A Big Door - 166x50
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 3:52 pm
So... after some friendly discussions with kite buddies, I finally got to the conclusion that what I need is not a big kite, but a big board!!
I'm 1,78m and 73Kg, and the biggest kite I have is an Advance Kaiman 10m, and the board is a 133x38.
After a weekend of 12kn, where my board proofed itself insufficient, while a Spleene Door of 145x45 was more than enough to make it upwind, I decided to make my own, but using the outline of the Spleene Monster Door, of 166x50!!
Me and a friend bought some ply wood 6,5mm thick and put ourselves to work!
Each of us is making a different approach, we I've decided to cut the plank into several planks, and glue them together, while he is making it from the complete plank.
After a few weeks of on and off due to time issues, I finally got the board ready for lamination.
As you'll be able to see from the pics, I don't even have a garage to work in, so everything was done on the balcony of my building!
Here are a few pics of its current state! Next steps will consist of making a poured epoxy rail. I've saved the exterior outline of the wood, and after that, lamination. 2 layers of 6 ounce fiber glass on top and bottom sides, with some carbon strips along the length of the board, especially through the heel positions and side channels.
I'm 1,78m and 73Kg, and the biggest kite I have is an Advance Kaiman 10m, and the board is a 133x38.
After a weekend of 12kn, where my board proofed itself insufficient, while a Spleene Door of 145x45 was more than enough to make it upwind, I decided to make my own, but using the outline of the Spleene Monster Door, of 166x50!!
Me and a friend bought some ply wood 6,5mm thick and put ourselves to work!
Each of us is making a different approach, we I've decided to cut the plank into several planks, and glue them together, while he is making it from the complete plank.
After a few weeks of on and off due to time issues, I finally got the board ready for lamination.
As you'll be able to see from the pics, I don't even have a garage to work in, so everything was done on the balcony of my building!
Here are a few pics of its current state! Next steps will consist of making a poured epoxy rail. I've saved the exterior outline of the wood, and after that, lamination. 2 layers of 6 ounce fiber glass on top and bottom sides, with some carbon strips along the length of the board, especially through the heel positions and side channels.