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Anyone want to sell me their old windsurf board?
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:59 pm
by windhorny
I am trying to make a motorized surfboard for the down season. I got the engine but no board. I would need to have something relatively bouyant as it has 75lbs of additional crap to go in it. So a 10' minimum. I know Ikite has alot of them but I figure I would try this venue as well.
Thanks
Yuri
Also, what would be a guess of how fast a typical long board would need to go to start planing?
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 7:34 am
by narly1
dude, i got one you can have.
vintage stuff.
but not 10 feet long
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 9:32 am
by windhorny
I'll call you later today, thanks. As long as it can float me+75lbs of crap +the board and possibly plane at 10 mph??? Unlikely project I know as the guys who actually make this work are using a 40hp 250cc engine! But then again I just want to ave fun out tehre on the light wind days not jump waves.
Y
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 11:42 am
by al-kite-a
Sold a Surf-jet last time this year.
I think you are going to need a really big board to make it work. I would do a search for "surfjet" and use it as a model.
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 1:32 pm
by windhorny
I just read a spec saying the powerski has 350lbs of thrust! Yikes, I didnt realize they were so high. The elctric motor I had has 56lbs. DOH! My dreams are shattered.
Do you know if you can legally use the one you had here in CA?