Nice work , looks great , sexy even .,
What kind of grip are you thinking ?
Im going to experiment with the acrylic powder and clear polyurethane at different mixes a few more times and if I can't get satisfactory results with that I'll just do the tried and tested epoxy and sugar. The only reason I'm holding off on that is that it yellows a bit over time and it usually works too well, although there's nothing stopping me from giving it a light sand when cured to tone it down a little. The first time I ever did it I made the mistake of using raw sugar and the board was covered in tiny volcanoes it was like standing on 1000 tiny barnacles.
Random Orbit sanders work fine for board building/ boat repairs etc.
good news cause it's on the xmas list.
Wow that turned out red . I wanted a bit less tint , oh well , too late now . This amount of red should make it faster
Ill leave it natural on the bottom .
One layer 4 oz glass all over , carbon innegra under feet and over mast box and fin box . !2 oz glass mini patches over foot plugs .
There will be another 4 oz layer all over and another from in front of mast track back .
Bottom will have two layers 4 oz .
At least you can still see Fat Kat
Yeah , I know what you guys are saying .
Your being polite,
Its fkn ugly .
Wait for the pale blue foot pads , that will take it to the next level.
I will enter it into the ugliest board comp , and win .
Yeah , I know what you guys are saying .
Your being polite,
Its fkn ugly .
Wait for the pale blue foot pads , that will take it to the next level.
I will enter it into the ugliest board comp , and win .
Looks great so far. Race stripes are hot.
Compared to the carbon sand through look on many race boards, it looks like a custom show car.
Well done, sir. It's been a joy to watch this build progress. I hope it brings you as much enjoyment on the water.
Even uglier . The edges look grey in the pic but its really a blue green rotting color , like the mold on an orange .
A bit more glass on top and thats it for glass .
Then a thin bog coat that will end up a smokey clear . Its strange , when you mix qcell with clear resin it turns white but when sanded and clear applied over the top it almost goes clear . A slightly smokey swirly effect . Which will nicely add to the ugly approach .
My last board looked like a psychedelic oyster , this one will look like a bleeding psychedelic oyster .
Last of the top glass done and bogged . Bottom will get bogged next .
Total top layup from core;
3 cm wide strip 4oz glass along stringer
4oz glass patch around fin box area.
4oz glass all over blank.
3mm divinycell core. 3mm HD EVA core on rails .
4oz glass all over.
Mini 12 oz glass patches over strap plugs .
carbon , innegra patches over fin and mast boxes , nose and under heels.
6oz glass over mast box , under heels , under foot pad area .
4oz glass from in front of mast box back.
4oz glass all over top.
Should be strong enough.
^^ Keep up the OYSTER colour collection mate.Fits perfectly for the area you sail. Sandstone has a long history of oyster farming.
EVA foam ?
Isn't that gym mat stuff, soft and spongy ?
What is the difference between that and divinycell ?
Amazing I luv it. I don't recall the bottom shape?
your work area , I would never find a thing , far too tidy
EVA foam ?
Isn't that gym mat stuff, soft and spongy ?
What is the difference between that and divinycell ?
The EVA foam I use is quite hard , same as hard boom grip ,( not the soft stuff North use ).
Divinycell is much lighter and harder .
Amazing I luv it. I don't recall the bottom shape?
your work area , I would never find a thing , far too tidy
Bottom is simple , 10 mm V at front to 5 mm V at back. Flat rocker from tail for 1300 mm. Sharp square rails to midway to 10 mm tuck at front .
What you don't see is a LOT of cupboard space . Keeps the bench clean and dust off everything , except the wife's car , that cops it !
EVA foam ?
Isn't that gym mat stuff, soft and spongy ?
What is the difference between that and divinycell ?
The EVA foam I use is quite hard , same as hard boom grip ,( not the soft stuff North use ).
Divinycell is much lighter and harder .
What's the advantage of using EVA on the rails ?
Do you still glass over it ?
EVA foam ?
Isn't that gym mat stuff, soft and spongy ?
What is the difference between that and divinycell ?
The EVA foam I use is quite hard , same as hard boom grip ,( not the soft stuff North use ).
Divinycell is much lighter and harder .
What's the advantage of using EVA on the rails ?
Do you still glass over it ?
The EVA has two reasons ,
1 , it's easy to bend around the edges,
2 , it makes a really tough ding resistant edge.
Yes I glass over it .
3. It's cheap and readily available?
what's the epoxy absorption like?
love your new build
It is cheap and readily available . No absorption .
3. It's cheap and readily available?
what's the epoxy absorption like?
love your new build
It is cheap and readily available . No absorption .
Sounds like a great option then
Imax is onto something here. The EVA n softer resin he uses allows a lil flex n lessens accidental cracks around rails from general bumps n bangs.
Bottom is finished , will be a 600 grit dusty finish .( red splotch in the middle is a reflection ).
Taped off for outer resin . Inside will be sugar coat grip .
Top gloss finished . It will be buffed glossy .
9.7 kg at this stage. Add another 300gm for deck grip and pads , Should be around 10kg finished .
Matt polish finish is um finished .
Taped off for sugar coat grip .
If i had a brain i would have put the logo a bit higher , instead of half under the grip . So i did some creative taping around the logo so it can be seen ..
Thin layer of resin rolled on .
Thats 1.5 kg of sugar piled on top. Done outside cos of ants . two thirds caster , one third normal sugar .
Most blown off with compressor leaving nice even coverage .
The white patches is not sugar but qcell bog .
The board is now finished apart from cleaning out mast and fin box openings. And foot pads . The grip area will become darker when the sugar is washed off .