1. Heat is bad. Quality bodyboards are built with heat-not glue. Therefore, heat is the ultimate enemy. Keep your boards out of the direct sunlight. Cover it with a towel when resting on the beach. Do not leave it in a hot car, or a pickup truck bed. Heat causes the core foam to emit a gas. That gas will search the surface of the board for the weakest spot and raise a bubble on your deck or bottom skin. Heat bubbles are not covered by any warranty as a defect. 2. Wash your bodyboard with fresh water after each use. Do not use a bodyboard in a chlorinated pool.
3. Do not use your bodyboard as a skim board. Running and jumping on a bodyboard will weaken the core and create a rocker.
4. When storing your bodyboard, lean it up against a wall as flat as possible, or lay it under your bed. A heavy object leaning on it will create rocker. Also-those of you with cats should know that they love to use bodyboards as a scratching post.
5. Make repairs quickly. Repair any holes, punctures or delaminations immediately with a product such as Sponge-Rez. A nearly lifelong supply costs just 10 dollars, while a new board will cost you $200. You do the math!
6. Ride Smart. Any size wave with any size rider can damage a bodyboard.
7. Learn to Duck Dive. A duck dive involves pushing the board under the surface of an oncoming wave so that you-and the board miss the full impact of the breaking water. With practice, you can avoid being struck or tossed by the whitewater and pop up safely through the back of the wave. Ditching your board and letting the leash do all of the work is unsafe-and hazardous.Use these tips to give your bodyboard the longest life it can get.
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