Kind of an arduous process, main board section is 0.85 lb EPS covered with 1/2 inch insulation sheets, extruded polystyrene, attached using polyurethane glue. The rails are extruded polystyrene. Then, laminated with 5.8 oz carbon, after installing the fin boxes and footstrap inserts. Wing boards, at least at my stage, 7 months into it, only really have to be solidly built around the foil connection. Unlike surfboards, windsurfing or SUP boards, wing boards don't take much pounding from the water's surface.
pretty happy, too , with the rails, designed for lateral stability, but also keeping minimal distance between feet and foil. Leaving the tail wide and flat allows for early transition to foil, and also shifts the center of flotation aft, allowing the board to be well balanced with my foot in the front strap.
I have been making boards as a hobby for many years now, so I have the experience and the needed tools to make boards designed for my level of expertise, and I find the process challenging and fun.
Don
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Kind of an arduous process, main board section is 0.85 lb EPS covered with 1/2 inch insulation sheets, extruded polystyrene, attached using polyurethane glue. The rails are extruded polystyrene. Then, laminated with 5.8 oz carbon, after installing the fin boxes and footstrap inserts. Wing boards, at least at my stage, 7 months into it, only really have to be solidly built around the foil connection. Unlike surfboards, windsurfing or SUP boards, wing boards don't take much pounding from the water's surface.
pretty happy, too , with the rails, designed for lateral stability, but also keeping minimal distance between feet and foil. Leaving the tail wide and flat allows for early transition to foil, and also shifts the center of flotation aft, allowing the board to be well balanced with my foot in the front strap.
I have been making boards as a hobby for many years now, so I have the experience and the needed tools to make boards designed for my level of expertise, and I find the process challenging and fun.
Don
Don, thanks for the detailed answer. i want also to build such board. but it will take time....
Yes Felix, for me it can be a slow process, an hour here an hour there, but nice to be able to make something specific for me and my level of expertise, or lack thereof. If you decide to make a board, I'm happy to help via email with methods, materials. I've been a garage builder of boards for over 35 years, surfboards, then windsurfers, formula windsurfers, SUP boards, paddle boards, windfoiling boards and now wing boards, so lots of trial and errors over the years.
