Can anyone comment on the build quality of the newer Starboard boards? I had a Starboard longboard SUP in the wood sandwich construction and it snapped in a year... not sure whether it was just bad luck. Now considering a 2025 Kode in wood sandwich construction, but scared the same thing will happen.
There's a few post about it on these forums. Traditionally, their build quality has not been the strongest to put it in nice wording. You might want to look at alternative brands.
I have own quite a few Kodes and Ultra Kodes over the years, in both wood sandwich and Carbon. I currently have a Carbon Kode. The shapes are excellent, which explains why I keep coming back to the brand despite the ****ty construction. Definitley the most fragile of any brand I have owned, regardless of construction. But the shapes are worth it. My advice, buy it but treat it with kid gloves.
I've got a Isonic in sandwich ,rails are defiantly stronger and all over ,compared with the reflex ,noticeably heavier but noticeably stronger .I would go the sandwich again because of this .Reflex is awesome but as PHILN says treat with care ,but the performance is mind blowing .
Highly recommend you look at Carbon Art. You won't have to worry about build quality that's for sure.
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Highly recommend you look at Carbon Art. You won't have to worry about build quality that's for sure.
I did, but summer is here and blowing like crazy so I needed something for the summer. I will actually be getting them to shape me a bigger volume wave board later this year, in the mean time I need something to get on the water by the weekend.... actually have a Tabou 3S Plus 96 litre on the way....
