I’m in the process of designing 3 models of hollow wood paddleboards and am looking for an experienced CAD designer to assist with the drawing of the stringer and frames. The boards will be designed for flatwater racing, touring, and stability. We’re a Michigan based company and are looking to provide for the inland lakes market.
Don’t want to insult you, but I do want to help. Please take my comments as help.
Wood SUPs have been tried. If you do it long enough, it becomes clear they are a disaster. Way too heavy, even when hollow. Make them to hang on the wall. Not actually paddle.
You will finish last, trying to race one.
This sport is big with women. Women don’t want heavy.
No insult taken. We realize that the traditional way of building a hollow board with bead and cove strips for rails is too heavy for anything of length. We’re in the process of designing a new process that will allow us to reduce weight by 25-35% but still allow us to build with planks, not veneer.
If I can help, I draw AutoCad. You might be looking for someone who uses Solid works or Rhino. What are you looking for? If you look on my website below, on the Projects page, there is a Museum Installation that was done with Rhino, and a CNC machine.