Hi All,I got to say as soon as i saw one of this boards i know i have to start making them.so far i got the design draw up and finish make the plug for the mould.The next step would be making the mould and then my first 1 to test it on the water.my boards will be 12'x30"x6"with foam fill,2 stainless handle 1 in the front and 1 at the back,2 water tight storage area,stainless rub rail and a 1/2"cushion area to stand on.My goal is to make alot of this at a very fair price for everyone in B.C to enjoy it out there.Can you all please gave me some advice to what is good and what is not when i,m making this boards.thanks
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Hi there,
Welcome to the site!
What sort of weight do you think you'll achieve with this sort of contruction? On the outset it sounds like this will be a pretty heavy board, which may be OK for basic flatwater touring but not all that desireable for more performance oriented touring nor waveriding. Certainly sounds interesting though!
The rough dimensions sound pretty good, assume you're going with a fairly stock outline/template?
Might also want to check out http://www.swaylocks.com, the most in-depth surfboard shaping website anywhere.
Hope that helps and have a good one!
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If u get the chance to try to make a 12'6 race board. Hobie has a GREAT design and so does Starboard. Another very popular board in California were the Bark custom boards which i tried and are a very fast board. I am suggesting this because the surf style boards are designed to work mainly on surf and in BC flat water is dominant (with a bit of swell or chop) and the cutting points with the planning ability of those boards are amazing on flat water.
Hope u have a great time shaping the board.
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