Doesn't this just beg to be done with a wakesurf board?

[Ewok]

Probably, you could try dropping bowling balls on it from various increasing heights. Or you could bolt it to a very solid object and use a come-along with a weight meter and see how much force you need to bend the board and ultimately how much force to break that beautiful board.

[Surfdad]

LOL so not!

Carbon sucks at impact resistance. I've got some Carbon / Kevlar hybrid on order for a couple of test builds. But the compressive strength of this board is really good.

I love the tire prints on the traction!

[Surfdad]

No "heel" or truck dents and it manages that weight easily.

[Ewok]

Impressive!

[Timmy!]

Whew!!! Glad it survived!

[NICKYPOO]

That's awesome!

[Surfdad]

Thanks guys, it's great construction. You hear folks talk about handling their boards with kid gloves to avoid dents and dings, I'm guessing they wouldn't drive a truck over them.

As I played with this last night and then looked on Swaylocks during my lunch I am thinking of a board that has a bottom that "morphs" to the proper bottom shape, including rocker, so that the deck is just flat and the bottom shapes itself as needed. Wouldn't need to be super thick, probably only 1/2" to 3/4" but it would look sort of like an ironing board on the deck.

Finless, of course. I think that needs to be done!

[NICKYPOO]

Thanks guys, it's great construction. You hear folks talk about handling their boards with kid gloves to avoid dents and dings, I'm guessing they wouldn't drive a truck over them.

As I played with this last night and then looked on Swaylocks during my lunch I am thinking of a board that has a bottom that "morphs" to the proper bottom shape, including rocker, so that the deck is just flat and the bottom shapes itself as needed. Wouldn't need to be super thick, probably only 1/2" to 3/4" but it would look sort of like an ironing board on the deck.

Finless, of course. I think that needs to be done!

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold up. A 1/2", finless, morphing (including rocker), ironing board? Yer freakin me out dude.

What material/construction?

[Surfdad]

I know! I think it's do'able. Imagine a rather stiff framework from the front foot back to the tail, but the nose is sorta flexy, within a relative range and the bottom can change shape, again within a relative range.

Carbon fiber everywhere. Rails are stiff non-flexible save for the nose and that only allows maybe 2 inches of movement. The bottom can only move UPWARD about 1/4" or so to form a concave as needed.

If the rider starts to pearl the nose sort of pushes back and prevents it (sort of, if you're on the nose, you're going under) and turning into the wake, the rocker increases and gives a nice turn. Going down the line it flattens out mostly and improves speed.

The deck side is connected to the rails and is non-moveable.

I think it could provide a board that works well all over the pocket. Or is an EPIC failure!

[NICKYPOO]

I'm still confused on what makes the bottom flexible? The nose being flexible I can understand. I just don't understand what internals make the deck stiff and the bottom flexible.

[Surfdad]

Sorry I wasn't clear, was I?!

Hollow

[NICKYPOO]

Does the back edge stay stiff? Wouldn't that cause a hook on that back edge, thereby slowing the board down?

[Surfdad]

That could be a problem. I had imagined something like ribs going crossways - rail-to-rail to act as limiters for the bottom. I could imagine that TOO much movement could cause the bottom to rip apart at the seams. So picture sort of concave shaped ribs that would limit the movement of the bottom and that should eliminate that potential hook you thought of.

BTW that's good visualization! I hadn't thought of that hook, but it sure would be the case. My bigger concern was the middle between the feet being pushed so much that it just separated along the rails.

[Wakeman22]

Man! Drove a truck on it. Now that is a board I need in mt quiver...

[Surfdad]

Isn't that a kick? The best part is that the board weighs just under 5 pounds ready to ride. Here is the weight without the fins.