i want to design my own freeride board and build it but not sure how??

consult a board builder, show him your design, how you want to do it. If you feel confident about the shapes, do it on your own, but maybe try to copy a veryfied shape fro the first time.... I made a shape on my own, next month I start laminating sandwich (needed $$$ for the material)... I will pay a board builder for vacuuming and all the needed material for it (peel ply, bag etc.), he will also advise me how to do all the dirty work, since I'll do it at his workshop.

I am trembeling in fear to see whether the board is going to be functional or not. I made it short, wide and a nose rocker in a freewave spirit ... 225cmx65cm, bottom is more or less flat, with a bit of vee from 1/3 towards the nose. Hope it copes well in chop, I think it will do good on flat water, but also hoping for small waves up to 1.5m :)

Volume of the blank is 87L but I expoect additional 7-9L when adding all the material on EPS core.

P.S.: jermaldan gave you a very useful link to get a view into all the important parts of a board's shape and understand their meaning.

check this topic, a lot has been said.... www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/Wave-sailing/bigger-wave-board-part-2fat-btard-wave-sailing/?page=1

i did but not much came up

I had a year or even more of just collecting the data, now I've shaped the EPS, next month it's laminating time...

get in contact with RIDER
the best custom shaper in perth by a long shot and not with just a few years of shaping but with many many years experience on the water and in his shed
he knows his stuff

yeah second what mark said about ecboards that was well worth reading a few times, Also I found this one useful.

http://www.lbwindsurfing.com/raceboard/design-construction-longboard-windsurfer/

Took a bit of creative googling to find that, and also the Nelson videos on youtube.. Search for nelson factory custom windsurfing, get some popcorn on the go and enjoy..

This one is my second effort, prepare for lots of haters if anything on it doesnt look perfect..



regards the shaping, depends how good you were in woodwork in school..

Nude boards look like great boards that go really well but I don't think podium spots is an indication of how good boards are, great sailors can sail any old board really well. But if that's a factor what about Mark Stone he's making comp winning boards too, Jeager uses them.
or Mike AKA Decrepit down in Mandurah.

ecboards is the best one still on the net. This is the link to nelson www.nelsonfactory.com/en/the-factory/video1.php
A few more links
www.akushaper.com/
www.swaylocks.com/ (more for surfboards )
www.gurit.com/core/core_picker/download.asp?documenttable=libraryfiles&id=1119
www.surfboardbuilding.com/index.html
and if you want a real chaep board pages.infinit.net/endo99/board.html
Try to find some one local to help if you can and give it a go. Your 1st effort wont be the perfect board but it will still be worth the effort once you get it on the water. A lot of the material are toxic so stay safe on OH&S.

echunda said...
I've seen Keef's home made boards. They're great! They look like something off a Mad Max set and when he gets em on the water, the old b******d smokes everyone!

thanks for the revup george , the way i see it is theres no point in making a board you can already buy,its funny, guys sailing sanctuary point for the first time see my slalom board and say wotthefrrrrk

redsurfbus said...

I dont mind and would love to see stickers of it on all windsurfers cars

Well, why not?

Make some stickers and sell them on fleabay.

I'd buy one!

Hey Keef,

Post a pic of your Mad Max board.

switch101 said...

i want to design my own freeride board and build it but not sure how??

how about we go back to the start, now we haven't heard from switch for a while so i think hes off the idea
the way i see it again is, he wants to build a freeride, now if he cant find a board already made then make one, simple as that
i wouldn't class myself as a board designer or builder but there isn't a board on the market suited to the conditions i sail in so i make them, now if i sailed at sandypoint and sailed the speed strip and walked up the bank i would build a board with less than 100mm because there the sailing conditions i would be sailing in and i dont think you can buy a board with less than 100mm rocker
going back to my first post about redesigning an old board, taking into consideration that you know sweet FA about designing 90% of the shaping has already been done, with that board there is no divinycell because it has a polyurethane hard core all you need is some extra glass in the stress areas
there is no vac bag because you don't need it , all you need is the bleeder peel ply, the reason i didn't use the vac bag is i couldn't get my switch on the pump to cut out at under 15kpa, didnt want to disturb the rocker even with a rocker template
i now Ive had the board to 34 on the dial and a 22+alpha , i own a CA55 and a CA44 and the best i can get out of either of them is 31 and i doubt if i could get a 20 alpha on the44
so if you do your sums you can design a board for your sailing conditions for under $180 that's taking into account that you can get a hardcore board for $10 at your local tip or a giveaway on buy and sell
now I'm expecting a few red thumbs from the board designers and builders for the comments on no divi.and no pump and maybe a couple from the sandypoint guys so go ahead I'm ready for them
ps enchunda

ill take a pic of maxie after ive cleaned it up and a bit presentable, i'ts looking a bit sad after a few modifications

actionmax im not sure if the polyester glass will come off the same as epoxy but anything is possible,a lot of old glass boards had plastic US boxes and mast tracks, but if your not going to use the board and you want a bit of shaping practice you have nothing to loose , do you know the volume and length of your glass board
too take the glass off you just need to use a router on the bottom, say 4" either side of the center line and score the glass, then with a Stanley knife carefully cut through to the glass, it should pull off with just a fine even layer of foam, just keep on going over the whole board with the Stanly knife
after you have reshaped you will need to give the blank a light layer of micro balloons
, if you decide to go a head with the project start your own post and see if there are any professional guys out there that are experienced in pollster boards ,and how easy the glass will come off
yes you can use foam from the nose to fill in the old mastrack , to do that just use some spray contact adhesive, don't use resin it's to heavy

Hey PC Yes it worked the board felt very much like a quad it trucked upwind, had a skatey feel and had more grip in the top turn and feels like it turns smaller arcs than the twin, but I have gone back to using it as a twin at my local, I just prefer the feel as a twin with big fins in cr4py cross onshore conditions with that lovely side current.