Table 01 Contents 52. Materials and Techniques Used in Surfboard Construction IV. Ust of Illustrations Blank, Stringer, Shaping, Laminating, Surfacing / Sanding/ vi . Preface Hot Coat, Pinstriping, Glossing, Polishing, Sanded Finishes 1 . Types of Surfing 60. Surfboard Weight vs Strength Bodysurfing, Belly/Bodyboarding, Kneeboarding. Surfing, 64. Ding Repair Tandem Surfing, Windsurfing. Skimboarding Evaluating the Condition of a Surfboard 5. Introduction to Surfboard Design 69. Wetsults 8. Types of Surfboards Fit. Seams, Thickness, Styles, Nylon 11 , Upkeep. Rash Guards Longboards. Single Fin. Gun, Twin Fin, Bonzer, 73. Personal Equipment Trj Fin/Thruster, Four Fin, Hydro Hull Wax, Wax Free Traction Surfaces, Sunscreen, 15. Sur1board Design Terminology and Function Sunglasses, Pro Plugs, Leashes, Rail Savers, Nose Guard, Tempiate/Planshape, Length, Width, Nose Width, Surler/ Surfboard AttaChments, Gloves, Tail Width, Full Template, Pulled Template. Rail, Rocker, Pro-Lite Travel Cases, Harvest Surfboard Protectors Nose Kick, Tail Kick 79. Important Qualities of Your First Surfboard 25. Thickness Flow/Foil Length, Width, Template, Tail Design, Thickness, Nose Thickness, Middle Thickness, Soft Boards, Modern Mini Longboards, Tail Thickness, Deck Contour Buying a Used Surfboard 28. Bottom Contours·90o to the Stringer 82. Waves Belly, Flat. Concave, ''V': Channel / Hull, Trj Plane Hull, 85. Winds Hydro Hull 86. Tides 31. Effects 01 Bottom Contours on Rocker 87. Project Wipeout 33. Tail Designs 88. Surfing Safely Wings/Bump Wings/Stingers. Rounded Pin, Pin, Round, 93. Beginning To Surf Diamond. Rounded Diamond, Square, Rounded Square, 98. Design Section Square, Star, Swallow, Asymmetrical 164. Clark Foam Uterature 37. Fins History of Surfboard and Sailboard Construction, Base, Height, Rake, f in Placement, Mufti Fin Placement, Analysis of Future Trends in Surfboard / Sailboard Toe In, Cant/ Camber, Specialty Fins, Glass-on Fins, Construction, Surfboard / Sailboard Stringer Stiffness and True Foil, Standard Foil, Asymmetrical Foil, Breaking Strength, Average Weight of Wood Stringers Fin Modifications, Flexible Fins, Fin Hum, Cavitation 200. Gerisch Products, Inc. Fiberglass/Resin Information 45. Custom Surfboards How to Fiberglass a Surfboard, How to Measure and Mix 47. Surfboard Construction Materials Catalyst into Resins. Catalyst / Hardener Concentration Blank, Fiberglass Cloth, Polyester Resin/ Catalyst, Chart, Safety, Specific Chemical Safety Information. Styrene, Acetone Trouble Shooting Guide. Fiber Reinforced 48. Surfboard Construction Materials and Your Health Plastics Glossary 50. Tools Used in Surfboard Construction 239. Essential Surfing Glossary Respirator, Planer, Sander, Surtorm, Screen/Grit Cloth, 243. Ust of Contributors Sandpaper, Router 247. Bibliography