Local shaper Hugo from Hughies surfboards has been doing eps with Paulownia decked cork railed boards for quite a while now. Some of you will be familiar with Grant Newby's Paulownia builds from Swaylocks and the Aussie fish frys and these have been an influence for Hugo.
He's been moving towards making more boards without fibreglass and resin. He uses multiple coats of marine varnish to seal the Paulownia and the cork deck pad gets a lanolin coat to make it tacky when wet and to help guard against water soaking into the cork. The lanolin needs to be re-applied periodically.
Hugo has constantly updated me with pics throughout the build and done various tweaks as he went after consulting me.
Was originally going to have a single box as well as quads but as I went with less thickness than the first computer file the tail thickness meant that box placement wasn't optimal so that was scrapped and we left it as a straight quad set up. Should be able to put in a set of twin keels to try as well. He was keen to put in a centre box for a nubster but I reckon straight quad should be good as his boxes are set far enough back for plenty of hold in the wide tail.
Went 6'6" x 22.5" x 2&5/8". It's an old guys groveller/cruiser. Triplane bottom with chines.
He's been moving towards making more boards without fibreglass and resin. He uses multiple coats of marine varnish to seal the Paulownia and the cork deck pad gets a lanolin coat to make it tacky when wet and to help guard against water soaking into the cork. The lanolin needs to be re-applied periodically.
Hugo has constantly updated me with pics throughout the build and done various tweaks as he went after consulting me.
Was originally going to have a single box as well as quads but as I went with less thickness than the first computer file the tail thickness meant that box placement wasn't optimal so that was scrapped and we left it as a straight quad set up. Should be able to put in a set of twin keels to try as well. He was keen to put in a centre box for a nubster but I reckon straight quad should be good as his boxes are set far enough back for plenty of hold in the wide tail.
Went 6'6" x 22.5" x 2&5/8". It's an old guys groveller/cruiser. Triplane bottom with chines.
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