Hi all!
I have been a lurker for a few weeks now, and I´ve finally decided to build a lightwind board, but despite all the research, I still got some questions. Also, I will be posting every step towards building the board in a blog, so that in the future people can learn from my mistakes/successes.
So, correct me if I´m wrong:
1) I found out that most of my local shops don´t sell 12mm marine plywood (probably because I live inland). Some do sell 15mm. Is it ok or will the board be too thick/heavy?
2) I´m building my board based on the Door. Can anyone post the measures?
3) How should the rails look like? Will rail design affect riding?
4) After i cut, sand and rock the board, I will apply epoxi. How many coats should I use? Why do a lot of people talk about "glassing"?
5) I will also stencil the board. Should I paint over the wood and then epoxi it, or should I give it one coat of epoxi, paint and then another coat?
6) I also found the fin prices to be wayy too high. Anyone have plans for fins?
Thanks for the help and sorry for the long post. I have done my homework, but I really don´t want to screw up and I will also contribute back to the community by posting everything on a blog.