An alternative material to wood or fiberglass...

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Hey guys, I've been planning on building a lot of wakeskates this summer out of wood, and was actually planning on picking up some marine ply this week. I even bought a vacuum bag to make it easier so I don't need a jig. However, I have come across a material that's a little different then your standard wood or fiberglass. What if I made a wakeskate out of polycarbonate plastic? Possibly the strongest plastic known to mankind. It's used in riot shields and it's bullet proof!

I will be researching this further, however I just wanted to hear your input on what you think of my idea.

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And on second thought, I'm not sure it would even float.

[senza wake]

before i even got to your second post i was wondering about floating. i figure thats a pretty important function...

[puckhead]

Maybe use a thin layer as a grind base on a wood deck.

[Steven M]

An all poly plastic board sounds heave as ğck. Like puckhead said, do a wood board and maybe a poly grind base or build it like the Tao with a wood core and wrap it in the poly. thinner on top to save weight but thicker on the rails/bottom fro your grind base and strength

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