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- Wed Jan 06, 2021 10:03 am
- Forum: Your Wave
- Topic: Rick Surfboards Paipo
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7504
Re: Rick Surfboards Paipo
Yes, drilling a hole was all so common in the early days. No simple leash plugs although some people made fiberglass loops on the board. It was easier to hold on to a paipo then a longboard or a short boart (7'6") back then so it open up some breaks that foot surfers would want to avoid. We als...
- Tue Jan 05, 2021 11:22 am
- Forum: Swim Fins, Skegs & Other Paipo Gear
- Topic: orca fins? other symmetrical fins
- Replies: 45
- Views: 463721
Re: orca fins? other symmetrical fins
As you may have discovered it is now possible to drag and drop an image directly into the "Reply" or "Post" space from one's computer. However, I wasn't able to directly drop and drag the photo below into the post. It was easy to copy and paste the photo's link into the Attachmen...
- Tue Jan 05, 2021 10:52 am
- Forum: About the Forums - Read Me!
- Topic: Temporary Shutdown for Maintenance
- Replies: 2
- Views: 21195
Re: Temporary Shutdown for Maintenance
testing 1-2-3. Just a test.
- Fri Jan 01, 2021 8:03 pm
- Forum: About the Forums - Read Me!
- Topic: New Upgrade, New Feature Added
- Replies: 0
- Views: 53421
New Upgrade, New Feature Added
Upgraded a long overdue upgrade to the forum software which was prompted by a need to upgrade the supported php scripting language the forum uses. Sometimes this process is as difficult as catching a wave with an anchor stuck to a reef. Now the little feature add-on... posts in a thread are now numb...
- Tue Dec 29, 2020 10:30 am
- Forum: Your Wave
- Topic: Rick Surfboards Paipo
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7504
Rick Surfboards Paipo
This is an interesting board for the period which is my guess a mid-1960s vintage. I came across it on eBay. The board is 42 x 21-1/2 inches. Rick Stoner early on partnered with Bing Copeland who was also known for supporting innovative surf designs. Deck_stdg.jpg Bottom_stdg.jpg BottomSideAngledVie...
- Thu Dec 17, 2020 5:20 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: New Blank
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7342
Re: New Blank
Plenty to work with... maybe too much rocker for my tastes but part of that could be mitigated by turning the board around before making cut lines.
- Thu Dec 17, 2020 5:12 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Does it sound like a good paipo ?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10481
Re: Does it sound like a good paipo ?
Looks nice to me. It is all up to you now! As Bob said, width is a matter of preference and at 21 inches is in good range of the other dimensions. My preference would be to probably slap on some smaller fins but see how it goes and try some other fins if there is something else you are looking for i...
- Mon Nov 30, 2020 7:21 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Cornwall style board
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10569
Re: Cornwall style board
Honestly, those are the conditions I usually take my finless wood board out in.
- Mon Nov 30, 2020 8:52 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Cornwall style board
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10569
Re: Cornwall style board
LOL, steam bending it might have broke the scrap ply you had! A foot wide seems SO narrow.
- Sun Nov 29, 2020 11:18 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Cornwall style board
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10569
Re: Cornwall style board
It sure looked purty, but to be a true Cornwaller Bellyboard it needs a good sized nose flip.
- Wed Nov 18, 2020 3:45 pm
- Forum: Your Wave
- Topic: Dextra Bellyboards
- Replies: 14
- Views: 18225
Re: Dextra Bellyboards
Do it, Kage!
- Tue Nov 17, 2020 5:10 pm
- Forum: Your Wave
- Topic: Dextra Bellyboards
- Replies: 14
- Views: 18225
Re: Dextra Bellyboards
Poobah, long time! Wondered if the fires and smoke in N. California had swept you away. Any water time as of late?
- Tue Nov 03, 2020 11:10 am
- Forum: Swim Fins, Skegs & Other Paipo Gear
- Topic: yucca fins
- Replies: 16
- Views: 85996
Re: yucca fins
The Yuccas are expensive, probably about double of Vipers and DaFins, and they are also heavy along the lines of Viper 5" Orange and Yellow Dot models and DaFins are about half the weight, a big factor for anyone that travels and needs a spare pair.
- Tue Nov 03, 2020 10:30 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: TBG5
- Replies: 120
- Views: 1284620
Re: TBG5
On the nose thickness it is also the rail shape. I always shoot for the airplane wing leading edge which tends to lift out of the water during minor pearls and through shop. Nose kick doesn't really help much in a nose pearl other than slow and slosh the board down. Some nose kick does help in steep...
- Mon Nov 02, 2020 11:52 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: TBG5
- Replies: 120
- Views: 1284620
Re: TBG5
Bob, I might be confused on whether you are speaking of a wider, fuller nose plan shape or a thinner, less thick nose area. Photographs and angles can trick the eye... the nose appears narrow with nose kick. I would likely keep the thickness as it appears but go with a fuller plan shape in the nose ...
- Sun Nov 01, 2020 12:50 pm
- Forum: Your Wave
- Topic: Dextra Bellyboards
- Replies: 14
- Views: 18225
Re: Dextra Bellyboards
Somebody in the family re-initiated the branding in 2020, including a web page http://dextrasurf.com/, a Facebook page and an Instagram page. However, the website has since gone dead. I did a partial check on the Wayback Machine and as of the latest update in August 2020, the website remained incomp...
- Thu Oct 29, 2020 4:56 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Quad Concave Body Board Study
- Replies: 88
- Views: 1021621
Re: Quad Concave Body Board Study
Combination of a surf mat and modern bodyboard! They were so floppy riding Waimea they scooted through the cross-chops like mats.
- Thu Oct 29, 2020 3:06 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Quad Concave Body Board Study
- Replies: 88
- Views: 1021621
Re: Quad Concave Body Board Study
Much evolved with the boogie board from the earliest versions:
Advertisement and article snippet. (1974-(Dec)/Jan). International Surfing, v09 n06 p021
Notice the flex in the advertisement pic.
Also see this advertisement [pdf]
Advertisement and article snippet. (1974-(Dec)/Jan). International Surfing, v09 n06 p021
Notice the flex in the advertisement pic.
Also see this advertisement [pdf]
- Tue Oct 27, 2020 12:15 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Quad Concave Body Board Study
- Replies: 88
- Views: 1021621
Re: Quad Concave Body Board Study
Keep in mind that Lindsay Lord's tests demonstrated the 2:1 aspect ratio excelling in the flats, i.e., having the least drag resistance, and one might see this while riding straight down from the crest to the bottom of a wave. The concave boards principally gain their best performance in riding the ...
- Sun Oct 25, 2020 8:46 am
- Forum: Your Wave
- Topic: Pipeline, O`ahu North Shore
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7136
Re: Pipeline, O`ahu North Shore
Kudos to you and Sponge Miyake!