Foam Paddle Board Diy

At a surfboard makers supply store i bought a 228 sup blank a 10 foot 4 inch rectangular slab of expanded polystyrene eps foam with a strip of basswood known as the stringer running through.

Foam paddle board diy. Firstly you have to make a template for your paddleboard. Deck vent for stand up paddle boards hollow wood surfboards and eps foam surfboards. It will dent and it can be scratched. Foam paddle boards do not handle sun exposure well and that s putting it nicely.

What you need to craft a diy stand up paddle board. I took a little time tracing and retracing the profile i wanted onto the plywood and used the cut offs from that to transfer the profile onto the foam since the sup will be 4 thick i wanted to make it only 24 wide. And with all of this sublime weather no doubt everyone has been enjoying their local waterhole river or lake with their favourite watercraft. While store bought paddle boards come in either epoxy or inflatable rubber materials you have options when taking the homemade route.

I didn t have exact measurements to use so i just tried to more or less match the pictures. You can check various surfboard plans on the internet if you need help with the sizing but in general paddleboards are slightly wider than surfs being around 25 26 inches. Excessive sun exposure will have a foam paddle board beginning to peel and after each time in use small foam bits will start to rub off the deck of the board and corners. Abahub premium sup travel bag foam padded stand up paddleboard cover case paddle board carrying bags for outdoor 8 0 8 6 9 0 9 6 10 0 10 6 11 0 11 6 12 0 4 7 out of 5 stars 87 249 99 249.

When contemplating a foam paddle board you should know a few simple facts. It is made entirely of foam or foam based material except for wood stringers a few plastic parts and on some versions a traction pad also made from foam of course. Polystyrene foam shaped into a 10ft sup board by kevin mulholland kean industrial design student. When these pieces fall off the board the board is more susceptible to taking in water and.

Stage 1 creating a template. Lay out the paddle board shape.