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Topic: Hobie AI/TI aluminum haka benches  (Read 18542 times)

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NowhereMan

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/234398183490

These look like hakas..  :smt006

Those aluminum spine boards would probably work. It says they weigh 12 lbs, which is the same as the benches I've got.

Lately, I've been looking at some surfboard building videos, and it seems like that might be the way to go for a DIY solution...
I don't like stuff that sucks.
    --- Butt-Head


christianbrat

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/234398183490

These look like hakas..  :smt006

Those aluminum spine boards would probably work. It says they weigh 12 lbs, which is the same as the benches I've got.

Lately, I've been looking at some surfboard building videos, and it seems like that might be the way to go for a DIY solution...

it would be very easy to make fiberglass hakas either molded fully composite or cored like a surfboard
Current Fleet
- 1989 Arima Sea Explorer w/ custom Pilot House
- 2017 Hobie Outback

Historical Fleet
- 2018 Hobie Revolution 13
- 1985 Hobie PowerSkiff 15'
- 1975 Valco U-14
- 2009 Ocean Kayak Scrambler XT


NowhereMan

  • Manatee
  • *****
  • 44.5"/38.5#
  • YouTube Channel
  • Location: Lexington Hills (Santa Clara County)
  • Date Registered: Aug 2011
  • Posts: 12989
https://www.ebay.com/itm/234398183490

These look like hakas..  :smt006

Those aluminum spine boards would probably work. It says they weigh 12 lbs, which is the same as the benches I've got.

Lately, I've been looking at some surfboard building videos, and it seems like that might be the way to go for a DIY solution...

it would be very easy to make fiberglass hakas either molded fully composite or cored like a surfboard

I'm not sure what you envision as "fully composite", but I'd think a foam core would be the way to go for strength and rigidity. Anyways, once I finish my AI2 project, I think this will be next on the agenda...
I don't like stuff that sucks.
    --- Butt-Head


christianbrat

  • "Top 3 Spot Burner" according to Nick Fish
  • Sea Lion
  • ****
  • Christian
  • Location: The Bay
  • Date Registered: May 2019
  • Posts: 1184
https://www.ebay.com/itm/234398183490

These look like hakas..  :smt006

Those aluminum spine boards would probably work. It says they weigh 12 lbs, which is the same as the benches I've got.

Lately, I've been looking at some surfboard building videos, and it seems like that might be the way to go for a DIY solution...

it would be very easy to make fiberglass hakas either molded fully composite or cored like a surfboard

I'm not sure what you envision as "fully composite", but I'd think a foam core would be the way to go for strength and rigidity. Anyways, once I finish my AI2 project, I think this will be next on the agenda...

not having any wooden stringers like a surfboard.  you would need either a very heavy layup schedule, dense core, or some stringers to make a eps foam-cored haka work unless you make it like 4 inches thick to give it stiffness back.

Current Fleet
- 1989 Arima Sea Explorer w/ custom Pilot House
- 2017 Hobie Outback

Historical Fleet
- 2018 Hobie Revolution 13
- 1985 Hobie PowerSkiff 15'
- 1975 Valco U-14
- 2009 Ocean Kayak Scrambler XT