Custom Surf Platform build

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Originally Posted by villain

Holy crap spendy!!!!!

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Wow, my all composite boat must be worth a fortune in materials!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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you picked an expensive one

How will hdpe hold up to the sun and heat when out of the water?

i believe i found this in the marine section, but i honestly have no idea.

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Originally Posted by 2500HD

Just for the record it's OSB oriented strand board Phathom.
Out of curiosity, why not build it out of 1 inch plastic? Seems easy enough and you know it won't rot.
1 more thing....i love it

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Thanks, I've been calling it OSP Oriented Strand Plywood, which is what it is labeled for sale at our local home depot. But yes, you are right, OSB. Also the pricing I put up was the material cost for both platforms (ours and the extra) Also the color and mat are optional. The cost without mat or color is about $250 to build two 3/4" fiberglass surf platforms in the same type of way the prototype sits now.

Not bad of a price for the material of some HDPE. Might be something to consider, however as I said, for that cost we can do 2 platforms with pads which we'd still need for the HDPE one. However saving a day or two of labor has it's own merits considering I'd only have to make 3 cuts total and round the edges off before adhering a pad. The entire thing could be made and ready to be on the water the day after the materials got delivered.
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Originally Posted by villain

How will hdpe hold up to the sun and heat when out of the water?

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HDPE is the material they use to make snowboard park features -- I suspect it would hold up just fine!

Ok kewl!! You learn something new every day

The downside to hdpe I believe is that it shrinks quite a bit. In the size of a swim platform, probably doesn't matter though.

Guessing it would also sag more than the standard alternatives.

How's the progress coming?