Well fish it is!
Well after quite a while in the shadows I have finally gotten some pics together and thougt I would post them up her! I have gotten so much from this site, with out this I would still be in the dark! I have made just about all the mistakes on this first one that I possible could but with limited knowledge and no acces to real life shapers I stumbled through! I have ridden the board and it does surf although it seems to be a bit sluggish [I’m thinking there is a fin problem]. I’m in full swing with #2 and 3 so hopefully they will be better!
The dims on this are from memory 5’8 - 2" ½ - 21[?]
Thanks everyone for being helpfull and insightfull and more than willing to share
Outline tools [fishing rod for the curves]
Glueing up eps foam… (going for eps/epoxy)
Humble beginnings with no shaping stands or room, but itchy fingers! I had to hoover about every 3 passes with sandpaper
Finally got around to making some stands! Wobbely, not level, ugly, but functional when you are stoked! Still hoovering every few passes to keep dust down.
Final outline, about ready for my wife to come do the art!
Swallow, fun to shape, a bugger to glass! Never figured it out so ended up with a lumpy mess… It looks very asymetrical on the photo but really its not bad…
Foil
My wifes aret on the bottom! I did the top myself and it looks very ugly so thats a no show, I actually have no photos…
I never sealed the blank so lots of little holes in the foam to show in the final board… Hmm you gotta learn…
Glassing with 1x4oz bottom and 2x4oz top. Another mistake was to cut the laps too short… well we’ll call this a prototype
Glassing the bottom with epoxy SP 115 system. I never did a filler/sand/gloss coat so as a result the board is extremly light! Putting the fins on shifted the center of balance back about 3ft[!]
Setting on the keels! Home made, way too thick, but all part of the expirence…
Well thats what I got of pics for now! It was a fun project and I’m just inspired by what all the people on this form can do! “Luckily” I’m not one of those that cranck out a near perfect first board [as I have seen people on this site do] so the journey is that much longer for me, but as I’m having so much fun I dont ever want to get there!
Thanks for watching
Christian