice fix and reinforcement!