Completely Custom Sn surf ski build

[Superjetter_95]

what if that would actually work.......

That makes me wanna try it. grow your own chia ski mfg:

 

[BruceSki]

http://www.autobloggreen.com/photos/chia-cars/663918/

 

[Superjetter_95]

well, not too much more progress.

i got the gas cap sunk in and then tomorrow ill be laying the glass hopefully.

its no where close to finished, but its certainly progressing :veryhappy:

other plans now are to get a Rn pole and bracket.

Round out and smooth and lower the lines on hood slightly

and lay out some tubbies

 

[Glory_Freestyle]

I would seriously consider getting an XMetal pole. It was well worth the money and it changed the handling of my ski a ton.

 

[Superjetter_95]

well as of right now, im planning on welding up my own aluminum pole similar to a rick roy type of pole.

but if that doesnt work out i probably wont have enough for an x-metal pole so im just using my dads old Fx1 pole for now.

 

[flat black square]

lookin good.

 

[Mark Gomez]

well, not too much more progress.

i got the gas cap sunk in and then tomorrow ill be laying the glass hopefully.

its no where close to finished, but its certainly progressing :veryhappy:

other plans now are to get a Rn pole and bracket.

Round out and smooth and lower the lines on hood slightly

and lay out some tubbies

dude this is cool keep it up!

 

[Superjetter_95]

well the nose is really starting to take a definite shape. i played with getting the lines on the nose to match up.

and also spent alot of time getting both sides to look symmetrical.

hopefully over the next few weeks ill start laying glass and getting this thing ready to rip! :barrel:

thanks for all the kind words guys, its always nice to hear from everyone on the X :biggrin:

 

[Superjetter_95]

well, not very much more progress.

but we got the nose shaped down even more and its starting to look like i want it to for the most part.

more layering of foam for tomorrow most likely.

and the gunwales are starting to get shaped as well

im going to extend the hood some so that they flow a bit better as well.

we also just placed our order with US composites for some 7 or 8 oz and resin. along with a bit of 2 part foam

this is all for now, but i may start laying out my tubbies tomorrow :woot:

 

[SURFSJ]

Looks good, would have been nice if there was a way to remove the foam from the inside of those gunwales and poured lighter weight foam as far as you could. Major weight savings at no expense to strength. You plan on doing a new insert in your hood and covering the old holes? I did that before I destroyed my topdeck and did the RN conversion. It kept water out and let more air in. This will look real good when you finish.

well, not very much more progress.

but we got the nose shaped down even more and its starting to look like i want it to for the most part.

more layering of foam for tomorrow most likely.

and the gunwales are starting to get shaped as well

im going to extend the hood some so that they flow a bit better as well.

we also just placed our order with US composites for some 7 or 8 oz and resin. along with a bit of 2 part foam

this is all for now, but i may start laying out my tubbies tomorrow :woot:

 

[turnagainhardcore]

looking good, and keep those pics rollin in!!!

 

[Big Kahuna]

do you plan to keep the "floral foam" in there? Is this the kind that soaks in water and holds it? If so, Do you plan to remove it later???

 

[GDFL]

7 and 8 oz? dang. I used 6 layers of 17oz biax for most of my squarenose nose reconstruction. It did make it a bit heavy, but it would take quite a hit to break it.

 

[Superjetter_95]

well we made two pairs of tubbies on my 550 and my dads fx1 with the florists foam and they have had holes put in them and usually drain any water out of them after theyre pulled out of the water. im planning on removing what i can from the nose. but most likely some will have to stay in there. i am planning on putting some 2 part foam under the nose so that i can reinforce on the bottom side of the nose after its done.

and on the gunwales im probably going to cut out the sides and do a complete re foam after they have been glassed. ill make sure to keep everyone updated as i continue on my build :bigok:

 

[Superjetter_95]

and as for soaking up water, i know that the "great stuff" foam soaks it up. but as far as i know the florists foam doesnt absorb the water. i set a piece of it under some water for a few minutes and it was bone dry almost right after removing it from the water.

 

[Superjetter_95]

no tubbies yet! too much piddling around. :slap:
BUT i did shape the hood even more, and now its got even more smooth lines.

after a foam and fiberglass dust bath it doesnt look half bad!
its starting to look more and more like a good looking ski every day.

im hoping to get started on shaping the tubbies tomorrow or this weekend and finishing my footholds i started to build.

glass was ordered and on its way. hopefully ill get that within the next week.
then the final shaping and re-finishing can begin!

:thewave:

 

[Superjetter_95]

oh and more pictures of course :biggthumpup:

 

[Superjetter_95]

and some more...

i think its turned out magnificent :woot:

 

[BruceSki]

i like the lines

 

[Superjetter_95]

thanks, i tried my best to get a real nice smooth transition along the whole ski. its a little hard to tell with the foam on there but once its glassed i think itll look nice :bigok: