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The Shape Shack / Re: Gorilla glue diy pour foam
« on: March 18, 2022, 04:13:45 PM »
DontSink that windsurfing board cutaway is FANTASTIC!  That raidused carbon connecting bottom to the box!  Really want some windsurfing laminators making my next prone board!  Nobody in the foil game is doing anything like this!

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The Shape Shack / Re: Gorilla glue diy pour foam
« on: March 17, 2022, 04:35:44 AM »
I had an EPS board I built with chinook box pillars(bottom to deck) that developed some track issues with water geting in around the track.  I decided to preserve the laminate on the bottom, cut through the deck and excevate the pillars and surrounding EPS.

THen i glued the pillars back onto the bottom laminate and re-cored with 2 part PU pour foam in 4lb density then re-laminated the deck.

3 Weeks later i noticed significant movemet in the track area.  i opened the board up and the PU foam was all compromised.  It was all almost dust. 

Takeaways:

Pillar construction isn't perfect - the chinook box bond to the bottom laminate is definately a weak point.  The foil sandwiching the laminate with the box helps but isn't perfect.  Some other HD PVC foam is needed to distribute the load to the bottom laminate.  The top of the box isn't as stressed so i don't think its as much of an issue.

PU foam is trash - Impact, tension, movement are the achiles heel.  Floatation only - not structural.  Probably better as glue between 2 pieces of better foamthan what i used it for.

Pro Set makes a 2 part Epoxy foam - I'd love to play with this to see how it holds up!

My latest board (prone) was cut from a solid divinycell blank.  3" slab of 3lb density.  Available from aircraftspruce.com - I still did pillars - Its a BEAST  i treat it like garbage.  It doesn't care.


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The Shape Shack / Re: Deck pad
« on: March 17, 2022, 03:43:27 AM »
If you have a deck pad already and the texture is too much you can just sand it down to get to the texture you want.  80 grit on a random orbital will do a great job.

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Classifieds / Wanted: 85-100L wing board NC, SC, GA, North FL
« on: March 12, 2022, 05:48:47 AM »
Hi there!  Looking for a used wing board in NC, SC, GA, North FL.

Like to find something around 85-100 Liters.  If you live someplace surfy i might do a day trip to pickup

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Classifieds / Re: Appletree Wingfoilboard
« on: March 09, 2022, 05:01:38 AM »
Hi!  I might be interested in this setup.  Where is it?

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