Otay
im surprised you picked up on this thread
and feel a little bit of animosity from you
is there a problem?
nobody calls a hollow wood board a veneer board
guys??
no
its a hollow wood
my composite boards and Jarrods for that matter, as refered to in this thread
,are not veneer boards.
the skin is a dominant structural component
just like a hollow wood board
the eps is a substitute for the frame and is in fact “more hollow”
i suggest you try to build a house out of “veneer” and see how it goes
or a yacht
you dont see to many veneer yachts sailing around
i honestly just want new builders to “understand” this really simple concept
for there own benefit
its called being helpful
check Joes vac pump thread for an example of being helpful OTAY
seems like anyone that posts any useful info on sways these days gets cut down
does anyone ever wonder why compsand builders are not posting info??
if you havent figured this out yet
forget about building and understanding compsand construction.
i havent seen the new surftechs
but impressions of the older ones (and there millions in R and D and designs) are not high
the fairing bog under the paint of one i repaired turned me off
also i wasnt impressed with there stiffness
there newer marketing claims to have sorted this problem
but still
id have to say that surftechs seem to be pretty good
we were going easy on this homemade compsand “reject board”
ive seen him jump on that board way harder
its the second board hes ever built under my guidance
it originally weighed in at 2.3 kg i think
it is a reject in cosmetics and rail shape (due to his lack of experience)
the board still goes very well however
there was no dents or damage from this type of abuse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS2XSyo4C2U
can you do this to surftechs?
the board however got damaged on the rocks over at taranaki last weekend
it will be repaired easily
i dont deny im a backyarder
and even not that clever about numbers and such
but i think after 2 years of experimenting
including 3 hours a night research
and the countless advice from fellow builders
im in a fair position to say that Jarrods boards are not “Veneer”
and if anyone wants any advice on vac bagging
i may be able to help in some small way