How Do We Make Your Fishy?
Don't let anyone fool you... Even the big
companies making thousands of boards use the
same basic principles in building skimboards.  
The technology is actually very simple, even
when using advanced materials.  Here's the
basics to making a Fishyboard...
We start with a foam core, either urethane, pvc
(divinycell), or this EPS insulation from
Home-Depot which is sanded to the desired shape.
 
Next fiberglass (or carbon, kevlar, ect...) is draped
over the core and soaked in resin (epoxy, vinyl-ester)
and when it hardens you have half your shell.  This
can be done in so many combinations you can
literally make a board anything from heavy and weak,
 to strong, light, radar and bullet-proof.  (no seriously
we can make you a lightweight bulletproof board)
Graphics can be applied a number of
ways, we like to put them under a
layer of glass to protect the artwork
from scratches.
The top and bottom shells are made in the same way, both are
wet-out, harden, and then are trimmed and sanded to make a
nice smooth shell with a seam where the two meet.  Some
companies stop there, but we go on to place another 2" layer of
glass over the rails to keep the seams together and to add
strength where most dings tend to occur.   Notice the bicycles
in the background of what is obviously my garage... Welcome
to FishyBoards international headquarters!
Finally the completed shell must be given another
one or two coats of resin and heavily sanded and
polished to create your kick-ass new skimboard.  The
whole process takes about 20 hours over a couple of
weeks...usually.
Want to build your own Boards???
If you read this page and decided you want to do this
yourself, I think that's awesome. But a word of caution, it
takes practice and lots of mistakes to get a good board.  
You'll most likely build 6 or 8 shitty useless pieces of
expensive crap before you get one that works...and that one
will be ugly.   That's how we started.   But what I'm saying is
that unless you have lots of time and money to blow, this
isn't the greatest hobby, and it's not a very profitable
buisiness.  If you're still interested in building we'll tell you
where to get the best prices on materials.