New fiberglass surf platform
I’m building a surf platform for my 06 Supra. The Supra group is kind of dead on older boats. I figured I would post some pics here, this site has way more activity.
A little about me, I owned a custom jet ski hull company for 5 years, designed and manufactured freestyle stand up jet ski hulls. Fiberglass and carbon fiber. I haven’t played with composites for a few years, I’m excited to be creating again.
I went for the look and shape of the newer platforms but put my own twist on it. I have built in risers on the bottom, the platform is two pieces that slip fit together and get glued and urethane foam filled. They also have 1” HDPE plastic bonded inside where the brackets screw in. Overall it’s just shy of 5 feet wide and 2’ long. I left the bracket mount risers a little wide to accommodate for variances in bracket placement on different models. Supra and Moomba should fit each other? (I need measurements to confirm)
Top half prototype before the mold was lifted:
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Top half mold, I’m making a new one as I had some gelcoat issues with this one.
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Bottom half prototype prior to mold being lifted
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Bottom half mold before final polish job
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The lower half is 1/4” smaller all around the perimeter than the top. It will slip fit into the top half and be permanently bonded. Also these will be foam filled with closed cell marine urethane foam for extra strength. I can’t wait to see the final product myself. Smooth bottom, narrower, tapered angle and raised up, this will stay well out of my wave!
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