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Hello George,
I’m wanting to purchase a stand up paddle board but I would like a custom design it’s for flat water/ fitness the design I would like is a rhino painted or decaled on the 11′ board and ideas??
Thanks Connie
Hi Connie,
OK…what are you using now ? Do you know the measurements ? How long have you been paddling or are you new to the sport ?
What is your height and weight ? Where do you paddle ? The design would have to be airbrushed. It would help if you could send
a picture of what you want or something similar. I would need to get a price quote for the airbrush work from the air brusher.
This could run well over $150 just for the airbrush.
11′ is pretty big, and in a custom, fairly expensive….I would assume that you would want it in EPS/Epoxy for the lighter weight and
durability..? For flat water, you can use something with less rocker in both the nose and tail(flat rocker), however, these tend to
be prone to pearl should you take the board into rougher, choppy conditions with swells or into surf. I’m guessing 11′ x 31.5+ x 4.6+
would be sufficient, however without knowing your specific weight and ability, it’s just an educated guess. Price would be around 1500+
There are shops with ready made boards that may be cheaper that you could have air brushed with the rhino (would this be on the deck
or bottom?and usually, SUPs have deck pads which cover about 65% of the deck. With that being said, the rhino could be done on the
bottom…but a couple of things to consider….most air brushed boards are susceptible to fading and changing color(s) via UV exposure….
Although most paints are much more stable than they used to be, expect some fading and color changes to occur depending upon the extent
of exposure. You can follow up with any other questions at my email address at : hawaiiansurfdesigns@hawaii.rr.com aloha ! gk
for a sand finish. I would still need to verify the cost for the deck handle, deck vent, pad, fin set up and glass weight. The industry is tied
to the oil industry, so as oil prices increase, so does the glassing….