mitchgrunes

If a wave hits the floats above water, the construction and materials will be shock tested at high stress. It has to be sturdy...

1/2" aluminum tubing.

What material would you use to turn the pool noodle into a gull wing, that would be stiff and durable enough to mostly hold that shape...

Agreed, it will be like rowing an inflatable if they drag in water. There might be some absorption too, impacting weight. I think...

If the pool noodles will be in frequent or continuous contact with water, it might might mean a considerable loss of hull efficiency has...

If the pool noodles work you could hit them with something like house paint to slow UV. I don't have much left in the ankles & one knee...

In fact, I wonder if hip rotation stabilization would have helped with stand up boards (windsurfers, surfboards, SUPs) too, which I gave...

Fascinating ideas. Regretfully, in upstate NY today and probably tomorrow, the air quality is "dangerous" due to Canadian wildfires, and...

Consider a search for "minimal drag floats" on this list, for recently discussed options, as an example...

Not had much to do with surf skis. Would something like this in a pool noodle (for example) help? https://boatcollar.com.au/

Back some decades ago when I was discovering the importance of how low you sit in a narrow kayak my resting position was with my legs in...

I just bought a Stellar SES racing Surfski. I'm not good enough to stabilize it when it isn't moving, nor can I re-enter it from deep...