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I've read that the rear fins can be more vertical in this kind of set up, and it looks that way in the photos. Do you have measured numbers on the difference in cant?

I imagine this fin arrangement has been done on kneeboards. Are there any previous examples of it on a paipo or sponge?

The seller is a former roommate of Gordon Theiz. He says he hasn't spoken to Gordon in decades. The board has been relisted at $450. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-California-Paipoboard-Belly-Board-Surfing/281883511951?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%...

That link from the main Interviews page to the questionaire doesn't stand out very well Maybe it needs a graphic or picture. Something that would get the attention of older guys, like Clara Bow at the beach.

It's tricky, because Ebay doesn't want you to exchange emails through their messaging system. They have software to prevent that. I usually ask people to Google paipo interviews (rather than paipo forum.) On the interview page there's a link for people to submit their story. That might be what Rod d...

I saw this handled board on ebay today (link at bottom.) calpaipo01.jpg calpaipo02.jpg I asked the seller if he knew who shaped the board, and he replied: Myself and 2 room mates, no one famous but we should have been. With a little bit of advice from Hoby Alter (begrudingly) So Rod...Bob..is this s...

Early in the thread you mentioned a forked nose. Have you considered something more subtle, like the crescent nose on the Turbo Z?

http://www.vintagebodyboards.com/item.asp?ID=059

About a dozen years ago, I made my own monstrosity out of foam and plywood. I was trying to add flotation to a wood skimboard, while still retaining a thin rail. Basically an oblong cut of boogie board glued onto the wood skimboard with contact cement. I can't find a decent photo of it. Just a dista...

Ebay auction ended without bidders, and the boards were relisted.

I was just tripping on the Waylo. It doesn't seem like it was really a dozen years ago.

http://vagabondsurf.com/WayloPage2.html

What weight of fiberglass cloth?

Now listed on Ebay. Short auction, 4 days left, and a $98.00 starting bid.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/221934220542?ss ... 1555.l2649

How about vacuum bagged over the deck of an old windsurfer, or a segment of a windsurfer? That way you could get both nose kick and a concave bottom. Or drop rails when the wide point is in the middle.

I was just checking on Vagabond Surf, and there are still some fossil remnants there. It's also the name of a Facebook Page. Somebody up in Canada.

Is all of the fiberglass internal? Just varnish on the outside?

THIS BOARD IS SOLD.

I confess that I poached people from Swaylocks. For example I think I poached Eef from Swaylocks. I came up with the name and concept for the League of Lamaroos while dring home from a Swaylocks gathering in Big Sur. 2003 I think. I also poached people on ebay. It was easier to do back then. You cou...

I chose to be Grand Poobah, because I thought the title of Webmaster was way too grandiose. In the context of time, my website the League of Lamaroos was between Rod's paipo website and his paipo forum. A transitional period. My site was focused on photos and board measurements. Each board had its o...

My old website was the League of Lamaroos, spelled with two letter A. I got it from Surf Research Australia: http://www.surfresearch.com.au/00000166.html Maybe it's based on a photo caption, or a diary entry. I seem to recall that the term was Northern Australian, but I don't remember where I read t...

I intentionally set the starting price low.

There is some curvature to the deck at the nose, but not much. I've seen just one other Chuck Dent, and it was very similar in shape, and had the same blunt fins.


THIS BOARD IS SOLD.

Vintage Chuck Dent of mine currently on Ebay. Only $89.00 for the starting bid...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/221927520038?

Cheers.