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Post by mmastry on Apr 28, 2012 16:21:23 GMT -5
Hi everyone. I'm building Chad's SUP and I have a question about the weight of the board. It's made of bass and cedar. I'm at the point where I have finished rough shaping the rails (50/50) with the belt sander and I'm a bit concerned about how heavy my board is right now...42 lbs. With glass and varnish I expect that it will be about 50 lbs., which seems really heavy to me. I'm wondering how heavy the SUP's are that others have built? Any suggestions to lighten it are welcome.
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Post by TimelessSurf on Jul 12, 2012 10:37:56 GMT -5
Does any body have any input on this? I know that Surfech boards are built very light and their 11'SUPS weight almost 30lbs. The lightest wooden SUP that I have built was 40lbs after glass.
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Post by dsnow on Jul 20, 2012 20:58:23 GMT -5
I just finished one ended 11' 1" and was 45lbs finished.
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Post by seattlesup on Sept 15, 2012 10:09:35 GMT -5
Different method of construction but my 14' plywood SUP weighs 35 pounds. I could easily have gotten it down to 30 by using lighter glass for the non-critical areas and by eliminating the heavy (but very handy) deck plate/storage compartment and not painting the underside. This board was made from 3mm plywood for the skin and 6mm plywood for the internal ribs/stringers using stitch and glue construction.
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Post by simonz on Sept 16, 2012 13:42:30 GMT -5
My sup weighs 46lbs and i havent glassed it yet.
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Post by claytonplunkett on Sept 17, 2012 7:45:04 GMT -5
I weighed mine this weekend with a heavy glass FCS fin it came in at 31 lbs.  I am tickled ! Balsa Rails and Paulownia bottom helped. The glass on the deck is double layers of 3.2oz and 1 layer on the underside of the deck. |
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Post by simonz on Sept 17, 2012 10:46:51 GMT -5
Im going to need some help getting this one the the beach ;D
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Post by vilanobeachsurf on Sept 17, 2012 16:32:19 GMT -5
Clayton, congrats on the slim weight!!! ;D Using balsa on the rails must have helped alot! I wish I could get my hands on some Paulownia  Oh well, my 9'1" came in at 30 lbs with 7 oz cloth top and bottom, lam, fill and hot coats plus 2 or 3 coats of spar verathane!!!! |
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I am tickled ! Balsa Rails and Paulownia bottom helped. The glass on the deck is double layers of 3.2oz and 1 layer on the underside of the deck.