Planer Boards build or buy?

Setting up Ranger boat with planer mast. Should we buy or build boards? If buy which ones? If build where do we find good plans?

This might get you started greenhead. also search "homemade planer boards" and you might find a few more posts. I def. think building your own planer boards are the way to go. There pretty easy and you can give them your own special touch. Our boards are redwood but you can use pine as well. Redwood is pretty hard to find. There are several different sizes and ways to build boards. you can also make them collapsible. Try googling homemade planer boards. I found some videos and directions when building mine. Good luck.
http://forums.fishusa.com/m_394774/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm#394774

I would imagine it would work well, but there's really no reason to spend the extra money. I know I have less than $20 in my set and they're at least 3 years old and still look like they did the day I finished them other than some handling scratches.

ORIGINAL: kingnuke32

Amish Outfitters Azek boards a little expensive but they pull hard, my time is worth more than the time it takes to make them.

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ORIGINAL: bulldog1

ORIGINAL: kingnuke32

Amish Outfitters Azek boards a little expensive but they pull hard, my time is worth more than the time it takes to make them.

That's what winter is for... Aren't you painting harness blades? Last I checked you could buy them fairly cheap...

You can't buy some of my colors...

ORIGINAL: mothermoose

I can't speek for the amish boards... never ran them. But Aurora Lite boards are the only one's I'll run..

You have to drive the boat to them to getem back..LOL

http://www.auroralitestackle.com/

MM

 
This is what I pull as well.
 
 

mine cost about 14 dollars to make and it took less than 2 hrs i would build them instead of buying, but i like to make most of my own stuff seems to feel better when you catch something on it.

We made our own that work great. The big issue with ours though, they were too top heavy and flipped on us once in 3 footers causing the board to come gliding extremely fast in the wrong direction. Biggest disaster I've ever seen. Every line got tangled up severly and the string snapped our antenna in half! The solution, we drilled out numerous holes in the top half to make them much lighter up top. Haven't had any problems since. Definitely consider that if you try making them

I build my own. Less than $20. Only downside with mine is that they don't collapse. I never saw the Amish outfitters boards, if their boards are made 1/2 as good as their "buggy bags", then they'll probably last you the rest of your life.

So the plans show make the boards 6" high. Reading the link to the old post some people recommended 8". Should I stick to these plans or go 8???? If I go 8 what is the inside width? Thanks!