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2 Oct 2026 12:31pm
Mark _australia its fun ….. 🙄



Mark _australia said..
Def glass over the fluff

make sure it’s perfectly shaped though, else when u re sand it you’ll find the high points, break thru your glass and then you’re back to the fluffing up.
go about 3x 4oz to be sure.


its fun ….. 🙄



Oh yes! Working with kevlar is nicer resin job 😡 ... everytime a good nightmare for me! What Mark say, a good layer of glass or something sandable over. And use enough resin to laminate, too dry is really bad, kevlar as most "plastic" fibers don't married very well with resin. I find that dry it in oven first is better. If you end with some fluffy cut fibers here and there, soak with cyano glue, let cure and scrap with cutter blad perpendicular, find it work better than sandpaper.
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lemat
lemat
230 posts
230 posts
24 Aug 2026 12:58pm
Thank you i'll look attentively your link because centerboard/gasket is still not really effective for me... I am still fine-tuning the pusher, need it because i glue here the stiff 2mm PU lips. They are good because strong, protect well against water inlet and keep the centerboard in position but don"t let it go down easily, need the pusher.
I use the board twice without centerboard in 5 to 20+ gusty wind and i am satisfied the way it go in planning mode, wide radius gybes are really easy too.
lemat
lemat
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230 posts
24 Jul 2026 12:59am
3rd hybrid board build, my homemade vision of bic T293OD for use as lightweigt guy in gusty ligtwind lake.
"Simple cheaper" half sandwich build, i use for foil and windsurf board.
293x71 around 190l. Carbon daggerboard and setting plate i build for last hybrid board. 3 position bic mast track. Chinook power insert. 20kg/m3 EPS with XPS central part in wich i make daggerboard place. Hotwire cut then PU glue









Bottom shape is a simple V nose to tail.




Bottom lam: 4oz glass, 1 oz veil micro sandwich, 5oz carbon UD.