What do people think is the best polystyrene, expanded or extruded? Checked the net ,everyone has different views, whats yours? Anyone know what KATANA uses

The one I have built (shed hack) I have used expanded, with a timber skin (2-3mm) vac bagged over the top, light strong with plenty of flex. The 10 year old Bert Burger sunova I have in the shed is expanded. The fire wires are expanded I think ?

There was talk of problems with the blue extruded delamming, but there are a few people using the blue extruded foam with no problems. The extruded doesnt suck as much water, the expanded sucks it in so dings must be fixed staright away.

To be honest I went down the 'research' path when I was recently in the market for a new board. Only conclusion I got was to get an epoxy and surf it to find out for myself.

For every positive comment there was a negative one and the reasons vary from the type of wave people surfed to the way they feel under foot to just what people are used to. Get a hold of a good quality secondhand one and give it a red hot go.

I got one recently and have found good and bad about it, it does somethings really well and I can also see the some issues. I have not surfed it enough to make up my mind yet but keen to keep using it til I do

i use expanded polystyrene and use to use extruded in the late 90s i find expanded best for my constuction .

if you want performance boards you have to be prepared to look after them eg at least use a good ding tape or solarez dings as you get one

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katana said...

if you want performance boards you have to be prepared to look after them eg at least use a good ding tape or solarez dings as you get one

Can you put the woodgrain laminate on bothsides?

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Can you put the woodgrain laminate on bothsides?

i found to get that spring you cant have the same laminates both sides !
also it would be a nightmare to colour match for repairs. i do the woodgrain on bothside of the longboards only .

Katana do you shape performance longboards and if so what are $ for 9 foot pu construction?

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swalkington said...

Katana do you shape performance longboards and if so what are $ for 9 foot pu construction?

9ft PU start at $750 excludes fins

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katana said...

swalkington said...

Katana do you shape performance longboards and if so what are $ for 9 foot pu construction?

9ft PU start at $750 excludes fins

A serious question, do you do SUP boards? Would rather support a local than a factory knockout rice grinder

Dave does SUPS but you have to provide a passport ,plane ticket and new interstate address to prove you are leaving WA for good, he will then ship it to you[:D

well at least this is how he should do it

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Torch said...

katana said...

swalkington said...

Katana do you shape performance longboards and if so what are $ for 9 foot pu construction?

9ft PU start at $750 excludes fins

A serious question, do you do SUP boards? Would rather support a local than a factory knockout rice grinder

i do custom sups mostly 9'6 and below easier to fit in the sanding bays

I reckon he could do something 1000x better than a generic mass-produced sup. Go in and have a look at the redwood veneer long board he's got in there at the moment. Or his bamboo skin boards.