While everybody has been enjoying summer I've been holding my own Occupy Shed movement..

I had one board almost compete when I blew my knee in early November and was then banned from building boards by my physio as it was causing my knee to inflate.. After a million weeks I was able to spend small stints in the shed before needing to rest.

Here are some photos, hopefully some people get inspired as I was when seeing other people projects..

1st thing I did was get the sh!ts with my current project.. (it had a smal twist)



So I started from scratch..




I use a template for the outline, but the rest is free hand and ad lib.


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Shaping the W, all the waveboards have w to u at the nose..



^^Getting ready for the top PVC, I've used 3mm corecell and 3mm Kleegercell. My favorite is Kleegercell

^^Ohh that was easy..

Starting another one.. That's 40 grit sand paper, I swap between that and a belt sander to get the rough shape.. Can't justify buying a planer. I also remember tapes.

Another abortion, this one melted after I applied a sealant on the EPS core and stuck it in my van with the heater on... I was using Kinetix r246 which is the ****test Resin ever, takes days to cure so I tried to accelerate it, but then it melts EPS when hot... West Systems FTW.. (Thanks to Mr Nude for the resin advice, I wasn't going crazy, Epoxy can melt EPS)

Started another one after seeing a picture of Jagers double keeled board when it was mentioned on facebook (thanks FunkyJas..)


Supervisor Clyde, 50% of the local Whippet population..


^^Thats the medium wave and the freestyle in primer. Thanks to Funky Jas for giving me the quick rundown on 2k paint.. Those who saw (and loved) last summers board know that I like to brush my paint on.. These ones should be more water tight..

The pads come from NSI, who are total spazzez at charging money to bank accounts.. I had inserted extra padding under the heels of the Chevy and the Australopithecus.

This is the big one, 85ish, 217 long and 58 wide.. I've called 'em KNIGHTMARE because I had to put a company name down when I order something from Shapers.com.au.. Pretty lame haha..



Had to draw the 55 Chevy twice..


This one is about 68L 214 long and 56ish wide.. Has the same outline as the Chevy, just narrower..

This is the SSD inspired board, I was concerned the 68 would be too small and I'd be sinking too much, so I built a medium, it's 214 long, dunno how wide.. Flame job because I was bored of drawing and have always wanted to do flames..

Those who saw (and loved) last summers board know I'd rather just saw the tail off square, this fancy stuff is too much extra effort..



This is the full carbon freestyle board, I was in auto pilot when shaping the blank and I made the tail too narrow, so I had to glue two extra layers of 5mm PVC to the rails to give it some width. It also had too much tail rocker so I glued an extra sheet and reshaped it flat. This added a bit of weight, was supposed to be superlight.. Its also got an asymmetric nose.. Because it can..

This is Harley Quinn, the greatest batman villan from the animated series..

This is the shelf, I tidied up from the last time I posted it. Double compressors in series in case one blows up..

Quick access hammer.

The eagle eyed will notice I they don't have mast tracks or finboxes, They're in there, I'm just saving that for when I can actually sail them.. I think I'm a week away from sailing again, but even then I will only be doing duck gybes. Maybe I can give them a proper workout next summer.

very good, not sure though that you are fully loading the multi power point, theres a few unused ones....

Like the fish shape.....

Good one.

Like a bawse barn No WA?

I think someone has had to much time on their hands . I look forward to reading your next post in the gear review section .

KING AWESOME Barn.
Good effort and how satisfying hey, more so when they work really well.
When you make your own you can do what ever friggin shape/outline you like! my favourite board looked like an absolute pig with a flat blunt nose and tail(twin tip), It's still going strong 8 years on with Windy Miller & giving him heaps of joy.
Keep up the good work.

Well done barn. i personally dont have the skills or knowhow so i admire people who do.

love that shape with the wide swallow tail

Awesome work Barn!!! , Kinda makes me want to get some windsurfing gear..
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Love the flames.. Every thing is better with flames or skulls!!

Thanks everyone.

Hopefully these ones won't last 8 years, they should fall apart from too much reckless sailing.. I think not wanting to snap my boards has contributed to a few of my injuries lately.


And I've gone with more fibreglass as my last board did not flex. I also went with some extra layers and extra resin. After snapping my last one, I wasn't too keen on repeating the experience..

And the white paint was the least flamboyant option. I did plan on going nuts with the graphics but I painted them all over a few days and I was pretty over it by then.. Skulls and Flames are all I could muster haha.. I put a few pics on facebook and the one with the early hominid skull seemed most popular (my least favorite/most tired)>..

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barn said...

Thanks everyone.

Hopefully these ones won't last 8 years, they should fall apart from too much reckless sailing.. I think not wanting to snap my boards has contributed to a few of my injuries lately.


And I've gone with more fibreglass as my last board did not flex. I also went with some extra layers and extra resin. After snapping my last one, I wasn't too keen on repeating the experience..

And the white paint was the least flamboyant option. I did plan on going nuts with the graphics but I painted them all over a few days and I was pretty over it by then.. Skulls and Flames are all I could muster haha.. I put a few pics on facebook and the one with the early hominid skull seemed most popular (my least favorite/most tired)>..

What do you mean by more fibreglass? As opposed to lots of carbon?

I have ridden a few 'full carbon' boards and they seem to have a very harsh ride. Is that what you are talking about?

Barn, I like the pic of you the most. How I always imagined you look.

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FormulaNova said...

What do you mean by more fibreglass? As opposed to lots of carbon?

I have ridden a few 'full carbon' boards and they seem to have a very harsh ride. Is that what you are talking about?

Yeah, that's good to know it wasn't just me. My last one felt really stiff over chop, I'd never noticed boards flexed before I sailed one that didn't. Hitting chop becomes a chore!

I heard somewhere that putting carbon in with the fibreglass is not so efficient, because the carbon, being stiffer, takes the strain while the glass just freeloads. So without the carbon, the board flexes at the fibreglass resonance (coherent sentence? haha).

I was planing to just use carbon for the rails, as that's where my boards have been breaking.. But then I changed my mind when it was proposed to me that the rail was snapping because that was the least flexible part in the board.. This is all just guesswork, only time will tell..

So I have a carbon for the standing area up to the mast track, but it does not extend to the rails..

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Mark _australia said...

Barn, I like the pic of you the most. How I always imagined you look.

hahah yep, hearing no evil, seeing no evil, smelling no evil!..

looking good - thanks for sharing the pics...
You've inspired me to start a few more 'nightmares' of my own.