Looks like a good job Mr Nova, and I'm sure it will float, and plane a lot earlier.

Well done Dale, cleverly avoided mucking about with rails, mast tracks, footstraps. Next time? you could use the same technique with an old formula board working backwards.

If you'd had two Flows, you could have produced a twin fin.

Ian K said...

Well done Dale, cleverly avoided mucking about with rails, mast tracks, footstraps. Next time? you could use the same technique with an old formula board working backwards.

If you'd had two Flows, you could have produced a twin fin.

Ian, despite looking the same, it doesn't use the existing footstrap inserts at all, and has two rows of holes so that I don't get the straps twisted. I guess I could have used them, but who wants a board where the straps twist?

I have done a few finbox swaps by now, so I was contemplating swapping the powerbox for tuttle, and/or having two powerboxes as well. I might see how it goes first...

You can always use ladder grip from Bunnings as a temporary non-skid on smooth repairs. It's quick, not messy, and reliable. If you're using it as a desperate measure on a small irritating area of blunt non-skid you have to sand it down first. But it's a 5 minute job and back on the water. Only comes in 3 colours, black, yellow and stripes. This lot has done a whole season without unsticking.

Ha ha I love it
Good job very creative

WHY???

Bondalucci said...

look forward to hearing how it goes.
also what is the final weight?
(I like the new "wide screen" Mistral m)

Good luck on the water!

Hi Bondy. It weighs 12kgs (dry and with footstraps) according to my very dodgy cheap scales. I have no idea of what it weighed when I started out though. Do you know what it should have weighed originally?

I expect it to be heavier than what it should be, given that I used 8mm divinycell, two sets of footstrap inserts, and most of it wasn't done using a vacuum bag. Also, I think the polyurethane pour foam that I used to join the pieces together probably weighs more than styrofoam.

I don't mind so much if its heavier than it should be, as you would only notice it when carrying it to the water. After that, who cares.

It should be around 130-140L in volume, but I aimed for 73cm in width more than anything else, similar to another board I have.

Thanks for noticing the wide-M! I was going to print it out, but in the end did it freehand, as I figured the quality would then match the rest of the board.

call it the big M!