Here is the final product!

Here are a few prototyping pictures. The top photo is an iteration of ProDeck made of only fiberglass and epoxy resin. I found the epoxy to be a little too fixable. The picture below shows some of the materials I used and the prototyping facility. The other two are of the final prototype being made. I covered my new board in plastic then made a sheet of carbon fiber on top of it. a lot was learned from working with these materials.

This is a surfboard I shaped before it was glassed. I shaped the surfboard so I could have a new board to make a prototype for.

I talked with the guys at sunset shapers. they were really helpful. we talked about how I could go about making a deck protector. They were talking about carbon fiber and carbon kevlar fiber.

Also, I got a hold of Alex Martins, a well known big wave charger. It was cool talking to him because I have always heard about him and the waves he surfs.

Hypothesis

A product that protects the deck of a surfboard can be

developed that does not hinder the board’s performance.