Boom regripping SF Bay Area?

SWE106 · Joined: 14 Feb 2005 Posts: 264 Location: San Mateo

Anybody who knows where I could get my boom re-gripped professionally in the Bay Area?

markpaine · Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 90 Location: San Francisco, CA

Hey Arnout,

Ben Bamer. Here's his contact info from another post. He did a nice job on an X7 for me. Probably about $65.00 or so, IIRC, but that was at least a year ago.

-Mark

swchandler · Joined: 08 Nov 1993 Posts: 10588

Mark,

Just curious, did you provide the grip material, or was that included in your earlier price? Also, was the regripping done with a die cut type original OEM material (NP in your case) or simply with a solid material/color material?

I have the early softer grip that was used on the initial Maui Sails carbon booms, and its a bit scarred up after the first year and a half of use, so regripping is ultimately in the cards. Great booms though, despite the too soft grip material (it's my understanding that the grip material has subsequently been updated to a tougher grip).

markpaine · Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 90 Location: San Francisco, CA

markpaine · Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 90 Location: San Francisco, CA

SWE106 · Joined: 14 Feb 2005 Posts: 264 Location: San Mateo

hey mark,

thanks for the info.

dunno of JD does boom regripping, I will ask!

colonwk1 · Joined: 15 May 1998 Posts: 14 Location: San Francisco

Anybody still doing boom re-gripping in the Bay Area?

I have a Streamlined carbon boom that needs re-grip.

Thanks!
Bill

tthole · Joined: 08 Oct 2002 Posts: 54

Arnie,

I had Helm do two of my Maui Sails booms last season $60 each for labor.

Tim

damel · Joined: 15 Jul 2007 Posts: 247

I re-gripped my Maui Sails (MS) boom 4 years ago using a new grip from MS with some marine grade glue and it is still going real strong. Not sure if MS changed the material they were using but the replacement grips from them worked well and fit the diameter of the boom perfectly. I have also heard they have started using a different glue that works better. Given how much effort goes into the engineering/design of their booms it is ridiculous that the grips have had so many problems over the years.

kevinkan · Joined: 07 Jun 2001 Posts: 1661 Location: San Francisco

you can also do it yourself... not that hard, but fairly time consuming and a PITA. I'd pay somebody $60 to do it... but if there is nobody who will do it, I can give you some pointers.

Last time I spoke to Ben, he wasn't doing boom regrips anymore (which was w/n the last year or so).