Old Johnny Rice to Paipo

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Old Johnny Rice to Paipo

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I snapped a gifted 9'6" Johnny Rice a few weeks back. I want to breath new life into the board by making the front part a paipo. Not sure on the materials/tools needed to get the job done. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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I'm not too sure what you have in mind but a few people have started their surfing career on snapped board. Are you thinking of cleaning up the break area and re-glassing or stripping the fibreglass off, reshaping and reglassing?

How long is the broken piece. Maybe you could post a photo.

A Surform and a sandpaper block would do for shaping. A saw to cut out the outline. How handy are you with tools. There are videos and online resources about shaping and glassing. Plenty of Youtube stuff as well(quality varies). If you know where there is a surfboard manufacturer or someone who works with fibreglass, go hang -out and watch.

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My first paipo board was made from the front end of a former Holmesey Sidewinder snapped in 4 ft. surf at Bridges, on the NW coast of PR. It wasn't fancy for sure did the job nicely. You can see it in the century plant (Maria's Beach, PR, ca. Spring 1970).
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my first bellyboard was made by my brother, i was about 8 or 10. it was a long board my brother owned and my dad backed over it to prove a point. my brother just sawed off the nose and taped the shitz out of it, we rode it all summer at twin lakes, what a blast!
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my first board was some ply my dad gave me and let me use the jig saw ( @ 10 year old ) and said make your own surf board. I was pissed I said you needed balsa wood he said T.S. make do. thanks dad. Surfed all summer till it fell apart.
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You sure the board isn't repairable? You'd be surprised how much more life you can get from a snapped board if they're repaired well. I rode a twice repaired, 2nd or 3rd hand Aipa for years in way overhead surf at OBSF until it finally snapped beyond repair duck diving a "nothing" wave at Linda Mar, lol.

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Is that you on the far right in the vintage pic?
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I am left of the chica rubia. Far right is a younger brother of one of my former schoolmates, Leon, that I visit out in N. Oregon for some surf and good times (Leon is also the guy that discovered and name Middles in NW Puerto Rico, and I surfed with him on the second time there :) ). The guy on the far left went on to become an accomplished surfer in the line-up at Honolua Bay.
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So that's you in the middle. I was also curious.
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