SUP build - Shine

[tech_support]

deck is glued down and the topside seams are rounded and glasses (will upload those pictures later)













I forgot to epoxy the backing pates under the deck, so the eyelets will have to be mounted out to the edge where there are cleats to help hold screws. She is still very light Hope to water test it this weekend

[tech_support]

taped the top and bottom seams with 6 oz tape, covered deck with 4 oz cloth.

Sanded the tape edges so that it will be easier to fair. Glued some fins on. Next will fillet around the fins then give the entire outside a coat of epoxy.

[wegcagle]

Nice work Joel. Great SUP. Can't wait to see it on the water.

Will

[hp010101]

I cant wait to start 1. my wife got impatient and kinda made me buy her a 11' SUP and its fun but i look forward to making mine.
I will be adding a simple mast hole I think. Here in the keys I can paddle up wind from my canal entry and almost sail back with just the wind at my back. I think it would be pretty neat to unfurl a sail and haul ass home. I don't mean a complicated sail just a simple affair on a short removable mast. I imagine you have already liquidated the one you had behind the shop.

[ks8]

I like the idea of having an option to make it a sail board... even if not high performance...

[jacquesmm]

I will add an option for a mast step but don't expect great performance under sail.
We are going to add a few improvements like a deck stiffener and fine tune the assembly a little bit more.
As it is, the lightness is impressive. I guess it will end up being 35 lbs.

[Cracker Larry]

I guess it will end up being 35 lbs.

Wow, that is light. The hull shape is sweet too. It might actually sail pretty good By comparison a Mistral Superlight sailboard weighs a little over 30 pounds, not counting the dagger board, and it's not quite as thick. That was always Mrs. Crackers favorite sailboard for light wind. You would need to add a kick up dagger board slot to get windward performance, but I'd bet that with a 6 to 9 meter sail on a sailboard rig, plus a dagger board, it would sail very well. Might even need some foot straps and a harness Granted it isn't a wave jumper, but in flat water and a decent breeze it would go

It would take a little trial and error to get the mast step and dagger board in the right places so that CE and CLR are close to centered, but I think it could sail real nice.

[Cracker Larry]

Here is a SUP rigged with a sailboard rig. They claim 34 knots Don't know if that's true, but it looks to be fast. I've outrun a lot of powerboats with a sailboard When I get caught up I'm might have to build one of those, without the paddle.

http://www.peconicpuffin.com/the_peconi ... traps.html

[hp010101]

That video was awesome but way more performance than I am hoping for. I am thinking a hole the size of a broom stick diameter. I noticed when I paddle board I dont use the center of the deck so I can lay it there lengthwise and pop it in and deploy when the conditions are right. Im kinda in a unique area on ramrod key where I have lots of skinny water and several different lee areas. Doubt I would ever go out to paddle board at even greater than 10 knots but the entry of this board is much better than my wifes board we bought her. Hers is very flat and slaps the water making lots of noise which scares the sharks and rays a lot.

[jacquesmm]

Impressive video.
I was an avid sailboarder too, had several Mistral's including a short light sinker and several masts and sails, some very large.
I am not that strong anymore and talking about the SUP, I was thinking of a small sail manageable by a beginner. A sail to bring you home, not break records. No harness.
The mast step will increase the weight by 1 or 2 lbs.