Board #4

Board #4, Amaru Negro, laid up Sep 21.  125 x 38, 4.0 cm rocker, 3.5 mm concave, H80 divinycell core, 5.5 lbs fully rigged. top: 5oz carbon x 2 + 6 oz E,  bottom: 5oz kevlar + 6 oz E.  9 oz bi heel reinforcement, fully wrapped rails.

Extra curing in the greenhouse after removal from the table.  This board was a single layup and minimal finishing.  I just trimmed the glass, sanded the rails back to spec, and put 2 coats of 207 West System UV epoxy on.  Quick and dirty, yet the board has a pretty cool look to it, I think.

This board has a 3/4 inch Divinycell H80 core.  I angled the core down to about 1/2 on both rails and flattened the ends beyond the footbeds.  It's definitely the stiffest board so far, but it still flexes and it doesn't break!  It has been ridden very hard and shows no signs of trouble.  Guess this is what structural foam is for...

It took two coats of West 207 epoxy to fill in the weave, this was more weight than I wanted to add on.  Next time I will finish with 4 oz glass and see if I can get away with 1 coat.  I want to stay away from filling and sanding, if possible.

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