Marlon's birthday is coming up and he asked for another blank and the materials to build another longboard. I've got most of the fabric already - he's just got to come up with a template so we can select a blank. And since he is going to be shaping, I might as well do the same. I was also inspired by the epic wing foiling sessions this weekend to make a board with foot straps designed into it, one that has less area up front to avoid touchdowns, and one with the foil tracks further forward.
I got three board templates defined - a 5'4"x26" wing foil board, another at 5'0"x26", and a prone foil board at 4'9"x20.5.
Yes I do this the old fashioned way - I believe the more you do with your own hands, the better you will understand the final product. I could send the file to a shop with a CNC router, but why? Here is the first template pumped out.
All three taped together and cut out. I'm only going to make one of the wing foiling boards - need to pick one (leaning towards the 5'0" right now since I'm already on a 5'1" - this template trims all the foam I had on my current foil board up front for stability, thickens the foil throughout (to keep the floatation while setting up for a start), and will reduce the swing weight from the front.
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