Building a new windski

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MagicRide > 9 months ago, 30 Sep 2021

MagicRide

688 posts

30 Sep 2021 6:20am

The early stages. Tried to bend the ski with a 5 gal container. Then steam it. No luck. Tried to establish some rocker.

JPBARNA

216 posts

30 Sep 2021 6:27am

Maybe you should laminate wood

MagicRide

688 posts

30 Sep 2021 6:29am

Ended up taking the nose off and building my own rocker and attaching it to the front area. Also started doing some shaping while I was at it.

MagicRide

688 posts

30 Sep 2021 6:32am

We have rocker!!

MagicRide

688 posts

30 Sep 2021 6:34am

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JPBARNA said..
Maybe you should laminate wood

I like your thought

MagicRide

688 posts

30 Sep 2021 6:37am

My little helper trying to give me ideas.

MagicRide

688 posts

30 Sep 2021 7:05am

Here comes the fiberglass!

JPBARNA

216 posts

30 Sep 2021 12:49pm

So what do you do with that? You go to a ski base and just "windsurf"? Do they allow you anywhere? Do you hate snow bikes there as jetskis in the sea? Enjoy!

MagicRide

688 posts

30 Sep 2021 1:02pm

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JPBARNA said..
So what do you do with that? You go to a ski base and just "windsurf"? Do they allow you anywhere? Do you hate snow bikes there as jetskis in the sea? Enjoy!

It's called, windsurfing on snow! It's so much fun!!

This is my old model. Building a new, revised model with better shape.

sanded

NSW

95 posts

30 Sep 2021 6:02pm

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MagicRide said..

JPBARNA said..
So what do you do with that? You go to a ski base and just "windsurf"? Do they allow you anywhere? Do you hate snow bikes there as jetskis in the sea? Enjoy!

It's called, windsurfing on snow! It's so much fun!!

This is my old model. Building a new, revised model with better shape.

Build a rocker jig, then do marine plywood in layers laminated together like they make a skateboard, clamp it down on the jig (with jig covered in plastic so it doesnt stick to it )
then you will get a much better shape in your rocker

MagicRide

688 posts

30 Sep 2021 4:42pm

I'm already pretty deep into it now, but will take that into consideration on model # 3 if this one fails me.

MagicRide

688 posts

1 Oct 2021 1:31am

More shaping and fiberglassing. This is a fun little project!

SurferKris

495 posts

1 Oct 2021 3:13am

Will you use any "skeg" in the rear as a fin?
You could likely rebuild an old snowboard, if you have one, that way you also get steel edges.

I have a commercial version, much stiffer than a snowboard, that will run on both ice and snow. Quite nice surfing feeling in powder-snow actually, and very fast on clean ice.

MagicRide

688 posts

1 Oct 2021 4:45am

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SurferKris said..
Will you use any "skeg" in the rear as a fin?
You could likely rebuild an old snowboard, if you have one, that way you also get steel edges.

I have a commercial version, much stiffer than a snowboard, that will run on both ice and snow. Quite nice surfing feeling in powder-snow actually, and very fast on clean ice.

That looks very nice! Great pics as well! How does it gybe? Yes, I will have a small finbox assembly that I pulled off my last model and installing it on the new one. I'm building a new deck for the new ski. It's much larger, so I can move around the deck with ease.

Mr Milk

NSW

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1 Oct 2021 10:50am

Stick it on stilts and call it snowfoiling

MagicRide

688 posts

1 Oct 2021 10:57am

Finbox assembly is in, rails are shaped for the most part. Going to go over everything once more to make sure everything is symmetrical. Then seal the wood with a coat of resin, sand paint and add one more coat of resin.

MagicRide

688 posts

1 Oct 2021 11:10am

MagicRide

688 posts

1 Oct 2021 10:29pm

While everything is drying on the ski, time to get started on the deck.

SurferKris

495 posts

1 Oct 2021 11:21pm

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MagicRide said..
That looks very nice! Great pics as well! How does it gybe?

Gybes in powder snow are really nice and quite similar to windsurfing.

JPBARNA

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1 Oct 2021 11:57pm

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SurferKris said..

MagicRide said..
That looks very nice! Great pics as well! How does it gybe?

Gybes in powder snow are really nice and quite similar to windsurfing.

Awesome! And can you go uphill also?

MagicRide

688 posts

2 Oct 2021 12:38am

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SurferKris said..

MagicRide said..
That looks very nice! Great pics as well! How does it gybe?

Gybes in powder snow are really nice and quite similar to windsurfing.

Very Nice!!

MagicRide

688 posts

2 Oct 2021 1:51am

Went with a sanded look with a gloss finish for the bottom.

WillyWind

582 posts

2 Oct 2021 8:02am

Really cool. I would like to see some videos. As someone else said, you can use two or three layers of thin plywood (2.5-3 mm), glue them together, and clamp them to a rocker jig. That will be very stiff and it will have the desired shape. unless you buy one, I am pretty sure you will build a third one :)

MagicRide

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2 Oct 2021 9:03am

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WillyWind said..
Really cool. I would like to see some videos. As someone else said, you can use two or three layers of thin plywood (2.5-3 mm), glue them together, and clamp them to a rocker jig. That will be very stiff and it will have the desired shape. unless you buy one, I am pretty sure you will build a third one :)

Thanks! I'm really happy about the shape. My goal was to shape it similar to a modern windsurfing board. I wanted it to be lively across the snow. I hope it's faster than my old model. This model is 6' 4" long and 11" wide. This ski is longer and wider than the old one.

MagicRide

688 posts

2 Oct 2021 10:11pm

The deck is gettin painted!

MagicRide

688 posts

3 Oct 2021 3:35am

Windski almost complete!

joe windsurf

1482 posts

3 Oct 2021 4:21pm

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Mr Milk said..
Stick it on stilts and call it snowfoiling

I already tried that and found it unsuccessful i.e. too much "work" and not efficient enough

this winter I will be building something similiar to OP :-)
it is the one third from the left - from MagicRide's suggestions

joe windsurf

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3 Oct 2021 4:25pm

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SurferKris said..
I have a commercial version, much stiffer than a snowboard, that will run on both ice and snow. Quite nice surfing feeling in powder-snow actually, and very fast on clean ice.

does NOT look like a Snowfer - what is the model ??

SurferKris

495 posts

3 Oct 2021 5:55pm

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joe windsurf said..
does NOT look like a Snowfer - what is the model ??

It's made by Pirate Boards: www.pirateboards.com/ice_surf.php

MagicRide

688 posts

3 Oct 2021 10:15pm

Windski complete!

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