I was looking for a good winter project and as my wife was renting a SUP for an hour every weekend I thought I would try building one(for her of course
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I did some googling and came across the Kaholo 14 design from Chesapeake light craft
www.clcboats.com/modules/catalog/boat.php?category_qn=surf_boats&code=kaholo-stand-up-paddleboard
I liked the look of it as I wanted something big and stable as I had visions of myself using it as a fishing platform on occasion. The plans (full size)arrived with a construction manual and its all fairly straight forward to build even for a board building novice like myself. I made a couple of modifications such as the decorative tail block, storage locker and I put a fin box in as well.
Its probably a $700 dollar build (Gaboon ply and epoxy are brutally expensive!)and probably a 50 hour build time but over many days as some days you can only do an hour and then have to wait for epoxy to harden ,dust to settle etc
Apologies for the dodgy camera phone photos but I didn't have posting in mind when I took them.
Unfortunately I now need to build a matching paddle...sigh!!
Will report on how it paddles in a later update after I build the bloody paddle!!
Looks good. I built one last Chrissy holidays and found it a relatively easy exercise compared to building a kayak. Apart from a maiden voyage back in Jan., I haven't used it but hope to get out a bit this Christmas.
Did you go withthe CLC twin fin setup?
Cheers
Hi Boofhead!!
No on the twins. I asked for advice here a few months ago and the consensus was fit a fin box. I bought two pieces of balsa from Bunnings and glued them together with thickened epoxy either side of the last bulkhead. It was probably about 16 inches long and 5 wide.All filleted with thickened epoxy. I sanded it down to the same height as the bulkheads (Balsa sands real easy!!) . As you would know this means the deck is glued to the Balsa as well so it is really well supported and so far it feels really rigid.
Later I made a pretty dodgy jig and routed it out to take the fin box.
Select to expand quoteGizzieNZ said..
Looks great.....suspect the wife still needs a sup light enough to lift though
Gizzie I havent weighed it but it will be too heavy for her.Especially to get it on a roof rack.I guess its around 25 kgs.I didnt plan on building it real light.
The tail block, decal, hatch and storage area insides, fin box re-inforcement all make the weight creep up. Plus me, like every first time builder seems to be a bit heavy on the epoxy use.
I may build a 12'6 at some point and try to make that as light as possible.
You guys who can do this sort of stuff make me envious.
I would have enough trouble just building the cradles that you have got the board sitting in let alone building the whole craft.
Well done Seafever.
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Very nice job love the cloth inlays.
I went with a weed fin. Great for weed but also excellent directional stability.
Cheers Bill
Hey seafever
I hand make and sell timber paddles, have a look on my website and see if anything takes your fancy
www.longshaftpaddles.com
Anton..
do you have some way of seeing who is looking at your site???
I X'd out of your site after finding a link in another paddle build thread (on Seabreeze also)and came here and what do you know???....There's a message from you !!
I was planning on building one and I still may but after looking at your site and especially after seeing your prices I cannot justify not buying one (as long as freight isn't crazy!).
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