Building a Wakesurf

[BJM]

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[BJM]

This has been fun and frustrating all at the same time. I had two spots that de-laminated. I had to grind them down and do some patch work. Now I have to finish sanding the hot coat and do some touch up hot cot on a few burn throughs. Then it is time to ride it.

[NICKYPOO]

Looking good. Nice work.

[NICKYPOO]

Looking at that next to last picture, it looks like might have got a little heavy on the sanding of the middle of the bottom. Maybe it's just the picture?

[BJM]

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Nice observation! That spot is one of the places that it de-laminated from the bottom. It was a soft spot I had to cut out and re-glass. It's a big white spot now.

[Chaos]

If I was you and if you had a foam pad and sanding screen handy I would smooth the lines and transition between the deck and rails more. Pictures can be deceiving, but it looks like you have some flat spots, high spots and low spots.
It also looks pretty thin, but this may be OK depending on you size.

Nick

[Chaos]

Oh, didn't see you had already lammed it up. So delams? Did it bubble up in spots? this can happen when it gets too hot and is also a big problem with billet cut blanks (lots of air). Best to always work from hot to cold, or more or less static temp no higher than 85 degrees.

[BJM]

Thanks Nick. One of the great things about this forum is the professional advice you can get.

You are correct on not enough time with the foam and sanding screen. It made me laugh because I thought I had it really smooth and level and blended nicely. Then, slap some fiberglass on it and you see every dip and ridge.

I think it delaminated in that spot because of operator error. I think I was too worried about saturating the laps and keeping the rails smooth. I think I didn't work that area enough with the squeegee. The second spot was where it slid off the stand while sanding and I didn't catch it.

Nice thing is I learned a little about repair work.

Thanks for the advice. I'm already thinking about building a second one.

Billy

[BJM]

Finished it up today. I'm ready to test it out!

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[BJM]

I've been riding the board a bit. I actually like it!

https://youtu.be/yygbTDIHnW4