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by CHRISPI
Sun Jun 17, 2018 5:21 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Evolution how it works
Replies: 10
Views: 4243

Re: Evolution how it works

They were smaller it was 2 weeks work to make them larger I wish I could change between the two on the test day
by CHRISPI
Sat Jun 16, 2018 5:24 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Evolution how it works
Replies: 10
Views: 4243

Re: Evolution how it works

Strangely it needs me to move far forward when riding on steep faces, not one of my better boards still better than a sponge board
by CHRISPI
Sat May 19, 2018 8:32 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: my first paipo 44
Replies: 74
Views: 19048

Re: my first paipo 44

Cross drill the fins layer 6 oz and epoxy filler and shape whatever foil profile finish with 6oz cloth much safer
by CHRISPI
Fri May 04, 2018 11:47 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: 8ft waves with wind paipo?
Replies: 28
Views: 7688

Re: 8ft waves with wind paipo?

Scroll Concave on the tail v blended into the flat
by CHRISPI
Fri May 04, 2018 11:31 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: 8ft waves with wind paipo?
Replies: 28
Views: 7688

Re: 8ft waves with wind paipo?

It has to be done .It will make a very strong structure it looks like it will tow well.
by CHRISPI
Fri May 04, 2018 4:41 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: 8ft waves with wind paipo?
Replies: 28
Views: 7688

Re: 8ft waves with wind paipo?

You are on the right track, a wonderful cerebral exercise, trying to understand riding waves .I was lucky having lots of good warm water waves to test on, my biggest problem was getting verifiable test data, on incremental board changes. No wave is ever the same, maybe wave pools with lots of video ...
by CHRISPI
Wed May 02, 2018 12:40 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: 8ft waves with wind paipo?
Replies: 28
Views: 7688

Re: 8ft waves with wind paipo?

Forget trying to fly
by CHRISPI
Wed May 02, 2018 5:53 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: 8ft waves with wind paipo?
Replies: 28
Views: 7688

Re: 8ft waves with wind paipo?

This board is exceptional in big cross chop
by CHRISPI
Thu Apr 26, 2018 11:55 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Evolution how it works
Replies: 10
Views: 4243

Re: Evolution how it works

Looking forward to this test
by CHRISPI
Thu Apr 26, 2018 5:11 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Evolution how it works
Replies: 10
Views: 4243

Evolution how it works

Leave the board in wet beach sand for a month, and the fins grow out
by CHRISPI
Tue Mar 20, 2018 2:39 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: TBG5
Replies: 120
Views: 1188759

Re: TBG5

Gee I fell so isolated, I did not realize I was such a minority??
by CHRISPI
Fri Mar 16, 2018 8:35 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Inverse Rail Board
Replies: 11
Views: 6782

Re: Inverse Rail Board

Second test completed , the 1 in keel that I thought was going make the board run straight as an arrow, I found as it gets up on a rail in the wave face there is a transition faze were the out ward wash pushes the keel and yaws the board sideways. The idea off focusing water flow clearly works but n...
by CHRISPI
Tue Mar 13, 2018 11:23 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Inverse Rail Board
Replies: 11
Views: 6782

Re: Inverse Rail Board

The other problem is I am finding bruises and tender spots that I never got with other boards.
by CHRISPI
Mon Mar 12, 2018 4:36 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Inverse Rail Board
Replies: 11
Views: 6782

Re: Inverse Rail Board

First test on Sunday 1.3 m @ 13 sec onshore winds with blue bottles ,set waves closing out .It rode the inside mush well getting on top off and making even the teeniest waves great fun.unfortunatly all the bigger pitching faces ended in spectacular nose dives it seems to jump out of the wave face . ...
by CHRISPI
Sat Mar 10, 2018 3:57 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Inverse Rail Board
Replies: 11
Views: 6782

Re: Inverse Rail Board

I only use 6 oz now and has 3 m of cloth in it, 5 layers on the inside of the rails it’s strong with some flex hoping to teats on Sunday. Always exciting riding a new design for the first time! The last board set very high standards
by CHRISPI
Thu Mar 08, 2018 3:21 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Inverse Rail Board
Replies: 11
Views: 6782

Re: Inverse Rail Board

Torque
by CHRISPI
Thu Mar 08, 2018 10:44 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Inverse Rail Board
Replies: 11
Views: 6782

Re: Inverse Rail Board

I guess the idea is to focus the water flow, to get better lift at lower speed. It is ultimately no faster at top end but you get there faster, like a car with lots of toque
by CHRISPI
Sun Mar 04, 2018 9:31 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Inverse Rail Board
Replies: 11
Views: 6782

Inverse Rail Board

The idea is to have the thinnest rails with bouncy. Obviously the rail will be fragile being so thin
by CHRISPI
Sun Dec 10, 2017 5:53 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Mermaid Tails
Replies: 17
Views: 5816

Re: Mermaid Tails

What must I do change my log in details I presume??!!