Can you share their contact? I would like give it a shot
Just had a long chat with them he is not able to provide tue lid picture, he wants full payment initially and 25 days of lead time
Mmm not a good deal with these conditions,
I think I will go with another option, maybe modifying an old sup / windsurf board…
Thanks for sharing,
One of the interesting info is about weight which demonstrates the real quality of waterproof hatch integration.
I just submitted an order with them for one sample board shipped to California, They told me 30 days lead time and promised good quality fingers crossed !!
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After almost 3 months Just received the board!
The board itself is not bad but the lid and the finish is horrible. Hinges are crap and they literally drilled the screws with no boxes all hinges screws are weared out 
The lid locks has not been installed and there is no stoppers for the locks in the box!
No rubber or oring on the lid!
Not sure how I am going to fix it thinking of embedding nuts for hinges and lock stoppers in the box but not sure how any suggestions?
Sorry for your loss. Thanks for letting everybody know.
Can you confirm the name of the company so we can all stay away.
Topsurfbpard on alibaba
Wondering howI can cut the board, embed a nut and fiberglass again. Have you guys done such a thing before?
You could use SS nut inserts.
You could drill a hole for the nut insert.
Use an Allen key on a drill to clear some foam under the laminate.
Fill the void with epoxy/microfiber mix
Then drill hole for the nut insert, and install
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Something like this?
12 Set Well Nuts with Stainless Steel Screws for Kayak Canoe Boat Marine Hardware Fasteners Sorry! Something went wrong!
Use Chinook inserts. Definitely the best method!
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I guess I am going to follow this video and use one of these inserts to fix it
I would try to avoid having to reglass.
Something like this
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This looks like a great solution. Do you think it will hold that big lid without enforcing it with glassing? Ot what if I drill slightly bigger, place these and fill the gaps around the insert with epoxy ?
I would drill the right size hole for the insert. remove foam from under the laminate through this hole, and then fill with epoxy and microfiber mix.
Once the epoxy is set you redrill the hole for the insert.
They are self tapping so just install into the cured epoxy mix.
This way all you will see is the top of the self tapping insert. Tidy!
Maybe do a test to see what you think. If your not happy with the result you can always take it out glass something in.
Ive done it plenty of times and havnt had a failure yet. Try and get a good square inch of foam out to replace with epoxy.
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That makes great sense thank you
Shit! That sucks man. Sorry to see this. So crazy when people are just looking to make a buck and don’t care about the quality of the product they sell. Hard to believe…
Most concerning to me is the foil box.
The board is useless as a foil board if the attachment point for the foil isn’t built strong. Maybe it’s just the pictures, but it looks like the bottom of the board is pretty thin where the foil is supposed to attach.
Is it just the pictures, or is that totally screwed up too?
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You have to use marine stainless. Anything lower grade will corrode super fast because of the carbon fibre.
No you don’t have to use 316. Especially If you can replace them whenever necessary.
Sure 316 is better if can find them.
Aluminium has big problems in contact with carbon. Stainless not as much. It’s a mute point anyway since the inserts will be set in thickened epoxy and not carbon.
Seems reasonable thick and carbon fiber for the mast attachment part but not sure! I might gonna need to add more strength to it. The lid itself and board are not bad I wish they were upfront and shipped them without lid assembly attempt