Thanks Everysurfer.
I appreciate the suggestion. Unfortunately, I’ve already started the hotcoats.
I’ll have to see how this one feels and adjust from there…
I was considering doing deck rails (EDIT: I mean deck channels) with this board to stiffen it up but I didn’t trust my ability to glass them.
Hopefully the cork on the rails will give it a good feel.
Wow! Dude mar from Del Mar !!!!!! Holy cow Batman..... You just pulled off a Corona del Mar!.....big time stuff!!!!
So,,,,,, the bottom is fiberglass over foam and the top is cork over foam with a hand lam over the cork ????
is there any fiberglass between the cork and the foam? Great stuff nickel and dime....
Stingray
That's a nice looking board there Chris. XLNT recovery glueing down the nose and tail boo boos. Can't wait to see you catch some waves on it!
Thanks Stingray,
The bottom is 2x4oz. The deck has 2oz under the cork.
Single 4oz over the cork.
Thank you too John,
The boo boos on the nose and tail seemed like cake compared to the other near fiascos I had with this board.
The first was when I poured the resin out on the bottom lam. I turned to get my squeege and out of the corner of my eye saw something. Looked back and the resin is just barely smoking. My first thought was to scrape the whole thing off before it really went up. But, I thought better of it and just really did double time getting that lam down and those rails tucked. The whole time, I was expecting it to go bad but, it didn’t. I got really lucky.
The second is when I FINALLY got the thing in the bag after fighting the cork and resin for way too long. Turns out I had a major leak. I can’t get the thing to clamp. Time was running out. I Finally found the leak at my bag connection and just 3M 233 taped it to death and it finally pulled vaccuum. Whew.
I’m trying to get this one ready for Plaskett. Looking forward to seeing all you guys there. =)
Hi there Chrisp!
You`re doing a great amazing job. And I think “luck” doesn´t have nothing to do with it.
You are having fun!.. me alike.
Miguel
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Great looking project!
Where are you getting your 2 oz.? Someone gave me a package of it awhile back, and I'm finding a lot of uses for it, need to get some more.
thanks Miguel!
Huck, I got all my bagging stuff from these guys: http://www.acpsales.com/home.html
They’ve got all kinds of fun stuff. The good thing is, I can just drive over and pick it up. It’s only about 20 minutes from my house.
Went out and checked on my hotcoat and to pull the tape…
Sanded the moth out with some 100 grit wrapped around my finger.
Put it on the scale… 6lbs 11oz … I’m thinking after I sand it then drop the fin boxes and leash plugs, it will have gained a few ounces.
Heavier than I was hoping but not too bad for a full figured 6’4" I guess.
I’m going to leave it to bake in the tent all day. It’s 95* in there right now at 11am and will probably get about 10* hotter as the day progresses.
Then, hopefully, I can get it sanded, finboxed, and leashplugged this week. We’ll see. I’m ahead of schedule but don’t want to sit on my laurels…
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In the meantime, I’ve got other projects to work on…
I have to drop the driveshaft to replace a bearing on our 2002 and I need to replace a temp sensor on our van.
EDIT: Oh yah, I need to finish up the fins for this board too. =P
Good work Chrisp! If I lived that close to ACP I would be digging through their dumpster every day.
Krisp,
That moth made my day....I'd give you an additional $50 for that addition. I like where it landed then schooched across to where it finally died. Scooched is a techinikal term.
Looking good
that bug must have had some serious gastro!!
this thread helped me on an upcoming cork build immensly. thanks!
Haha, right on Resinhead. Yah, poor little guy had no idea what he was landing in.
Glad it will help Pirate agenda...
Some things that I learned...
- 3M 233 tape is awsome stuff. I don't see myself using blue tape anymore where it counts.
- don't put too much resin under the cork. It just oozes out and makes your tape stick wich is a b!tch later when you have to pick that stuff off and sand off the bits you couldn't get with your fingernail which then puts waves in your otherwise perfect rails. The 3M 233 was not too bad and came off mostly in one piece but, the blue tape might as well have been tissue paper. That stuff came off in a hundred pieces. Grumble grumble.
- I layed out the "under glass" directly on the blank and cut it so that it went to about the apex of the rail. Then I wet out the under glass and left it pretty dry. Then, I layed out the cork. Then, with a brush, I painted the rails of the cork in about 4-5 inches. Then I went around taping the cork down. Then I wrapped the whole thing with seran wrap. Then, into the bag................ Next time, I'll do it a little differently. I got too happy brushing the resin on the rails of the cork and ended up with way too much on there which soaked through and got all on the tape. More isn't always better. Next time, I will put less resin there. It only has to make the cork glue down to the blank. Next time, I don't think I'll use the seran wrap except under where my breather is. The seran wrap was suggested to me by a friend (who has a lot more experience with this than I) but, I didn't see the benefit of it.
- I think double taping the rails where the "cut-lap" is is important. after I got it out of the bag, I was able to gently pull up the tape from the tail towards the nose very carefully and slowly and the cork separated right there. Then, all I had to do was come back with the sander and lay the edge of the cork down with some 100 grit.
Anyway, hope that helps, good luck with your build!
You are more man than I am Mr. ChrisP. No way in hell I’d be working in 100 deg. heat. I’m a sweathog and all that dust would be like a layer of skin on me. Nice job on the new one. By the way, is that an old (70’s) Yamaha Enduro 175 in the background? Had one when it was brand new, cost me $375.00 out the door and it was a blast. Dig the logo too.
The trail of ‘fairy dust’ left by the moth will make the board FLY!
Tblank - from what I gather searching online, I’m pretty sure it’s a 1975 Kawasaki F7 two stroke. I picked it up at a garage sale a few months back for $50. It’s complete and seems like it’ll run with some new fluids, a key, etc… The guy didn’t have a key or any paperwork on it but I called the local PD and they ran the number and said it didn’t come back stolen. So, I’ve got to jump through some hoops and fill out a bunch of papers at the DMV and get it inspected at CHP to get a new title. I live less than 10 miles from work and it’s about a 15 minute drive across town. I’m hoping to be able to get it running and buzz it back and forth for my commute. Maybe take it out on a trail every now and then. I’ve got a friend that restores older enduro bikes so if I get in over my head, I’ll ask him for some help. Overall, I’m stoked on it. It’s just been sitting and I’ll probably start working on it this winter.
Rooster - sounds right to me! =)
Nicely done, Chrisp. Nicely done.
Fins are getting there. Jeez, these things are fiddly.
Metal cutoff wheel in a grinder slices the tabs.
Gettin’ stoked on this whole project! =)
EDIT: Forgot the pic…
