Ultimat Surfmats

Not selling anything, just showing current research and development.

 Clear vinyl.

http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r734/clintsca/dc024daad39baea2a59f63

Maximum 2.5 inches thick.

http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r734/clintsca/3f66da25b664d5758f5d95

tapered Internal beams.

http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r734/clintsca/49101a25dc7ef3adff3761

Lightweight material, swallow tail.

http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r734/clintsca/70da2e9f98a6febf4ea05e

Contoured I beams with nose rocker. From 3 inches thick at the tail down to 1.5 inches at the nose.

http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r734/clintsca/9c9761afe63bc5d25342c5

And staggered beams for controlled flex.

http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r734/clintsca/a91d95fac8d0402537c654

Spray artwork on deck.

http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r734/clintsca/d7d843bfebab6f50650589

Gave it away for testing.

http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r734/clintsca/fb60641d2a21150f08a8d4

http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r734/clintsca/b0b5e15d8688ea0cd3ae67

New technique in mat building where the top and bottom are sealed with the ‘outside’ surfaces facing.

http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r734/clintsca/27efccab2b3518c3969678

And then turned inside out.

http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r734/clintsca/3c7c15f20e02d3f95910dd

You can use any type of outline and it’s replicated when its turned inside out.

http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r734/clintsca/e2bdb535b39e53dac4798f

But instead of the sealed flaps being on the outside, they’re now on the inside.

http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r734/clintsca/4cc48169c14c87dd8c5931

Also new technique for building straight sided mats.

http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r734/clintsca/4e70ddfd697ef94f70e475

All the details are marked out on one pice and then the mat is rolled over with there being only one seam on the deck.

http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r734/clintsca/79ef24a0d3b0ffbeecaed4

Once again the flaps are hidden inside the mat leaving a smoother outline.

More pics to come…

Edit… Do any of the links from photobucket work here…? They work on other forums and on Blogger…

 

 

The links aren’t working ultimats, but you should perservere. I’ve seen these mats on other forums and they look great.

hi brett !

 

  ifr you have the photos saved in your ‘my pictures’, or  in your ‘my documents’  part of your computer , just click on the photo after clicking on ‘browse’ and ‘upload’ , below …

 

  much easier than the ‘photobucket’ way !

 

 …well , at the moment , anyway  [touch wood] , it sure  works for me  !

 

  cheers !

 

  ben

Thanks Bunyip and Ben, Ive got all the pics on photobucket and I’m not putting them all on another pic storage site, too much bother !

 I’ll try the various photobucket links variations and see what comes up…

 Hopefully you guys will have a laugh or a comment or two.

 On the other forums the pics showed up, but I got no comments,

here, no pics but I get comments…?

 

 

So here’s a test of all the photobucket links to see which one displays here…

Email and IM link

http://s1364.photobucket.com/albums/r734/clintsca/?action=view&current=d7d843bfebab6f50650589aad41d043b_zpse3a8bd3e.jpg

Direct link

http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r734/clintsca/d7d843bfebab6f50650589aad41d043b_zpse3a8bd3e.jpg

HTML code.

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Edit: looks like none of the Photobucket links work here… Well that’s me done !

Check the blog link below if you like…

Hi -

The blog site works for me.  Very interesting stuff on there!

I like the seam without a flap concept.

Have you noticed any difference in seam strength/separation with the seam flap turned inside?

Its still early days with testing but the strength of the seam is still based on Peel strength whether the seam is inside or outside.

There are benefits to having the seam inside…

the mat has a sharper, cleaner look,

the outside flap can be abrasive on your forearms when paddling

without the loose skirt around the perimeter I’m feeling better control from the mat.

 But there’s other improvements in the mats as well, they all have thinner rails at the nose and fatter at the tail. Need more time surfing to work out why they ride better.

typed in ultimats on the bucket page

thet came up and got some bitchin

sports car floor mats!

…ambrose…

saw the blog page

the other day

cool stuff…

http://ultimatsau.blogspot.com.au/

 

 

mad science !!!

 

  yeeehaaaa

 

  keep up the work in the ‘lab’ , mate !!

 

  some interesting stuff there , as the hydrofoiling takes a back raised seat ?

 

[i like the<em>** colours **</em>too !&nbsp; there’s some &nbsp;trippy&nbsp; eye candy there , brett !]

 

  cheers

 

  ben

Hydrofoils… ‘Raised’ back seat… Haha.

ive got a newly built, best ever foil setup that’s been sitting at the front door for the past month, but Ive been so focused on the mats that it will have to wait.

Once I dive in to a concept there’s so many variations that come to mind that a lot of other projects get pushed onto the back burner. I’m sure that’s the same for a lot of us here.

i still reckon the best inflatable is the hard deck ones I did a few years ago…

( pic not included ) :slight_smile:

Holy alter egos Ultimats!!

switched gears for a bit I see…

That invisible mat is pretty cool…They dont SEAM too difficult to make either…

Different tool set than for boards and foils…

For me, I’m still knee deep in the jeep.

