Cardboard Stand Up Paddleboard

FYI, this is my first instructable. This site is fantastic and hope it is as welcoming for my first instructable as I have seen it be for others! Paddle Boarding has become a very popular sport where I live during the summer. I already have gear for just about every other outdoor sport there is, so I can't justify spending over $400 for a mediocre SUP board when I can make one for less than $80. First step was to find the cardboard- to the industrial cardboard recycle bin!

Step 1 The Right Materials

I was lucky enough to come across this heavy duty cardboard that I would call "Laminated" it's got this great strata of multiple corrugated cardboard sheets in long 2"by3"by X' I found it in lengths of 5', 4' and less. This will be the bulk of the board- where the foam core blank would be on an expensive board.

Comments

[l8nite]

nice find ! and a very interesting build, please update on how it performs

[jjthephotoguy]

Thanks L8nite, I'm very excited to get it out on the water. My wife and I just primed and painted our house ourselves this weekend so I'll be back to sanding/painting/ one more coat of resin for the board and trying it out hopefully next weekend! I'll post photos to update.