how are surfboards made?
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This is a long and complicated process. Do a Yahoo.com search for the best info
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Let me start saying that I'm not making up this answer:\n\nSea foam is made of air bubbles separated by a film of liquid. Air bubbles in fresh water unite, while air bubbles in salt water bounce off of each other. When these air bubbles rise to the surface in the ocean, they burst and release salt spray into the air. It is believed that most of the airborne salt comes from the bursting of bubbles.
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Here's how I've been cleaning my boards for 20+ years:\n\n1. Lie the board, wax up, in the sun. If it's a hot sunny day, around noon-ish, it should only take a few minutes to start melting. You'll know it's ready when the wax starts to glisten (yes, I know, people say you're not supposed to leave a surfboard in the sun, but we're only talking about a few minutes and, when compared to the amount of time it sits in the sun while you're actually out in the water surfing, that logic doesn't really add up).\n\n2. Take a wood or plastic spatula from your kitchen and start scraping the wax off in long, even strokes (you could use a wax comb, but most of them are way too small...it takes forever). Using a paper towel, remove the wax from the spatula and dump it in a trash bag. Repeat until you've got the bulk of the wax removed.\n\nIMPORTANT NOTE: Wax is gnarly stuff. If you get it on your patio or carpet, it will stain pretty much permanently once it melts. I suggest doing this on your lawn or laying down a large towel or drop cloth. Also, if it's not warm and sunny, you can use a blow dryer to soften up the wax. It's kind of a hassle, but it works.\n\n3. Using paint thinner, take a rag and wipe the entire board down (both sides). This will remove all the remaining wax, as well as any dirt or gunk on the board. Some companies sell a liquid they refer to as "wax remover" or "fire water" - it's all just paint thinner with better packaging and a bigger price tag.\n\n4. Rinse the board thoroughly with water. \n\nAd far as paddling out for the first time, you'll have all kinds of people give you all kinds of advice. 99% of it is worthless. \n\nAs long as you have a basic sense of how surfing works - paddling, catching a wave, jumping to your feet, etc. - you're pretty much ready to paddle out. No amount of advice, studying, or practice on the beach will help you ride that first wave. You just gotta keep trying until you get it. \n\nWith that said, a few suggestions to at least get you in a position to do that (and not die or kill anyone else in the process):\n\n1. Paddle out at a spot with the least amount of people you can find. Beginners are a hazard. Everytime you lose control of your board, you run the risk of tagging someone in the head. Very dangerous. \n\n2. BEFORE you paddle out, sit on the beach and watch for at least a half hour. Get a sense of where the waves are breaking, how often, and any other patterns you can pick up on. Do the other surfers in the water appear to be drifting in one direction or the other? If so, there's a current. Be aware of it. \n\n3. Use the lineups. In other words, as you're walking out into the ocean, pick a few landmarks on the beach and remember them. Then use those landmarks to gauge your location once in the water. They'll let you know if you're drifting, in which direction, and how quickly. \n\n4. Make sure your board is plenty big. The biggest mistake that 90% of beginners make is using a board that's too small. Get a big enough board and you might get up on your very first try. Get a board that's too small and it could be a YEAR before you stand up successfully. \n\n5. If possible, surf with a friend. The buddy system is tried and true. Better yet, get a friend who already knows how to surf. Don't force them to sit with you and watch you fall off 50 times in a row. Just having them in the vicinity can be helpful, especially if it gives you a chance to watch them surf. With a little luck, they'll paddle over from time to time and give you a few pointers. \n\n6. 90% of the time a beginner has blown the wave before he even attempts to stand up. This happens by either being too far back on the board (these are the guys you see paddling with the nose of the board sticking up in the air), in which case almost every wave will pass you by. Or by being too far forward on the board (these are
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Because of the weight of the sticks, you will probably need to split them into 1/4 or 1/8 widths, wet them and curve then for the wing shape (rounded on top), and then glue them in a framework. Use tissue paper. If you make a propeller, you could power it with a wound rubber band.\n\nConstructions such as this were made by aeronautic teenagers 50 years ago, but they usually used balsa wood.
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A craft is built on a solid platform, preferable strong but light weight.  The platform has a flexible skirt creating a border around the platform.  A very high powered fan forces air into the empty space between the platform and the ground, which is contained by the skirt.  As the flow rate of air increases, so does the pressure under the platform.  The pressure difference between the interior cavity and the top of the platform creates lift, just like an airplane wing.  As it lifts up, a gap forms between the ground and the skirt.  This reduces the pressure and lowers the lift.  The gap makes a self-regulating system.  As the gap shrinks, the pressure increases.  As the gap gets larger, the pressure decreases.  In this way the hover craft has a regulated height above air OR water.  Hovercraft over water can use higher power fans to elevate them so the craft won't impact waves as easily.  The air gap is higher, and the flexible skirts can interact with the waves and keep lift under the craft at all times.\n\nSimple hovercraft for the home builder can be made out of plywood, using a lawnmower engine for the lift fan, and another enging for the pushing fan.  Commercially available units can have one motor for both purposes and are a blast to drive.
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There is a guy in Newport Beach CA. His name is Dano and he makes custom boards. His boards handle very well and look awsome.
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A good discussion on the manufacture of fiberglass is at:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiberglass#Manufacturing_processes\n\nHope this helps!
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Sounds like you are talking about an anionic surfacant(a substance that allows things to get wet) There is a very popular material that does this it is called soap.
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Very easy. Get some recycled cardboard and duct tape and shape it into a boat.
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before you sell your idea I hope you patented it. go to www.uspto.gov , check if ur idea is already established , if not file for a patent and then ask the main surfboard makers if they are interested in buying your idea
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Its tricky to start out, and it sounds scary, but you don't actually need that much water under your board to skim it; you are probably just a little early when you throw your board down.  Wait until the water is lower than you think you need to make it, that is probably the right time.  And in general, if you are skimming on a foamy or carbon fiber model, you need even less water.  We would rip it on practically damp sand.  Woodys are a little more forgiving and can float on a little more water but not much more.  Also if you look at pros when they ride, they are lining up their ride down the beach, not right in front of them;  I used to make this mistake all the time.  Try to train yourself to throw the board down and once your on it look ahead and not down, or you will wreck, and it will hurt...
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The kind that works best for you. The type of board that is best is totally subjective because everyone surfs differently and is built differently.
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wax on your board gives you something for your feet to grip. otherwise the surface of the board is slippery and you would loose your footing. its called sex wax because thats the name of the company that makes that piticular brand of wax. there are many others. surfing rocks. try it.. its great
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If you are making a model this might be useful for you:\nUse cardboard to create a ocean with ups and downs. Cover it with dark blue oil paint and some white color for the foam. You can use transparent plastic sheets to cover this model to get a glossy effect. Try not to put the sheet very tight. Stick it loosly so that it creates an effect like waves.\n\nIf you want to make the whole classroom ocean-like, then make it slightly dark and run a cassette with the sound of the waves.
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They are cast onto flat aluminum, then molded. Not so difficult.
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Balsa wood/foam packing material like a meat tray/and a plastic bag or rubber tube buoyed by air....all will float...make three identical sizes to see the carrying capacity/weight....
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Waves are formed by putting directional kinetic energy into water and the surface tension of a liquid acts like a jump rope when you whip it really fast.