Wow that's uncanny! Try doing a search for "captain kaos"

I would be keen to give em' a test, Im riding on a snapped slingshot 04 sx 122 and i saw your boards down at the river the other day they look pretty good. I don't know much about production though but i know a good board when i see one.

you got me with long walks on the beach and yes you are
cool ? we have cracked it the pimp daddy board it's sweeeeeeeetttttttt . where did you get to yesterday

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Originally posted by KAOS69

you got me with long walks on the beach and yes you are
cool ? we have cracked it the pimp daddy board it's sweeeeeeeetttttttt . where did you get to yesterday

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um uni ****. kiting today though. Come to woodies and experience the joy of flat. I need to ride some pimp daddy.

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Originally posted by Spacemonkey!

It's crankin bring your 200m

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****en solid lit session. Powered mobes and shiz.

try www.retiredgayboatbuilderslookingforwork.com.au

hope this helps.

Can't find that website ????

unless anyone else hasn't caught on yet, *SPOILER* arcman is a troll.

You say the Arc Man Can....
well CAN he please stop spamming the forums, 30 posts in 2 days, all trolls.

why would you want to make a board out of ply anyway? the thing would weigh a ton , must be from the other side of the rock . over here we use things like chip board , nails and string ,if you want to make something last use the good stuff

Boys lets not get too hung up over the quality of ply in your backyard ply board. You can make a board from any old ply even the $13 sheets from Bunnings. All you need to do is give it a couple of coats of paint or a coat of glass and resin and make sure its water tight.

The last one I did I used PVA to glue the laminates together, it has lasted the whole season and looks as good as it ever did, and If some boaty picks it up, well who cares. BTW it is a bit on the heavy side, its not soaking up water!, just built it too heavy.

Didn't mean to get up your nose Kaos, and I'm all for bringing down trolls like arcman, but we've gotta get our facts straight. Wood's a great material for kiteboards, aren't most of the better boards wood these days? Weight depends on the species, poplar is common, heard rumour the new FLX's use bamboo? I'm planning to make one with 3 layers of 4mm western red cedar. Anyway, I'm not saying any old piece of ply from the hardware store will make a great board, but it will work, cost maybe $50, the timber might swell up when it gets wet, it will warp when left in the sun, but the glue won't fail.
Now, what about that triple to quadruple concave

Hey eightfoot, how's it going, you s-arc flying plywood board builder

KAOS,

Sorry to rain on your parade, but I've build a number of boards, epoxy vac bag etc. Average build time from start to finish was 15 hours over a week per board. I have spent many hours with a really good surf board shaper learning a few things and finding out about the wider surf industry.

Problem is it's a labour of love, you can have the best boards, but with out the name, funds and marketing you will never make it.
Trust me on this one, I have done this before in other industries.

I'm an accountant and business manager in a former life and looked at this very closely few years ago. Basically you would have to supply 5% of the world market to make any money and keep the dream alive.

Many have tried and may have failed. Keep in mind to get mass exposure you need retailers and retailers need mark up. So say your board sells in the store for $800 the retailer will want to make 30%-50%. So you need to get it delivered to them for say $400-$500, when you attach all the other costs such as warranty allowance (don't ever think of using the line, my baords never break) etc you are soon down to a production base cost of $300. So say you have a magical process that turns em out with graphics etc for $250 so you make $50 per board.

How many boards are sold in a week in WA, my guess 10 new ones if you are lucky accross all stores. Season in WA runs for say 30 weeks so you could sell 300 boards at $50 profit $15,000. Not worth the effort.


But as a side line when you earn money doing some thing else, well that can work.

Check out delta and how they are doing, good guide.
I don't think he gets all his money from kiteboards.

on the point of breaking boards , they my not teach you this at accountant school , but think about this if they didnt break why would you need a new one . i thought the first rule of any bussiness was surply and demand , dont break no demand, why would the factory build unbrekable boards (dont you be fooled ) that a brand name means that they won't break .
Of course you can build aboard that wont break ,if you know how

mr pimp daddy you are now the team rider NUMBER 1. its amasing the special replys to such a simlpe and harmless question as anyone keen on board building . what i should have put is " is the any @#$%*#$ who want to talk #$%@ on a subject they know nothing about . now theres a topic .
enough said this is a lost cause .
where where you satie arvo woodies day of the year