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Postby kiterocky » Sat Mar 04, 2017 11:35 am
Beautiful... Im looking too.. I think custom skimboard
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Postby Toby » Sat Mar 04, 2017 1:26 pm
The skimboard I’m using is a custom skimboard made by a friend of mine.
The board is made out of carbon and kevlar with a high density foam core.
Pretty much indestructible!
If you want some more info send me a message on my Facebook page.
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Postby halloi » Sat Mar 04, 2017 2:03 pm
hey there,
looks like a wake surfboard to me.
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http://www.evo.com/shop/wake/wakesurf-boards.aspx
its a fancy skimboard basically
edit: my "on a budget" solution from last summer: a ZAP pro skimboard, drilled holes in it, epoxy, twin tip bolts and fins. done.
take care
Constantin
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Postby Bill C » Sat Mar 04, 2017 3:26 pm
Halloi,
Are your fins parallel to the center line or offset? I assume you are happy with the performance.
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Postby LetsFlyaKite » Sat Mar 04, 2017 3:33 pm
No that's an Exile skimboard, made to be pulled behind boats. They quit making them due to lack of demand a few years back. Glad to see someone shredding on one and making it look good!
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Postby halloi » Sat Mar 04, 2017 5:26 pm
LetsFlyaKite wrote:No that's an Exile skimboard, made to be pulled behind boats.
also known as wake surfing ; ) you get pulled in until youre good enough to just directly launch on the wake of the boat. check it out, fun stuff
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Bill C wrote:Halloi,
Are your fins parallel to the center line or offset? I assume you are happy with the performance.
they are offset, I just drew a center line to have the same degree offset on both sides. front fin is center obviously.
I love taking out my skimboard for a kite session every once in a while, its how I first started kitesurfing actually, helped me a ton when I moved on to strapless surfboards.
take care
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Postby Kite-4-Life » Sat Mar 04, 2017 5:50 pm
I've been intentionally abusing this Vision prototype for about 5 years now and it's indestructable as far as I can tell.
Honeycomb pastic core with carbon overlay by Buddha Bonifay in Daytona Beach, Florida.He's still making boards so let me know if you want his info.
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Postby Slappysan » Sun Mar 05, 2017 7:42 am
LetsFlyaKite wrote:No that's an Exile skimboard, made to be pulled behind boats. They quit making them due to lack of demand a few years back. Glad to see someone shredding on one and making it look good!
That's not an Exile, I ride an Exile skim when kiting and behind the boat.
Exile also have a line of wake specific boards now you can check them out here
https://exilewake.com/
I love my Exile skim for kiting because with the carbon layup it's feather light and sticks to my feet like glue for strapless airs.
That is one damn fine looking custom skim though.
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