Dave Gentry Custom Boats

Light Melonseed Chautauqua sailing canoe Annabelle Skiff Piankatank River Pram Splinter outrigger Chuckanut 17 kayak
Ruth Shenandoah Whitehall Racer X Velocé Shenandoah Peapod Annabelle Skiff Piankatank River Pram Splinter outrigger Chuckanut 17 kayak Big Aloha SUP
Chuckanuts 10,12 and 12S Chuckanut 15 Chuckanut 17 kayak Kidyak
Mobjack Bay Disko Bay and Disko Dreadnought Baffin Bay
Wee Lassie solo canoe Great Wicomico PH13 solo canoe Rushton's IGO Indian Creek Splinter outrigger Chautauqua sailing canoe
Aloha Big Aloha Lanui Boardyak
Indian Creek motor canoe

Aloha

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Aloha
A Stand Up Paddleboard

11'6" x 29"   /  3.5m  x  74cm
Maximum recommended paddler size: 170lbs / 78kg
Weight is about 20lbs / 9kg

The Aloha is a  SUP meant for smaller paddlers. She's fast, stable, easy to maneuver and has a more traditional look than the Lanui. And - aside from the Kidyak - she's the quickest and easiest boat to build in my line up. The lightest, least expensive, quickest and easiest to build SUP on the market, in fact.
Plans come with full sized patterns for the frames, stem, transom, etc  and comprehensive, well illustrated instructions that guide you step by step from start to finish throughout the build. Just lay the patterns over a sheet of plywood (and you'll only need a little) and cut out the pieces. There's no lofting required, measurements are in both metric and imperial, and the building process is simple and straight forward. This boat can be ready for paint in a weekend, for little expense and with only basic tools.
 
Order plans at Duckworks.

 




   
Photos are of the prototype. The drawing of the updated version on the right, above, shows added volume with fuller ends. The plans are for the updated design.

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