what you'll find is after you have made your first board you will learn from that, then you'll through that one up the tip, the second one wont be perfect but you'll get some inspiration and finally you'll get it rite, personally unless you was trying to make something that isn't on the market i would go and buy one, have a look in the buy&sell section, last month i noticed a RRD 125 ADVANTGLIDE for $450 they were $2,400 when new 700 wide x145 and weighed 6.5kgs there like a miniature formula, and will handle a 6.5 to a 9.0 with ease ,that's is only an example there's heeps of good buys out there
if your useing your bombora a benchmark then 130lts in the old scale would be 111lt, the newer boards are wider so they can carry more sail area , you dont need as much volume as in the older style boards

I've just finished 3 wave boards
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=64441
1 board =
EPS 15kg blank $60
sheet PVC about $100 or a bit more
Carbon 1.7m $150
Glass $7/m $105
Resin $100
Fstrap plugs Mast box fin boxes, vent plug about $80
Qcell $10
Opaque powder tint to colour the resin $5
Masking tape(bucket loads of), vac bag, Brushes, rollers, acetone, vinager,
disposable gloves. $70
Vinyl graphics $20
Quality Pads from US $75
Footstraps $60
F/S screws and washers $15!!!!!
Sandpaper maybe $10

Plus you'll need
Drill, grinder, router, Hot wire, compressor, rocker jigs,
I agree your first few boards will be cr4p, but later on it is so rewarding. Go for it.

Decrepit we have to chat about your footpad foam that could save me $50

Rider5 said...

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Decrepit we have to chat about your footpad foam that could save me $50

I'm also interested in a $50.00 blank, That's about what it cost me when I bought a huge block that I cut about 10 boards from, but buying individual blanks is much more expensive.

The pads are a trial, not sure how they'll go. Bought a "tile" from Clark Foam. they have tabs so they can be joined together. I think they are used around pools and caravans, they come with a non slip finish, so don't really need to be grooved.
I shaped mine with a small right angle grinder, didn't come out too bad.
There's a couple of grades, the thinner ones come in a pack of 4 and work out much cheaper.


Oh yeah, forgot the masking tape (about 3 rolls I think) and sandpaper.
The vacuum bag lasts several boards, but if you're just starting out, that and the pump needs to be factored in as well.

Glitch said...


A cheaper option is to make a wooden board. These boards cost about $300 each, it would be a bit more using new straps, fins etc. The first board is about 100 Lt & the other is about 70Lt.
The only drawback is that they are a little bit heavier than a foam board but the performance is very close. As keef said you would be better off buying second hand, but the sense of satisfaction of building and then riding a board of your own design is worth the effort.

http://www.grainsurf.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2764


www.grainsurf.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2933

Because I dabble in woodworking and boatbuilding I'm very impressed by this. I wonder how this construction would compare against normal foam core methods (durability, stiffness, puncture resistance, etc.) And what about leakage? have you got a bung in there somewhere so the board can be drained?

Foam supplier. Try foamex. Www.Foamex.com.au. Get a quote from them. Picked some up last weak they will cut to size. Very cheap.

i just looked up the site you mentioned ikw777 thanks i have the timber except for balsa & ceda in shed already any more references i could look at would be great think of all the fun i could have with my spoke shaves

Glitch said...

Here are some more references

www.akushaper.com/
www.swaylocks.com/
www.lbwindsurfing.com/raceboard/design-construction-longboard-windsurfer/
treetosea.org/
www.surfboardbuilding.com/index.html
pages.infinit.net/endo99/board.html
www.gurit.com/core/core_picker/download.asp?documenttable=libraryfiles&id=1119

Awesome set of links. Thanks!

thanks this is all fantastic couple of questions do wooden boards have to be made bigger because they are heavier to achieve the same flotation. Also designing on computer or is it shape it as it goes .Looking at the many different board shapes do i go short and fat for that Lt or longer& thinner i have a f2 103 Lt i thought roughly that shape but a bit bigger, wider, longer.would get the volume to my required size