Our stand up paddle boards are custom built for each individual rider. The option to fine tune each design to a riders size, ability and style adds great improvement in performance and speed. All of our boards are built with the best materials, the most sophisticated tools and by people that love the sport. Experience the difference in a custom built paddle board.
Below is a portfolio representing some of the work that has come out of our shop. We take great pride in our designs and unique finishes.
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Hydrofoils
The hydrofoil has become one of the most sophisticated forms of gliding through the water. The feeling of lifting onto a winged surface and riding in three dimensions unlocks new experiences and sensations that one is unable to achieve on traditional boards. Imagine the feeling of flying over the surface of the water with a direct connection to the conditions below. Experience a drastic reduction in drag and complete silence as your board lifts off the water. It's as if kitesurfing meets deep powder snowboarding.
Why the foil
The hydrofoil offers a new feeling to the sport of kitesurfing and opens the sport to a much larger range of conditions. If you can keep a kite in the air, you can go out and ride. The dramatic increase in efficiency from a traditional board to a hydrofoil allows you to explore new areas and sensations. Sailing upwind and downwind is effortless, which allows the rider an unlimited sailing area.
The sport is surprisingly easy to master and allows new challenges for maneuvers and speed.
Our Process
Our foils represent years of design and tuning in order to create the optimal ride. Our goal has been to maximize control and stability while increasing the potential for speed. In the process, we have developed a range of designs to suite any rider's needs, whether you are new to the sport or looking for the next thrill.
A hydrofoil experiences great loads while being ridden, and for this reason, construction is critical. Our process and construction includes the latest technology and materials in the composite industry. We spare nothing in order to ensure that our foils have the proper strength, weight and deflection characteristics.
MHL Custom has set out to become the premier facility in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean for making surf boards, stand up paddle boards, kite boards, foil boards and everything else that suits our love for the water.
We are a group of shapers, engineers and artist. Our approach has been to integrate modern manufacturing methods with skilled, hands-on craftsmanship, in order to create top of the line sporting equipment. We do a large amount of custom creations tailored to a rider's individual style. This process has allowed us to fine tune our designs and develop the greatest toys on the water.
We are equipped with state of the art CNC machinery including one of the largest CNC board machines in the world. The use of CAD design and machining has allowed us to improve the technical aspects in all of our products and to improve the development and innovation of the water sports, which we enjoy.
Our composites partner company, 5th Axis, has an extensive knowledge of product design, machining and composite molding. 5th AXIS, LLC currently supports clients such as Electric Boat, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Huntington Ingalls Industries (Newport News), Carderock, and various other commercial companies.
