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by zensuni
Sat Aug 14, 2021 3:41 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Mini Paipos
Replies: 21
Views: 88968

Re: Mini Paipos

Nice kickboards !
I like these little planks, simple but efficient.
I usually ride plywood kickboards but yours seem more evolved.
by zensuni
Tue Aug 03, 2021 1:20 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: New project... this time a Paipo
Replies: 34
Views: 37267

Re: New project... this time a Paipo

I was too looking for very small fins for my paipo/kneeboard hybrid, and went for this alternative: 20210803_071101.jpg TMF knubster, it is supposed to be a center fin, I use it as twin fins. Comparing to the 2 classic thruster fins I tried before (bigger), the drag is significantly reduced, but it ...
by zensuni
Sun Jul 11, 2021 9:27 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: French paipo
Replies: 36
Views: 61749

Re: French paipo

New test this morning, in good clean waves. Knee riding this board was a blast, it has the agility of a paipo, like a paipo you can take off at the last moment, but once on knee you can do fun radical things, bottom turn, cut backs, although it won't pass flat sections most of the time. The bad part...
by zensuni
Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:49 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: French paipo
Replies: 36
Views: 61749

Re: French paipo

I tested the board, but it was too flat, the waves were too small. The good thing is that kneeboarding is easy on that thing, the shortness, the flat wide surface, it helps. The board has some floatation, which I am not used to. The keels fins seem too big for small waves. Next time I will use 2 cla...
by zensuni
Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:41 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: New project... this time a Paipo
Replies: 34
Views: 37267

Re: New project... this time a Paipo

I am not a big fan of cork, it does add a bit of floatation (not that much), but it takes days to dry. You don t need floatation on a paipo, it is just a comfort. Regarding the nose, I prefer it rounded, but it is a matter of preference.
by zensuni
Tue Jul 06, 2021 2:39 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: French paipo
Replies: 36
Views: 61749

Re: French paipo

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by zensuni
Sun Jun 27, 2021 8:57 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: French paipo
Replies: 36
Views: 61749

Re: French paipo

Done !
I finally got the board.
I got a good discount on the board, as the paint job was not great.
Actually it looks like an actual old board :lol:
But the rest is good and quite conform to the original model.
by zensuni
Thu Jun 24, 2021 9:56 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: French paipo
Replies: 36
Views: 61749

Re: French paipo

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by zensuni
Tue Jun 22, 2021 1:13 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Very thin rails with bouncy
Replies: 16
Views: 26738

Re: Very thin rails with bouncy

You should sell these boards you shape
by zensuni
Sun Jun 20, 2021 3:04 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Very thin rails with bouncy
Replies: 16
Views: 26738

Re: Very thin rails with bouncy

This board has a great look !
by zensuni
Wed Jun 16, 2021 2:48 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: French paipo
Replies: 36
Views: 61749

Re: French paipo

The work is still in progress, it is very long, kind of a slow torture as I can't do anything but wait :lol: It should be finished by the end of the week, normaly. Here is the board before the sanding process (the last part) Capture2.JPG Capture.JPG I already have a set of twin fiberglass keels that...
by zensuni
Fri Jun 04, 2021 5:24 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: New project... this time a Paipo
Replies: 34
Views: 37267

Re: New project... this time a Paipo

Once the board will be finished it would be interresting to compare both bodyboard and paipo behaviors in the water, considering they will have similar dimensions and shape.
by zensuni
Wed May 26, 2021 12:59 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: French paipo
Replies: 36
Views: 61749

Re: French paipo

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by zensuni
Tue May 25, 2021 11:42 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: French paipo
Replies: 36
Views: 61749

Re: French paipo

It is going good so far. The shaper was a bit confused by the rails on the original photos. I was too so I told him to stick to the original board as much as possible.
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by zensuni
Sun May 23, 2021 2:58 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: French paipo
Replies: 36
Views: 61749

Re: French paipo

bgreen wrote: Sat May 22, 2021 8:23 pm I'd get some tail rocker in it. I have a board without and definitely, time over again, have got tail rocker to prevent nose diving.
Hi Bob, do you mean a tail lift (like on the nose) or a proggressive rocker ?
by zensuni
Sat May 22, 2021 2:05 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: French paipo
Replies: 36
Views: 61749

Re: French paipo

Hi there, My shaper finaly received the blank, after a long time. So, he asked me to explain what board I wanted exactly so he can start working on it. At the last moment I completely changed my mind, and choose the vintage option. Basically I gave him this link https://mypaipoboards.org/boards/RodB...
by zensuni
Wed Mar 24, 2021 3:53 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: French paipo
Replies: 36
Views: 61749

Re: French paipo

I played around with photoshop, just wanted to reproduce the proportions of the board comparing to my size, it should be like this:
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I like the "elpaipo knee machine" shape by the way :D
by zensuni
Wed Mar 24, 2021 3:51 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: French paipo
Replies: 36
Views: 61749

Re: French paipo

krusher74 wrote: Wed Mar 24, 2021 3:49 pm I can email you the CAD file of my board if you would like the shaper to have a look for ideas or have a look yourself, you just need the free version of akushaper to see it. you could see what I use for nose rocker etc.
That would be great, thanks :)
benoit.mori.merceron@ gmail .com
by zensuni
Wed Mar 24, 2021 2:52 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: French paipo
Replies: 36
Views: 61749

Re: French paipo

The shaper has already ordered the materials (piece of foam, fins plugs, paint) after my validation so it will have to fit in 50x110 cm, witch is basically the size of a bodyboard (a bit longer, my bodyboard is 105cm long), and have two futures fins. I will probably want a basic mini simmons shape, ...
by zensuni
Mon Mar 22, 2021 5:33 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: French paipo
Replies: 36
Views: 61749

Re: French paipo

Rodndtube, I think you're right, a downscale version of the Austin shape without reducing the width would lead to a weird shape. I will probably go for a basic "thumbstone" template, straight rails, rounded nose, like a mini mini simmons. I will also go for a pretty flat bottom, only a lit...