Home made skim
Thu, 04/01/2010 - 08:31
Anyone else ever try making Your own skimboard. I saw wind and nice temps but saving doe for hatteras in a couple weeks. So the carpenters working next door hooked me up with a half sheet of ply wood. Shaped, polyed, and now I have something that resembles a skimboard. It will be interesting to see how well this works I was told you can kite on anything.
Thu, 04/01/2010 - 09:08
#1
Driftwood skim
Nah, I just take the nearest peice of plywood driftwood that ends up on the beach and kite with it. No seriously you can make a skim easily with plywood, any shape. Just cut your shape, sand, urethane it and add grip tape to it and you're good to go.
Thu, 04/01/2010 - 09:47
#2
What'd shape you go with?
is
What'd shape you go with?
is there grip on the top? i would recommend that.
Thu, 04/01/2010 - 10:24
#3
Grip top for your ply wood skim
You can buy the stair sand paper grip tape from the Home Depot or Lowes in coarse or the rubber coated. The black grip tape or if you sand the top surface enough for a smooth but pourous surface you can use the surf wax.
Thu, 04/01/2010 - 10:27
#4
Home Made Skim Contest
Since it doesn't cost much for plywood and the supplies I was thinking having the best homemade skim contest is in order. Maybe we can get a swag sponsor or something like that.
Thu, 04/01/2010 - 20:58
#5
Jermy likes this! I'd be down
Jermy likes this! I'd be down with competing. As long as you guys being down with me taking the trophy 
Thu, 04/01/2010 - 11:47
#6
Check out losethestraps.com
Check out losethestraps.com they have tons of info about building skims... Very cool site
Thu, 04/01/2010 - 12:37
#7
skimboard
im down for the contest. i have been thinking of this too. i think the dead line should be the 1st or 2end night of hatteras and the winner will get somthing
Thu, 04/01/2010 - 23:02
#8
skimmer
I finished a skimboard a few weeks ago. I've had about 1 hour on it so far, very challenging, used it with footstraps, no fins. It doesn't handle being underpowered or overpowered as well as my home made twin tips, (and they don't handle it as well as real boards). But it was fun to kite at Dog Beach, dead low tide, without having to walk all the way out to deeper water.
I hit a rock at Dog Beach. It was right at the surface but I didn't see it until too late. The board hit it like a slider and kept going. That's another nice thing about no fins. It left some scrapes in the bottom of the board but not too bad.
Also, I'm in my first year of kiting so maybe it's my lack of skills that makes the board seem difficult to keep in the sweet zone. Somebody good should try it and tell me if it's junk.
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3 layers of 1/8" Luan ply, 1 layer of fiberglass on bottom, rocker and concave, footstrap inserts in the pads, no fin inserts.
Fri, 04/02/2010 - 13:30
#9
hahaha
lol jermy theres no trophy for 2nd place
scooper that board looks sick but that maybe 3rd
Fri, 04/02/2010 - 14:12
#10
lol... you win! thats a nice
lol... you win! thats a nice one!
Fri, 04/02/2010 - 15:17
#11
I am in for a competition
I am in for a competition showing in hatteras. I'll start mine this weekend I am sure the first attempt will be garbage but by the time May rolls around I will be ready to compete!
Sat, 04/03/2010 - 08:01
#13
What was wrong with your
What was wrong with your skim? You threw it out or lost it?
I'd love to have you try my skimmy. Tell me if it's me or the board.
Mon, 04/05/2010 - 09:18
#14
Scooper Nice work
That's a nice skim. Must weigh a lot though.
Tue, 04/06/2010 - 08:45
#15
looks are not up to par
Mine looks more like a coffe table then a skim but rides great. Thanks for all the ideas i just bought grip tap from lowes with my area code under the poly. Looks cool just when i saw scoop's it made me want to start over.
Tue, 04/06/2010 - 17:29
#16
Shook- mine looks good, yours
Shook- mine looks good, yours rides good, lets glue them together.
scoop that board rocks I just winged mine. Time to start my next one. I got 4th place locked tho. I'll take that for a spin next time we cross paths 4sure. As for home made twin tips thats what i learned on, but the maker mas really good.