does this analysis figure into eps/epoxy boards? because home depot is selling blocks of EPS ranging from 1# to 3#, the 2.5# and 3# are very suitable for shaping, and resin… you can buy the resin almost anywhere… for the clear stuff, greg or surfsource… if you want to color your boards, then you can buy the homedepot stuff and pigment out the brown color. I seriously home depot will raise their prices because of clark… so, one modification to your analysis should be that some glass shops will go under if they dont switch to epoxy. then, hobby shapers will have to buy from home depot or eps manufacturers and learn to wire cut… also, this event will knock out some of the people that buy surfboards and never surf… all the wanabees out there won’t understand the price increases and probably give up. as far as the $100 increase… thats a damn good estimate… I saw it earlier today… and finally… surftech will probably have a 2 year long stranglehold on the market until companies make the transition over to epoxy.
So, to avoid all this craziness… keep on keepin’ on… think of it this way… need to do some home repairs that you have put off because you spend to much time shaping? go do them… make the wife happy, study some more in school… make fins for a year… its not the end of the world, just a detour for a year or so… think of this as an armistice so you all can figure out your lives and maybe pay the bills or go to work on time…
also, if you relax this coming year and not surf a whole lot, then your used boards arent so used… maybe make a profit on them… use the cash to setup for epoxy… which by the way, isnt that much differnet… you shape the blanks the same, lay down some fiberglass and pour the resin on… instead of pushing it in and doing things in a certain amount of time, go get a beer and wath the TV or play with the kids… or your significant other… wink wink…
I guess what I’m saying is just chill out… it will all work out in time… so for now, enjoy the ride…
now… im going to go into my garage and re-paint my aluminum fishing boat… grind off the rust, prime and paint… been needing to do it for a while… no better time to do it… and after that, imma foil a few fins and maybe fix my drill press if I have the time…
as far as sfoam goes… heres a pricelist…
Pricing Information
Price of blanks by Tip-to-Tip Lengths - Rocker Cut only - standard 3mm PVC stringer revised 11.19.05
Up to 6 ' $ 49.50
6 ’ 1 " to 6 ’ 6 " $ 53.50
6 ’ 7 " to 7 ' $ 56.50
7 ’ 1 " to 7 ’ 6" $ 68.00
7 ’ 7 " to 8 ' $ 75.00
8 ’ 1 " to 8 ’ 6 " $ 81.00
8 ’ 7 " to 9 ' $ 86.50
9 ’ 1 " to 9 ’ 6 " $ 94.50
9 ’ 7 " to 10 ' $ 99.50
10 ’ 1 " and larger Price on Request
Outline Cut Add-On Up to 7 ‘ $ 12.00 7 ’ to 10’ 6 " $ 14.00 Custom rocker cut pricing Change in Tip-to-Tip length $ 3.00 Change in nose and tail rocker $ 3.00 Negative change in maximum thickness Free ! Positive change in maximum thickness, per 1/4 " $5.00
Location of maximum thickness $ 3.00 Change in thickness of nose and tail $ 3.00 Custom outline pricing Change in Tip-to-Tip length $ 3.00 Change in width at nose $ 3.00 Change in width at tail $ 3.00 Change in maximum width Free ! Location of maximum width $ 3.00 Change in shape of nose $ 6.00 Change in shape of tail $ 6.00 Replace PVC with Wood Stringers 1/4 " Balsa Wood up to 7 ' $4.05 1/4 " Balsa Wood up to 10 ' $8.10 1/2 " Balsa Wood up to 7 '
$6.25
1/2 " Balsa Wood up to 10 ' $12.50
1 " Balsa Wood up to 10 ’ $25.00
3/16 " Red Spanish Cedar up to 7 ' $6.05
3/16 " Red Spanish Cedar up to 10 ' $12.10
1/4 " Red Spanish Cedar up to 7 ’ $7.20
1/4 " Red Spanish Cedar up to 10 ' $14.40
Note: 3/16 " stringers nominally 0.19 to 0.22, 1/4 " stringers - 0.25 to 0.31, 1/2 " stringers - 0.50 to 0.56, 1 " stringers - 1.0 to 1.06 1/4 " Bass Wood up to 7 ‘ $ 7.50 1/4 " Bass Wood up to 10 ‘ $10.80
3/8 " Bender board up to 8 ‘ $ 3.90
3/8 " Bender board up to 10 ’ (w/ splice) $ 4.90
3mm Okoume Plywood BS 1088 to 8’ 2" $ 2.25
4mm Okoume Plywood BS 1088 to 8’ 2" $ 3.05
6mm Okoume Plywood BS 1088 to 8’ 2" $ 5.65
Note: Adding multiple stringers, curved stringers, t-bands and parabolic - contact us for a quote.
Additional High Density PVC foam Stringers - color Black ( red, blue & lt. tan available on 8 ft. & under ) 3mm $ 4.90 6mm $ 9.80
All prices are US Dollars Prices subject to change On request, all custom rockers and outlines can be saved for future, exclusive use by the customer. Copyright by sFoam 2004.