You don’t have to go to Hawaii to use a surfboard and enjoy the exhilerating thrill of racing shorward on a long cresting wave. Surfboard enthuiasts have discovered that beaches along our coasts and some of the Great Lakes provide just as much sport as the famous waves of Waikiki.
The surfboard will provide sufficient buoyancy and balance for a large amateur surf rider. However, the 13 ft. board with a beam of 28 in.and a thickness of 6 in. as built, only serves as a guide and can be changed to modify the gliding and floating characteristics of the board to suit the size and skill of the rider who will use it. For a smaller person, a 10 ft. board with a maximum beam of 26 in. and a 5 in. thickness is adequate. A medium size person might prefer a 12 ft. board. The narrower boards are faster and are best for experienced surfboarders, while the wider boards are slower and easier to handle for beginners.
wull, yeah. tell us more? where is this going? always love your posts.
Don’t know where this thread is going but the pictures are interesting so I am on board for the ride !!!
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Children and adults who prefer a less-active water sport, can use the surfboard for a paddleboard. Also, marine life can be viewed from your paddleboard by installing a glass port. The sailing enthusiast need only make a few changes in the paddleboard design and add some basic sailboat fittings and equipment. The sailboat is easy to assemble and dissassemble for carrying on top of a car.
If you want THRILLS and excitement on the water, this paddleboard is for you. It will carry you along on the rushing crest of a breaker or let you skip through the wake of a speedboat towing you at full throttle. The board is equally good if you just want to paddle lazily around in a lake or sun-bathe. Safety, light weight and minimum maintence are designed into the board to ensure more fun and less worry. A glass-fiber covering assures complete watertightness.
"The sailing enthusiast need only make a few changes in the paddleboard design and add some basic sailboat fittings and equipment. The sailboat is easy to assemble and dissassemble for carrying on top of a car."
No disrespect intended Paul. You are an undisputed master at your craft. I look forward to seeing your completed piece of art.
This thread activated an old memory …
1945 Alcort Sailfish:
My Brother and Me made one with my dad in The late 1950's. Plywood with fiber glassed seams the rest was painted with marine enamel paint. The ugliest green you could come up with. I am pretty sure al the Paint came from one of those Army Navy Surplus stores that were so popular back then.
OILY KROIPES RIDES AGAIN!
paulito yo can be batman
I'll be alfred pennyworth
in the bat cave.watching
you on closed circut T.V.
…ambrose…
wait till I put on
tom blake & the technicians
playing ROOTS ROCK REGGE…
6'' Wow floater…
cant stop grooving
on this c cept
now I am shaping the rocker in place
to take the bottom piece and maybe
a …V…
The trick of getting a surfboard under way on the face of a wave, is to paddle it seaward to a point where the waves appear to be on the verge of breaking. Having positioned yourself on the board at that point, paddle vigorously shoreward. As the wave steepens under the board and carries it forward, quickly rise to your feet on the board and guide it diagonally across the front of the moving wave by tilting it to the left or right as required. The best riding location is just ahead of the crest of the wave, which is called riding the "hook". A slide of 100 yd. on one wave is considered good. To help keep your feet from slipping on the smooth board, rub the deck with parafin when the board is dry.
Both the pointed and square-stern paddleboards are easy to build. Either board may be built in 8, 10, or 12-ft. lengths simply by adding or eliminating one, or two sections in the stern section. An 8-ft. board will carry a maximum of 115 lb., a 10-ft. board any adult and a 12-ft. board will carry two adults.
good stuff
impeccable craftsmanship
a nod to the history of our great sport!
Methinks he’s quoting Tom Blake.
yes I have questions
yes I know that by sitting quietly
I will understand in the ensuing
discriptives,yet I must say ,Tail?
gonna have an articulating rudder?
Quite boaty…
…ambrose…
I want more
my appetite is wetted
and the saliva glands
are producing overtime…
save is the new post
clik save