SAM

This old log was a bit poorly when it arrived.

9'4" x 21" x 3"

N 16 1/4"

T 15 3/4"

Pod 4 3/4"

Ready for some glass.

This logo was originally ten

 individual logos arranged to form a circle.

Six of them disappeared when this repair was done. 

The red section of the fin

is chopped strand matt.

New logo ready for some filler.

Freshly glossed.

Finished.

The owner of this board

preferes off the brush gloss coats.

SAM EGAN SURFBOARDS S-DECK

This is a little Sam Egan s deck.

The nose was delamed top and bottom.

The bottom had been painted at some stage.

The paint was removed to reveal a relatively clean bottom.

Rather than inject resin,

the nose was opened up around the rail apex.

Reglassed and glamped back together.

The finished board.

Similar in some respects to the old side slippers.

EGAN RESTORATION

This board is a Egan "Custom Model" It was made in Newcastle NSW by Sam Egan. Sam Egan is still shaping today. This board was in very poor condition. The glass on the bottom has been removed. The stringer has fallen out, but is still with the board, as is the original fin.The exposed foam has weathered away somewhat and was about 10mm lower than it was when the board was shaped. The logo on the deck has delaminated, and will be removed and re bonded to the board. Its dimensions are 10' x 22 1/2" x 3 3/4" The nose is 17" @ 12" and the tail is 15 3/8" @ 12" The pod is 6"

REBONDING THE RAILS

There were a few sections along the rails that had to be re bonded.

REGLUING THE STRINGER

The original stringer was in good enough condition to reuse. Only a small section at either end had to be replaced.

CLOSE UP OF BOTTOM

This is a close up of the bottom showing the poor condition of the foam.

PRE RESTORATION

This photo shows the board prior to restoration

TWO PACK FOAMING THE BOTTOM

Due to exposure to the elements for some years, the foam on the bottom of the board has eroded away. Leaving a 10mm deep void along the length of the board needing to be rebuilt. Two pack expanding polyurethane foam was used to fill the void

LOGO REMOVED

As with most old logos, this one was also delaminated. There was also a ding that needed repairing under the logo. You can see the damage to the logo between the S and the A. After the ding was repaired and the edges around the perimeter of the logo were cleaned up, it was re bonded to the board.

GLOSSED DECK

After the pigment work on the bottom was completed the deck was glossed.

FINISHED LOGO

A pinline was applied to highlight the logo. The area damaged by the ding was touched up with a water based Posca pen.

FINISHED FIN

The fin was originally set into the board. As it had been removed prior to restoration. It was cleaned up and reset.

FINISHED DECK

Pinlines were added and the board was wet & dry sanded then polished.