Though I’m making headway I don’t have a lot of time for foils at the moment…

I’m curious how your new model went if you had a chance to try it at all… 

 

Hi Dave,  the invisible ones are cool to ride, after a few waves you don’t see the mat and its more like flying above the water, and on the paddle out you can check the fish and reef under you !

I didn’t think the clear mats were a big deal but Ive had about a dozen requests.

Its easy to make whatever shape you like with glue, I get it from a nearby inflatable boat shop and it costs about $5 for glue for each mat.

 

I was going to build a heat welding setup but for each shape you need a different frame with heating elements , transformers and temp probes.  There’s  usually a straight line frame and a 90 degree curve frame, so it’s OK if you’re only doing rectangles but I wanted to do more with curved I beams and custom planshapes.

Ive yet to try the new foil but its day will come soon.

Let’s try adding some pics from Instagram…

 Here’s the “Copy Share URL” 

 see if this works…

http://instagram.com/p/fpOBIJoppN/

 Nup, OK,  let’s try the ‘Add a new file’ box below…

 

 

 

 

Well I can post pics now but not arrange them.
The 1st pic is a 44" X 25" clear vinyl “Invisible Mat”, pinched rails for better wave penetration, tapered I - beams.
No. 2 pic is a material mat with internal perimeter flap joins, divergent I - beams, swallow tail.
Pics 3 and 4 are of another invisible Mat, 1.5 in. Nose to 3 in tail thickness., convergent I-beams, increasing rail volume, ‘Tube Body’ construction with a single piece. Swallow tail again.

What’s not to like if you love innovation !!




I think it’s funny that you have an inflatable boat store in your town…

What type of material are you using and what type of glue?

And what type of valve system?

I wonder if you could weld a small piece of flatbar to a clothes iron on edge…

That way you’d be able to control the heat and still be somewhat flexible when doing different shapes…

If it worked you could also do one with a 1/4 section of steel pipe on edge to form a radius welder…

 

Got the jeep painted Saturday (pics on my flickr stream) and got about 3 hrs worth of foiling in on Sunday…

some nice small but clean lines…I’m a little worn out but smiling…

Would have been a good video day but my son had a soccer game…

I’ve got the swept strut back on and plan to keep it that way for a while, it’s very smooth…

Keep the pics coming Brett,I love learning new stuff…  

Hi Dave,  I’m keen to see the finished Jeep.

you think its funny I have an inflatable boat store in my town …? 

Within 5 kms,

there’s about 20 boat shops,

about 15 surfboards manufacturers,

10 beer hotels,

and two strip clubs.

 

The material I use comes from a Marine Fabric Supplier ( on the same road as the boat guy) named Bainbridge International, they have hundreds of different fabrics, I just pick stuff I like and see if it works. About $25 per mat. The glue comes from the boat guy who builds IRB for the local surf rescue guys. Works out about $5 per mat. The inflation valves Ive stolen from my kids discarded toys. Free ! ( or you can pay $20 each offa the 'net) There’s a lot of ways to bond plasticised material together…heat… Ultrasonics…but Glueing is so simple, so quick. And for experimental craft, its a no- brainier for ease of use and economy. If I was doing a commercial enterprise… Well things would be different, but I can put a mat together in a day no problem. I had the best day surfing this inflatable beast today… Crumbling monsters rearing up out the back… Rolling in mechanically to hit the bank, and then pitching up and morphing into head high hollow freight train tubes down the line …!!

You take off on each wave knowing its not going to end well…but hey…


Lurking around a sail loft today, talking about fabric shapes and the guys suggested I use seam seal tape for the surfmats. Love a new idea !

So I’m into the next mat.

100 Denier material, royal blue and orange, and I’ll try the tape, if not as the permanent connector then just as a positioning aid and then finish each join with a line of glue.

 

 



Are you going to try one to stand on?

yeeehaaa  hiya Greg !

 

  did  you also see the instagram shot of a 5yo M.R.  doing that ??

 

brett , were the freight trainers on the south end of your local beach , by any chance ??

 

you need captain caveman out there with your go pro , nd vice versa , next time that happens , eh ??

 

and I’m guessing with the horrendous bushfires and heat there , that you are also getting hot offshores too, yes ?

 

  cheers

 

  ben

Hi Wildy, I would consider standing but it would need some modifications to do that, maybe keep the material hull but add a solid deck. Ive made one of those already but its only 42 inches and it would be a challenge to stand up on. Maybe Cpt Caveman might give that a go …

 Personally I’m in the mat groove, learning its subtleties and getting in synch with the craft. But I’m also experimenting with how to get more from beyond a rectangle of fabric. Nose rocker works on a mat but you have to thin the nose out too. The swallow tail is the best because I can use my inside leg to control grip on the face. I don’t know why nobody ever tried all these variations. Funny that Greenough was an innovative and creative guy, he’s handed on a legacy, and then mats just stopped…?

Ben,  yes the waves were rolling in at Sth Fresh that day, but none the next day. 

 Australia, “a land of drought and flooding rains”… Its not summer unless half the damn country is on fire ! 

…we however , are getting the “flooding rains” and winter temperatures here , still …