New Board

by **kitesurfer** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:10 am

Finally pulled my finger out and got the shaping tools back out this weekend. Well actually i injured myself kiting on friday whilst sciving off work so couldn't kite on saturday so had no choice really.
Yes i am sorry it's another kiteboard but its really still a surfboard, so here are a couple of pics of the progress so far.

Triple stringer is so that the pressure from my heels won't transfer into the foam and crush the foam over time like it always does on all surfboard style kiteboards.

Sorry about the quality of the photos its not my fortay

KS

by **surf patrol** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:36 am

Looks like you've had a busy weekend.
Oh, I've informed the RAC about the stolen sign.

by **kitesurfer** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:38 am

surf patrol wrote:Looks like you've had a busy weekend.
Oh, I've informed the RAC about the stolen sign.

It wasn't me guv! Its a sign for the Hot Tuna surf championships in newquay many moons ago!

KS

by **jaffa1949** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 1:09 am

looking good!!!!!!!

by **garbarrage** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 5:16 pm

Cool board... saw a guy turn up on my local a few months ago, on a massive day, kiting waves. Looked like proper fun.

by **kitesurfer** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:50 am

jaffa1949 wrote:looking good!!!!!!!

Thanks jaffa. The deck has now been glassed, 3x4oz. Bit of extra strength is always good in a kiteboard.
Started on the fins last night. I like to use lokbox as you can move the fins fore and aft in their boxes allowing you to loosen or striffen up the way the board carves.
I use a router for making the box holes very carefully by hand. Thwen the boxes getting glued in with a mix of resin and glass bubbles and then once there stuck in you glass over the top (having masked off the fin slots) for strenght and once the resin goes green you trim out the slots.

KS