Skimboard
Skimboards vary in size, weight and appearance; each is unique in its own way but all similar too. A skimboard is a type of floatation device designed for shallow water about a inch to two or three feet. My skimboard has a foam center that is used as a template for the fiberglass coating that is placed over it. The fiberglass that is used to coat it is very durable and hard. The board is shaped like a human’s eye, if you turned it side ways it would look like a gigantic eye. From top to bottom the board is fifty-four inches and from the fattest po . . .
In the middle of the pad is four air bubbles for extra arch support. Inside the letter “v” is written “r. The board is all white on the top and bottom. Two and a half inches’ ascending from the bottom of the board is a traction pad. The colors are gray, royal blue, and honey yellow. The foam in the center is just like a styrofoam but with a rocker nose which means when laid flat the nose of the board will look like the feet on a rocking chair; slightly curved up. 02” stands for the date on which it was shaped. An inch from the top of the pad is written “OAM” which is the brand of the traction pad. Around the edge of the “step” on the pad is a air bubble on each side and two at the back all spaced out about a half-inch apart from each other. The pad lays flat on the board with step like structure on the back.
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