After 5 years working with local board maker experimenting with different materials and shapes This board should tick all box'es in price, weight ,deck strength/compression Board rocker ,rails and shape And supports local board maker in Melbourne
Per request in the other thread, can we have more on the construction, and other board details like concaves, rocker, rails?
Sorry Bene313 Smook brds is Labourer of Love and love of surfing waves &kitesurfing Busy my real job 5'6" x18 1/8 (nose width 12 23/32 tail 14 9/32 Note 12" from ends) Single conc 2 1/8 thick. material light weight PU 6oz bottom with carbon stringers Deck 6&4oz with carbon stringers Polyester resin 4oz patch at feet location , plugs to deck at outside future box's and if required US brass plug inserts for straps etc Clear as mud ?? 
Select to expand quotejackforbes said...
Looks thick-ish on the rail, how much rocker?
Can you post a side-on picture?
Yellow brd I paddle surf 5'10" x19 and use for light wind 5'6" kitesurfing only thin rail will post pic I am 80klg
Select to expand quotebjw said...
Looks good. How much? Who sells it?
SMOOK BOARDS( under F/Book Direct ) Board only $850 message me I can give you number to ring
Board aprox 2.4klg in weight Note this is custom board you order your rocker ,size etc But for me I like this size rocker etc Its the material used is what I am excited about
Select to expand quotesurfingboye said...
Wowza, no volume in that! Dimensions make my boards look like a canoe. 
That's my big board My other board I love is 5' But at Merimbula classic used my 5'8"x17 3/4 for light wind
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Sorry Bene313 Smook brds is Labourer of Love and love of surfing waves &kitesurfing Busy my real job 5'6" x18 1/8 (nose width 12 23/32 tail 14 9/32 Note 12" from ends) Single conc 2 1/8 thick. material light weight PU 6oz bottom with carbon stringers Deck 6&4oz with carbon stringers Polyester resin 4oz patch at feet location , plugs to deck at outside future box's and if required US brass plug inserts for straps etc Clear as mud ??
Why you using polyester resin?? IF you have invested in other premium materials such as the carbon fabric, why not use epoxy too?
Cost and yellowing We used for bagging boards due to bamboo and basalt mesh These boards are light and strong still using after 3 seasons But we could make 3 boards hand lamb to 1 epoxy bagged I would like to return to epoxy but still looking for clear and well priced and consistency in its make up and not yellowing and bluming Ect
That CET can be used on PU blanks. I wonder how it would make the board feel. Stiffer?
Honestly don't think that it would make the board feel any different as far as stiffness. That would be where the blank, stringer, laminate influences....
It should make it stronger and less prone to breaking.
Epoxy is less brittle, so if anything it could make it slightly less stiff? IMHO
Yes we used CET epoxy 3 years ago yes it was nice and clear but we had major problems with boards going brown not yellow ?? When salt water entered through damage to board also issues with plumming between layers and change of owner ship the epoxy was not constant in mixture ??? But that was 3 years ago
Have listen to above comments and used CET epoxy again ,hand lam , and very happy with results Lighter aprox 2.1 klg and stronger with 6oz bottom and top and additional 6oz at feet area Thanks for advice ????
I will say this again. These boards look the goods. Would be happy to have one in my arsenal in the near future.
They look really nice. Well done. That's a good price for an Australian made custom shaped kite board.
