Part 1: Pickup truck becomes Stoke Chaser

So I've been seeing other people converting their pickup beds into mini campers and thought I would take a break from surfboard building and see what I could create. Camping weather is here at last! Holden Beach NC, and the Outer Banks aren't that far away, so next time I see a swell coming I'll be ready to go chase it down and camp in luxurious comfort.
Everything I used so far was just scraps I had leftover from other projects. All the frame work and supports are from pallets. I was able to fit a full size mattress in there, and there is lots of room underneath for storage. Here are a few shots of the process, got all this done in one morning.

Part 7: 1980's Quiet Flight Resurrection

The 4' 8" Bantam Fish is done!!! Woot woot!!! Just finished polishing and sanding today and attached the leash. Here are a few shots of the finished product and the before and after. Oh and one cute coincidence, the board ended up being the same height as my wife. :-)

Stay stoked!

James

Part 6: 1980's Quiet Flight Resurrection

Hot coat and gloss coat are done and started sanding and polishing today. Looking pretty rad, sanding is super tricky, had trouble getting it really super duper smooth, but it is pretty decent all things considered. Next time I might pay someone else to glass it and see if they will let me watch.lol Hope to take it out Monday, should be ready then. Brothers will be in town then on Spring break.

Stay stoked!

James

Part 5: 1980's Quiet Flight Resurrection

Finally warmed up and I was able to get back out in the shop. Glassed the fins on the board today. It is soooo close to being finished. Just needs a little paint touch up action, the sanding coat, gloss coat and a little polish.

Set them in place here...

Marked where I wanted them and then used some quick set epoxy to hold them in place...

Once the quick set epoxy set, I glassed them on and put them in the sun to cure. The fins were made from a cutting board and I left the name of the cutting board maker on there for kicks...

And here they are all sanded down and ready for the hot coat.

Oh and since it is warming up a little, I got a camper for my truck off the Craigslist super cheap, hope to throw a mattress in there and go camping soon.

Stay stoked!

-James

Part 4: 1980's Quiet Flight Resurrection

Happy New Year! Finally had some time to work on the board, got kinda busy with Christmas travels and all that fun stuff. I saw this bamboo cutting board at a store and thought hey I could make some sick fins outta that. 

Upgraded my sander, it works a lot better than the little one I was using. 

Got the logo on, printed it out on tracing paper and then, put it right under the clothe before glassing and the paper just disappeared. 

Still needs the sanding coat and gloss coat of resin, but so far looking decent, a little rough, but still learning...

Bamboo looks soooo good...

Stay Stoked!

-James

Part 3: 1980's Quiet Flight Resurrection

Got some painting and glassing done on the board with Nick's help. Glassing is tricky, still learning as I go... need to order more Solarez resin, almost ran out.lol

Stay stoked!

-James

Part 2: 1980's Quiet Flight Resurrection

The adventure continues, and takes on a fishy twist. Joe and I did some shaping and spackling to level out some of the imperfections. We added a double concave in the tail to hopefully add speed. Painting is the next step.
Stay stoked!

-James