Today,
I finally got off the couch and have started a new adventure (read this
a project). This adventure is another Adventure in Blue, but it will
be blue water and not Blue AF.
This adventure all started with "Q"and his brother, "P". When I was departing the fav local of Cocoa Beach, I had the opportunity to see a Hollow Wood Surfboard in action. Then again in January of this year, I got another glimpse of the famed Hollow Wood surf machine in action, when "Q" showed off his wooden Longboard...yes he owns a hollow wooden longboard and it's a beauty!! However, he only surfed it a little while because of a crack in the glass and she was taking on water.
This adventure all started with "Q"and his brother, "P". When I was departing the fav local of Cocoa Beach, I had the opportunity to see a Hollow Wood Surfboard in action. Then again in January of this year, I got another glimpse of the famed Hollow Wood surf machine in action, when "Q" showed off his wooden Longboard...yes he owns a hollow wooden longboard and it's a beauty!! However, he only surfed it a little while because of a crack in the glass and she was taking on water.
So I had the bite and wanted to have me one. Over the past 15 months I
have researched on the net for a way to "build" my own surfboard. I
have looked at hollow wooden surfboards, DIY Home Depot pink/blue foam
boards, kits, EZ-foam blanks and every other possibility. However, I
keep coming back to those beautiful hollow wood surfing machines.
I think I may become close friends with Lowes or Home Depot during this project...today we made the first deposit on some basic items...
So today, I started with getting the pieces/parts for building the
Shaping&Glassing stands. I am still looking for the materials to
build the rib&spars for my hollow wood behemoth of a 11 foot 6 inch
SUP (standup paddleboard). I have used the starting shape from a 9 foot
3 inch PIG longboard and made it longer and wider.
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| Some supplies for the Shaping Stands |
The 9'3" PIG dims are:
Length - 9'3"
Width - 22 9/16"
Thickness - 3"
Volume: 71.25 litres
Tail: width 16 1/2" x thickness 1 3/4"
Center: width 22 1/2" x thickness 2 15/16"
Nose: width 16 1/4" x thickness 1 1/2"
The "BigBlue" SUP dims are:
Length - 11'6"
Width - 30 3/4"
Thickness - 4 1/4"
Volume: 169.89 litres
Tail: width 20 5/16" x thickness 2 1/16"
Center: width 30 3/4" x thickness 4 1/4"
Nose: width 20 3/8" x thickness 1 5/8"
After I assemble the Shaping Stands, I'll need to get the 1/4" marine grade plywood for the rib and spars. Didn't realize that it was going to be so tough to get some of the materials. Once I have the Rib and Spars together, I'll need to make a trip to Ikea for some paulownia blinds...yeah I know, crazy but you can supposedly get a set of blind at Ikea to surface the board...going to give it a try.
The biggest challenge I see is the shaping/building the rails. This still scares me a LOT!!!! Not sure if I will get this right and the buildup is strips or solid design. Still thinking through this.
Then comes the glassing of the SUP. New ground for me, but I think I can do it. I plan to practice a little before putting glass on the board.
Wish me luck. This will be a LONG term project...no need in speeding through this!!!!
Mahalo to all of the websites and diagrams I could find on the net. While I think a "kit" would have been the best way to start this, I want to give it a go...so here we GO!
Length - 9'3"
Width - 22 9/16"
Thickness - 3"
Volume: 71.25 litres
Tail: width 16 1/2" x thickness 1 3/4"
Center: width 22 1/2" x thickness 2 15/16"
Nose: width 16 1/4" x thickness 1 1/2"
The "BigBlue" SUP dims are:
Length - 11'6"
Width - 30 3/4"
Thickness - 4 1/4"
Volume: 169.89 litres
Tail: width 20 5/16" x thickness 2 1/16"
Center: width 30 3/4" x thickness 4 1/4"
Nose: width 20 3/8" x thickness 1 5/8"
After I assemble the Shaping Stands, I'll need to get the 1/4" marine grade plywood for the rib and spars. Didn't realize that it was going to be so tough to get some of the materials. Once I have the Rib and Spars together, I'll need to make a trip to Ikea for some paulownia blinds...yeah I know, crazy but you can supposedly get a set of blind at Ikea to surface the board...going to give it a try.
The biggest challenge I see is the shaping/building the rails. This still scares me a LOT!!!! Not sure if I will get this right and the buildup is strips or solid design. Still thinking through this.
Then comes the glassing of the SUP. New ground for me, but I think I can do it. I plan to practice a little before putting glass on the board.
Wish me luck. This will be a LONG term project...no need in speeding through this!!!!
Mahalo to all of the websites and diagrams I could find on the net. While I think a "kit" would have been the best way to start this, I want to give it a go...so here we GO!
MiB
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