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- Mon Oct 11, 2021 5:04 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Monolith 2001: XLPE
- Replies: 47
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Re: Monolith 2001: XLPE
what density is it , tends to be expensive but will be a interesting build.
- Fri Jul 09, 2021 6:18 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Very thin rails with bouncy
- Replies: 16
- Views: 31568
Re: Very thin rails with bouncy
20 top 20 bottom 10 laminate 3top 3bottom 59mm total plenty buoyancy
- Thu Jul 08, 2021 5:51 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Very thin rails with bouncy
- Replies: 16
- Views: 31568
Re: Very thin rails with bouncy
The polyethylene is dressed with a high grade 3mm foam for looks and colour contrast .
- Thu Jul 08, 2021 5:42 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Very thin rails with bouncy
- Replies: 16
- Views: 31568
Re: Very thin rails with bouncy
Yes the middle layer of 6oz is to give the laminate torsional strength, forgot to mention I also used carbon mesh in the middle layer on this board , I set the rocker without the outer layer of glass , shape the final dimensions set the wing ,rail lending and trailing edges ,then cover the top and b...
- Thu Jul 08, 2021 12:51 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Very thin rails with bouncy
- Replies: 16
- Views: 31568
Re: Very thin rails with bouncy
Hi Bob I used two layers of 5mm core foam with a layer of 6oz cloth in the middle ,rocker is set with batons and weight you can heat set core foam as well , and 6oz cloth top and bottom has some flex , and then covered with 20mm polyethylene foam top and bottom for bouncy and shape .The rails are th...
- Mon Jun 21, 2021 12:31 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Very thin rails with bouncy
- Replies: 16
- Views: 31568
Re: Very thin rails with bouncy
The rails go deep blue in the water so cool ,this board really go's well I way 109 kg the carry in slop is amazing.
- Sat Jun 19, 2021 8:54 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Very thin rails with bouncy
- Replies: 16
- Views: 31568
Re: Very thin rails with bouncy
Is that some kind of bad language auto correct .sorry
- Sat Jun 19, 2021 8:50 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Very thin rails with bouncy
- Replies: 16
- Views: 31568
Re: Very thin rails with bouncy
SheeeeIIIIItttttt waves
- Sat Jun 19, 2021 8:48 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Very thin rails with bouncy
- Replies: 16
- Views: 31568
Re: Very thin rails with bouncy
Test ride done , in sloppy 4ft UK 7sec swell ,this board is sensational never had board that rides SheeeeIIIIItttttt waves so well
- Tue Jun 08, 2021 11:16 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Very thin rails with bouncy
- Replies: 16
- Views: 31568
Re: Very thin rails with bouncy
Plugged and ready for testing ,unfortunately north sea in summer doldrums no surf for weeks
- Mon Jun 07, 2021 6:05 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Very thin rails with bouncy
- Replies: 16
- Views: 31568
- Mon Jun 07, 2021 5:59 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Very thin rails with bouncy
- Replies: 16
- Views: 31568
- Sat Jun 05, 2021 7:44 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: TBG7
- Replies: 35
- Views: 44021
Re: TBG7
Turbo fan blades
- Thu Jun 03, 2021 4:44 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: New project... this time a Paipo
- Replies: 34
- Views: 45826
Re: New project... this time a Paipo
Why dont you try core foam used in boat building 5,10,20mm thickness ,easy to set channels ,rockers with heat or bending with batons and weights gets fantastic resin penetration
- Sat May 29, 2021 6:04 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: French paipo
- Replies: 36
- Views: 74854
Re: French paipo
I love the rails in the tail area . But they look fragile and will chip for nothing ,I contemplate this allot how thin is to thin on a rail dose it improve performance
- Mon May 03, 2021 7:13 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Lockdown special The Bat Lid
- Replies: 8
- Views: 18422
Re: Lockdown special The Bat Lid
I have checked staites on the google sat picks cant see were to surf , I am a loan surfer and suffer water anxiety at new places so good to have a surf buddy to push the envelop , I also have some questionable paddle out techniques , I use a kick board stance holding the board a bit fare back to pul...
- Fri Apr 23, 2021 3:23 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Lockdown special The Bat Lid
- Replies: 8
- Views: 18422
Re: Lockdown special The Bat Lid
Just finished a second test ride on this board .3 hrs at Cayton Bay 4 to 5ft a weak 9 sec swell offshore winds ,first thing I noted was how easy it was to find the ride centre the board sort off lands naturally under the body , the other wing boards all take a few sessions the work out , pulls long ...
- Sun Feb 21, 2021 10:48 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Lockdown special The Bat Lid
- Replies: 8
- Views: 18422
Lockdown special The Bat Lid
Another crackpot idea, see what happens if you fold the rail wake over twice??untested still in lockdown !!!
- Sun Nov 29, 2020 8:28 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Cornwall style board
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11228
Re: Cornwall style board
You are lucky, breaking stuff is the best way to understand structure limits, it’s easy to over engineer.
- Sun Nov 22, 2020 8:42 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Quad Concave Body Board Study
- Replies: 88
- Views: 1026354
Re: Quad Concave Body Board Study
Fluid mechanics love it I spend a lot time watching wakes, vortexes on clips like this but this one has stumped me .