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- Sun Nov 11, 2018 12:03 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: 44.25 paipo
- Replies: 30
- Views: 8260
Re: 44.25 paipo
A little convex/roundness, under nose can also go a long ways towards smoothing chop. I too thought rails looked a bit thick. OK for very small, weak waves but would indeed tend to slide out in any juice or steep
- Wed Nov 07, 2018 11:49 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: New (to me) stuff on Tom Wegener's site
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6021
New (to me) stuff on Tom Wegener's site
Just went to Tom's site to check what he does on length for prone alaia. Found this on a "new" model pretty interesting https://www.tomwegenersurfboards.com/models/boogie-board-0 Plus updated info and new models on his other prone craft https://www.tomwegenersurfboards.com/models/surfie-be...
- Tue Nov 06, 2018 12:10 pm
- Forum: Your Wave
- Topic: Greetings from the Island thats not an Island.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 15038
Re: Greetings from the Island thats not an Island.
He's not tall but at 205 lbs has plenty leverage!zensuni wrote:But yet,6', isn't it a bit too long ?
- Fri Oct 26, 2018 10:47 am
- Forum: Swim Fins, Skegs & Other Paipo Gear
- Topic: orca fins? other symmetrical fins
- Replies: 45
- Views: 460201
Re: orca fins? other symmetrical fins
Pretty sure it was Hydro Techs I had. Nice to know they have a useful model out.rodndtube wrote:About ten years ago, Hydro had 3 models: Hydro Finz Originals, Hydro Techs and Hydro Tech 2.
- Thu Oct 25, 2018 10:43 am
- Forum: Swim Fins, Skegs & Other Paipo Gear
- Topic: orca fins? other symmetrical fins
- Replies: 45
- Views: 460201
Re: orca fins? other symmetrical fins
My two cents on Hydro Tech 2, great material, probably could go barefoot in warm waters, very soft and supple, and a wide and tall foot pocket. They must have done some serious re-tooling and sourced different materials. I had a pair about 10 or 12 years ago (guess they could have been Hydro Tech 1...
- Wed Oct 24, 2018 8:12 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Everybody wants to
- Replies: 42
- Views: 32062
Re: Everybody wants to
Nels is on the case:
A Board-Building Contest You Should Check Out - Surfer Magazine
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A Board-Building Contest You Should Check Out - Surfer Magazine
https://apple.news/AOvzN-sbPTZKyOxGbDJd-6g
- Sun Oct 21, 2018 4:35 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Everybody wants to
- Replies: 42
- Views: 32062
Re: Everybody wants to
"In the Wavestorm world and especially in the Wavestorm Frankenstein world I suspect anything goes. And probably not well..."
That's priceless! And a testament to the modern market place.
That's priceless! And a testament to the modern market place.
- Sun Oct 21, 2018 3:46 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Everybody wants to
- Replies: 42
- Views: 32062
Re: Everybody wants to
That's my kind of precision weight system! Works great.
Those are some mighty boxy rails on that beast. Interesting to see how it rides. I suspect fins on it will be mandatory.
Those are some mighty boxy rails on that beast. Interesting to see how it rides. I suspect fins on it will be mandatory.
- Sat Oct 20, 2018 10:43 am
- Forum: Swim Fins, Skegs & Other Paipo Gear
- Topic: orca fins? other symmetrical fins
- Replies: 45
- Views: 460201
Re: orca fins? other symmetrical fins
I thought I might mention what I have learned from the creative Italians as a useful technique that can be applied to rubber fin "shoes" that fit tight and or need to be loosened up a bit I would expect no less from the creators of pizza! I have pondered in the past how expand stiff rubbe...
- Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:46 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Everybody wants to
- Replies: 42
- Views: 32062
Re: Everybody wants to
That for sure inclose 2nd place. But top of the list....feed your heart!Nels wrote:Don't forget to Feed Your Head...
- Wed Oct 17, 2018 4:04 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Everybody wants to
- Replies: 42
- Views: 32062
Re: Everybody wants to
i'n 5 years i think i have nailed down my paipo design to something i think i could ride for the rest of my days, as I feel the weakest link now is my skill, the board will do what ever I want with out and fight back. So I think now if i constructed one from light enough paulowina (and dont get fat...
- Wed Oct 17, 2018 10:31 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Everybody wants to
- Replies: 42
- Views: 32062
Re: Everybody wants to
To amend my post above, I think Morey's creation of the bb is one of the most brilliant ideas in surfing and have greatly enjoyed riding them. Materials is the problem. Once they die, and everything dies, what happens to it. Also, what resources are used to create it in the first place. We now have ...
- Wed Oct 17, 2018 10:16 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Everybody wants to
- Replies: 42
- Views: 32062
Re: Everybody wants to
The boogie/bodyboard industry have their own wave storm, its the sub $50 bought by the inlanders one week a year beach holiday for the the kids. Here are 600 snapped one left on just a few southern English beaches this summer :( That certainly highlights the enviro disaster that is surfing except f...
- Tue Oct 16, 2018 9:53 am
- Forum: Your Wave
- Topic: Speaking of surfmats
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2426
Speaking of surfmats
Weren't we? Nice pulled back POV so you can see what's going on, quality waves....
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sdjm2gss8mhy9 ... o.mp4?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sdjm2gss8mhy9 ... o.mp4?dl=0
- Fri Oct 12, 2018 10:00 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Am I asking for too much?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7056
Re: Am I asking for too much?
I do remember as a young child having an absolutely ecstatic, wonderful time ducking under whitewater. Maybe there's something in that to consider!Nels wrote:Whitewater....the final frontier.
- Thu Oct 11, 2018 11:40 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Am I asking for too much?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7056
Re: Am I asking for too much?
I vote surfmat! I have ridden both foam and wood paipo, short and long standup, high performance, cruisers, hulls, the works. Hands down the most versatile overall fun has been the mats. From teeny ankle slappers to well overhead (standup) they go great. Of course they are best in lined up point sur...
- Wed Oct 10, 2018 7:19 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Everybody wants to
- Replies: 42
- Views: 32062
Re: Everybody wants to
Never even seen or felt one in person so no idea of top skin texture? but I've cleaned some pretty nasty wax off boards just by leaving them deck up in the sun for an hour or so and then shaving w/ putty knife. Obvious I know. What's up with this beast? Toe in on fins will create wee bit of drag but...
- Tue Oct 09, 2018 10:40 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Can't help myself
- Replies: 62
- Views: 43077
Re: Can't help myself
To be my usual broken record I ride finless, so when I hear "I didn't have a big enough fin" I feel that more than having a fin too small its more, your maybe not engaging the fin you have, from either it being on the wrong place on the board or you not positioned on the board to engage t...
- Fri Oct 05, 2018 11:43 am
- Forum: Your Wave
- Topic: Finless wide open
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3324
Re: Finless wide open
Mighty impressive minimalist tube riding. It would be great fun if we could time machine back to pre-Euro invasion Hawaii and turn them on to this. They could easily adapt to canoe launch instead of SUP. Have to experiment to see if kapa cloth would be strong enough for the foot straps...
- Wed Sep 26, 2018 11:04 am
- Forum: Your Wave
- Topic: Sorry I have been away
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10731
Re: Sorry I have been away
Close tie for me