RadRob’s Displacement Hull

1. Your Name: RadRob

2. Your Brand name: none

3. How did you hear about us? I work at Foam E-Z.

4. How was your initial experience at Foam E-Z? GREAT!!!

5. Why did you want to build your own board? It's Fun!!!!!!

6. Shape of finished board? Displacement Hull; Inspired by Greg Liddle

7. Size of finished board: Length 6'-4” Nose 18" Width 22.5" Tail 16" Thickness 3"

8. What blank did you use? US Blanks 6-10A Polyurethane Foam

9. How was your board building experience? AWESOME!

10. Did you use videos, books, web, other? I was lucky enough to get help from Matt Bettis (Bettis Surfboards), and Tim Stamps (Stamps Surfboards).

11. What videos, books, web, other did you use? I have watched all the videos we sell here at Foam E-Z.

12. Do you recommend these resources? I always recommend a book, or video to anyone who is starting out making there own boards.

13. What would you recommend to someone else for their first time? Definitely get as much information as you can before starting

Brad Prouty's First Board a Biscuit/Nugget!

Your Name: Brad Prouty

Your Brand name: None (My first board)

How did you hear about us?
Online through google

How was your initial experience at Foam E-Z?
Very Easy, One Stop shopping that went very smoothly.

Why did you want to build your own board?
After surfing shop boards for 3-4 years, I thought it would be cool to ride a board that was built to my specifications and built by myself. Also, I thought it would be a great experience.

Shape of finished board?
Biscuit/Nugget

Size of finished board:
Length 5'6" Nose 16" Width 21" Tail 16.5" Thickness 2.75"

What blank did you use?
US Blanks 6'2"A

How was your board building experience?
My experience was great. It took a decent amount of time but I believe there is nothing better than riding a board that you built yourself.

Did you use videos, books, web, other?
Yes

What videos, books, web, other did you use?
Swaylocks.com, the people on there are so helpful.

Do you recommend these resources?
ABSOLUTELY. It's the best source on the web without a doubt.

What do you wish you knew going into this project?
I wish I knew it would take as long as it did.

What would you recommend to someone else for their first time?
Take your time, ask questions, and just go for it.

What tools did you find most useful?
All I used to build my board was sandpaper, a Surform, and a hand plane.

Where did you run into trouble?
I ran into trouble skinning the deck of the board, the mini hand plane seemed to tear the foam but after a long time sanding I finally got it done.

What kind of fin system did you use?
ProBox Quad with standard production set quads.

Did you glass the board and what was that experience like?
Yes, I glassed the board myself. I had a friend come over and help me glass the bottom and I glassed the deck myself. My biggest tip would be to use UV resin because after you are done you can just stick the board in the sun and wait for it to cure, you don't have to rush with it. Also, many people out there say to glass clear on your first board but using pigment did not add any trouble for me when I glassed the board so do what you want in regards to color.