There are approximately 10 cu ft in this baby.
Building a wooden stand up paddle board.
Building a paddleboard is simple in theory but can be complicated in practice.
I picked up a copy of wooden boat magazine which contained an article on how to build the kaholo a wooden stand up paddleboard sup.
The deck and rails are all redwood strips and the inside was filled with 2 part polyurethane pour foam.
Step 1 assemble the internal frame hollow core wooden paddle boards are just that.
Complete plans and templates for building a hollow wooden stand up paddleboard sup.
Sup foam blank fiberglass epoxy resin fin box sup handle sup vents included in this unique sup building kit.
Additionally hollow wood boards can be built with mostly sustainable products such as salvaged or plantation grown woods and there are now epoxy resins.
I m sure many would say why bother but as a lifelong water oriented person who has sailed surfed and worked with wood for decades it s simply something that had to be done.
What i ended up building can almost qualify as a party boat.
The specs on the foam say it will float about 65 lbs per cu ft.
How to make a sup or stand up paddleboard.
How to build a wood paddle board step 1.
Works great in the surf as wall in flat water.
The kaholo is a kit produced by chesapeake light craft clc a well known manufacturer of small boat kits.
Building these boards has become a passionate statement about the lessons and skills attained over a lifetime.
A year or so ago i made a big mistake.
They are made using a hollow wooden frame that is pre cut and glued together making the board both light and strong.
One of the really cool parts about building a paddle board is the top and bottom panels can be.
55 pages and over 130 high resolution pictures and drawings.
Why do we build hollow wood surf and paddleboards.
The internal fishbone frame is the skeleton that replaces the traditional foam core usually.
Building your own paddleboard by pat grubb.
Pdf files let you get started right away.