Surfboard makers in Mumbai
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Devdatt Manjrekar
After completing his graphic art course, Manjrekar wanted to be a sculptor but it never came to be till recently when he decided to make his own surfboard
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Sculpting the board
After researching online and getting in touch with surfboard makers on Instagram, he started making his surfboard and has now started `Wavedutt`
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Custom-made boards
Right from sourcing the plywood for his rocker (the curve of the surfboard) to hunting for the foam – he sourced every single material and made it on his own
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Manoj Kumbhar
Manoj Kumbhar has been a surfing instructor at the Mumbai Surf Club at Rajodi Beach in Virar, and was inspired to make his own board after repairing them there
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Different types of boards
Kumbhar is currently making two boards at the same time over the last one month. While the first one is 6 feet 3 inches, the second one is 8 feet mid-longboard
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Aiming to make cheaper boards
The growing interest in surfing and his students who want to get their own board has made him start his surfboard enterprise, ‘Turtle Surfboards’
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