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by SURFFOILS
Sat Mar 13, 2021 8:17 am
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.
Replies: 85
Views: 63308

Re: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.

The longboard version is next, taking an 8 footer and deconstructing the design so it fits into a bodyboard bag and is lighter than the original longboard by about a kilo.
by SURFFOILS
Fri Mar 12, 2021 7:42 pm
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.
Replies: 85
Views: 63308

Re: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.

Here's a few lazy flat water testing pics at about 2 metres per second, you can see the front section has already planed and the shoulders of the body arent pushing water.   I've got a few videos and a longboard version to show. C50B9424-2F89-468F-8FA3-AE93E19D6FB2.jpeg C53F02B2-A730-40A8-9AB9-191D7...
by SURFFOILS
Mon Feb 01, 2021 2:06 pm
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.
Replies: 85
Views: 63308

Re: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.

I’ve weighed the bridge and front foil and theyre 100g heavier (700g) than the original nose (600g).So the weights not going to be an issue and I think I can make a better lighter bridge next time around.
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by SURFFOILS
Thu Jan 28, 2021 12:25 pm
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.
Replies: 85
Views: 63308

Re: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.

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I made 12 of these handplanes and gave 11 away. Should’ve made more, everyone liked the Star Wars shape.
by SURFFOILS
Thu Jan 28, 2021 6:01 am
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.
Replies: 85
Views: 63308

Re: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.

Hi Offshore1, the rest of the board is standard foam and fibreglass so it still has that surfboard flex.
by SURFFOILS
Wed Jan 27, 2021 7:31 pm
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.
Replies: 85
Views: 63308

Re: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.

Product Development.
New Bridge made of dual Carbon fibre/ e glass / veneer sandwich vac bagged with epoxy resin.
Just a standard day here at The Moderately Technical Surf Lab.
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by SURFFOILS
Mon Jan 25, 2021 8:46 pm
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.
Replies: 85
Views: 63308

Re: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.

Product Development 2021.
Donor board - 6’5”
This ones big enough for me to ride.
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by SURFFOILS
Fri Jan 22, 2021 3:25 pm
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.
Replies: 85
Views: 63308

Re: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.

You've got to agree, the pic of your prototype is unusual to say the least. But yeah, it'd be cool as anything if it works. Yes it does looks unusual but foils looked mad a few years ago and now they’re everywhere. I’ll keep working on it until it’s tuned and I’ve got video to show. That will be ve...
by SURFFOILS
Thu Jan 21, 2021 7:43 pm
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.
Replies: 85
Views: 63308

Re: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.

Surfers buy a wide range of different boards, singles, retro, Simmons, fun boards, foamys, longboards, twinnys, finless, high tech design, fun-boards,epoxy, Bonzers so there’s a lot of people who surf boards that look different. I can see, once I get the design sorted, a niche market for something l...
by SURFFOILS
Thu Jan 21, 2021 5:16 pm
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.
Replies: 85
Views: 63308

Re: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.

I’ll have to get it to fly first. Never sure with you guys if you’re pulling my leg rope or if you think it really is a good idea.
I’m looking forward to making a longboard version to see how quick it will turn without the long nose.
by SURFFOILS
Thu Jan 21, 2021 1:44 pm
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.
Replies: 85
Views: 63308

Re: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.

The black handplane is heat formed polypropylene. The orange one is shaped foam and glass with a clear vinyl flexible hull. Those surf mats got me a lot of hate because I don’t subscribe to the Cult of Greenough where all mats are rectangles. There’s thread here called Beyond the Rectangle With my m...
by SURFFOILS
Wed Jan 20, 2021 10:39 am
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.
Replies: 85
Views: 63308

Re: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.d this

Both feet will fit on the back section. It’s 44 inches long so long enough for normal foot placement. A longboard version would be longer as well. I’ve paddled this one but it’s too small for me to stand up on. I’ll make a bigger one and start serious water testing. Testing is the best part of build...
by SURFFOILS
Wed Jan 20, 2021 10:12 am
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.
Replies: 85
Views: 63308

Re: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.

My apologies for not being clear, it’s a multi piece travel board. If I did it like this, everyone would get it. 33F41953-3E8B-45D1-9AC5-4F3636821E7C.png I’ve just done it differently. If you look at some of my other work with surfmats ,handplanes and shortboard hydrofoils, there all ahead in design...
by SURFFOILS
Tue Jan 19, 2021 3:29 pm
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.
Replies: 85
Views: 63308

Re: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.

New Bridge, This time veneer and 4 oz. 2D935F64-4941-43B8-B9B1-1E7E81FCEC9F.jpeg People have said that travel boards are heavier so I weighed the old nose at 600g. The new Bridge is 200g and Front Foil is 300g so I’m still under the weight of the original surfboard. 5AB3B50D-2EB4-45DC-9079-0A623DEC0...
by SURFFOILS
Sun Jan 17, 2021 8:59 pm
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.
Replies: 85
Views: 63308

Re: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.

Hi Cranked, I have no idea about naming things so go Hog Wild with suggestions if you like. Here’s a pic of the prototype in a semi final arrangement. The new laminated bridge ( on page 3) is only a few mm’s thick so there’s new refinements all the time. F969C0BA-E834-4B1E-8633-D89B2CD4873A.jpeg
by SURFFOILS
Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:01 pm
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.
Replies: 85
Views: 63308

Re: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.

Thank you for your continued support Mr Beanpole. I’m quite excited that it could be a great travel board for me. I think I’ll test and refine this one and if all goes well I’ll get another one Computer cut and glassed locally. It’ll be good to have a brand new version in the car ready for action. T...
by SURFFOILS
Sat Jan 16, 2021 3:01 pm
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.
Replies: 85
Views: 63308

Re: New Concept in Surfboard Design and Construction.

For those interested in how the front and back are connected, here’s the ‘bridge’ straight out of the vacbag. Being a frugal Scot I used plastic bags from the produce section at Coles and the vacbag system is all about cheap but effective. The pump pulls a heavy vacuum so it draws out excess resin a...