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Forums > Stand Up Paddle General

We are making a board.

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Created by latman > 9 months ago, 23 Sep 2010
latman
QLD, 177 posts
23 Sep 2010 7:17PM
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I Decided on 11 foot by 30 in , Mal style , I Bought a rectangular block of SL Polystyrene and Terry (trimaran) Vosper has shaped it for me after putting in a thin stringer , we glassed the rails with 2 layers of 6oz glass(epoxy of course) and will try to vacuum bag the wood veneer over 2 oz glass tomorrow. I have added some photos of where we are at . Lats



Piros
QLD, 7065 posts
23 Sep 2010 7:18PM
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Looking good Lats , the timber veneer should look unreal.

latman
QLD, 177 posts
23 Sep 2010 7:46PM
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Piros said...

Looking good Lats , the timber veneer should look unreal.


Yeah ,I have had the timber for a while ,Vozzo was drooling when he saw a half dozen veneers of silky oak. The last time I vacuumed a paddle board it put a bit more rocker into it so we are intending to use very low pressure this time. (was low before) we will do the bottom after we see what the deck comes out like.

JonathanC
VIC, 1021 posts
24 Sep 2010 9:54AM
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Hey latman, have a look at these photos from DW's blog showing the use of a rocker table to overcome the problem you are having with maintaining the rocker while you vacuum bag.

I've also seen photos of a rocker jig being put inside the bag with the board so that the vacuum holds the board to the jig - just couldn't find them.

ncpaddlesurfer.blogspot.com/2009/10/bottom-bagged.html

wazza66
QLD, 617 posts
24 Sep 2010 10:16AM
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Lats, all you have to do now is make yourself a carbon paddle and your away.
Good to see you getting in to it.

Waz

latman
QLD, 177 posts
24 Sep 2010 7:22PM
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To Jonathon , by having glass on the rails and a thin stringer we should be alright without a "rocker table" . I would have one if i was doing boards more often.

To Wazza , I have made a carbon padle up already from one of my tapered carbon/glass shafts and a Carbon Kialoa (outrigger) blade and timber t-top handle. Heather has been using it with a Bamboo/Glass tropical blends 10'6 board I got from Grant few weeks ago. I am making another paddle at the moment with a smaller laminated timber blade and palmgrip handle glued into the same type of carbon/glass tapered shaft.

Board Update We Vacuum bagged the veneers onto the blank, top and bottom today (fast epoxy ) and next week I will get Vozzo to glass the outsides of it and fit the different plugs and boxes needed. Lats

CMC
QLD, 3954 posts
24 Sep 2010 7:53PM
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Great post lats, the kind of stuff I love to see on here. Make sure you show us the finish project. Maybe it could be the stealth bomber or SR-71.

Will get more pics of that paddle also, been too busy to complete.



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"We are making a board." started by latman