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by mrmike
Mon Jun 19, 2017 10:02 am
Forum: Your Wave
Topic: Selling boards
Replies: 15
Views: 8405

Re: Selling boards

when people see me selling some boards in my yard they say oh what nice skim boards ????
by mrmike
Wed Mar 15, 2017 10:26 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Advice for a total beginner?
Replies: 9
Views: 5234

Re: Advice for a total beginner?

for the first board keep it flat with no fins. after that one you can try bending the nose then go wild there is no wrong way
by mrmike
Tue Mar 14, 2017 10:31 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Advice for a total beginner?
Replies: 9
Views: 5234

Re: Advice for a total beginner?

a 3/8"' thick 1/2 sheet of ply wood for your first board is a good place to start real cheep but get good plywood birch is good choice @ the home depot. The board does not have to float you it just has to plane well. the best advice I can give you is have fun with it because you will make more .
by mrmike
Sun Jul 24, 2016 9:49 am
Forum: Your Wave
Topic: It's prone but not a paipo
Replies: 16
Views: 7159

Re: It's prone but not a paipo

no,no, no
by mrmike
Tue Jun 21, 2016 10:27 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: which resin for plywood ?
Replies: 9
Views: 5567

Re: which resin for plywood ?

you mean wood strip like this
by mrmike
Fri Jun 10, 2016 10:23 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: which resin for plywood ?
Replies: 9
Views: 5567

Re: which resin for plywood ?

none. will make the board heavy and less buoyance just use good varnish like minwax poly. I have boards that are over 5 year old still are water tight. just sand it down a little ever 2 or 3 years and reapply some more varnish. cheep and easy. but if you still want to use resin use good epoxy it wil...
by mrmike
Thu May 26, 2016 10:24 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: What's your favorite board for small days ?
Replies: 18
Views: 8951

Re: What's your favorite board for small days ?

love my mat on small days
by mrmike
Fri May 20, 2016 10:16 am
Forum: Your Wave
Topic: The Secret is Out in PNG
Replies: 3
Views: 2736

Re: The Secret is Out in PNG

kids don't need store bought boards ply is just fine. I might have taken the jagged edge off one of them. glad to see some thing don't change that we did as kids. love this one
by mrmike
Thu Feb 25, 2016 11:20 am
Forum: Your Wave
Topic: Surf Snowdonia artificial wave
Replies: 10
Views: 5307

Re: Surf Snowdonia artificial wave

if the waves were always perfect I would get so bored after a day. the best thing about the ocean it is always different from day to day
by mrmike
Sat Jan 23, 2016 11:23 am
Forum: Swim Fins, Skegs & Other Paipo Gear
Topic: Any Hints for Go Pro Camera on a Paipo?
Replies: 17
Views: 21420

Re: Any Hints for Go Pro Camera on a Paipo?

no mine sit up on a mount that folds up down and rotates I don't think it is made by gopro it is some knockoff
by mrmike
Sun Jan 10, 2016 10:58 am
Forum: Swim Fins, Skegs & Other Paipo Gear
Topic: Any Hints for Go Pro Camera on a Paipo?
Replies: 17
Views: 21420

Re: Any Hints for Go Pro Camera on a Paipo?

I have a wrist cuff mount works good let you point it where you want not just a fixed point
by mrmike
Fri Jan 08, 2016 11:02 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: mike's finished boat
Replies: 18
Views: 12073

Re: mike's finished boat

epoxied with 6oz S glass on top and bottom inside and out it wight is about 30lb
by mrmike
Wed Jan 06, 2016 11:14 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: mike's finished boat
Replies: 18
Views: 12073

Re: mike's finished boat

you found me out
by mrmike
Wed Dec 30, 2015 11:22 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: mike's finished boat
Replies: 18
Views: 12073

Re: mike's finished boat

about 350 hours or so
by mrmike
Mon Dec 28, 2015 11:31 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: mike's finished boat
Replies: 18
Views: 12073

Re: mike's finished boat

thank it was so much fun I might make one for my wife
by mrmike
Sat Dec 19, 2015 11:29 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: mike's finished boat
Replies: 18
Views: 12073

Re: mike's finished boat

I use it to paddle around the bay and some lakes. " nothing is so much fun as messing around in boats "
by mrmike
Fri Dec 11, 2015 2:36 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: mike's finished boat
Replies: 18
Views: 12073

Re: mike's finished boat

love the paddle. the boat was clcboats.com plans wood duck 12' they also give a list of 100 curse words to use !!!!! and remember sanding is fun repeat after me sanding is fun.
by mrmike
Fri Dec 11, 2015 11:31 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: mike's finished boat
Replies: 18
Views: 12073

mike's finished boat

It may not be a paipo board but it is wood and it floats
by mrmike
Thu Dec 10, 2015 11:24 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Ohonoo
Replies: 10
Views: 4966

Re: Ohonoo

very nice
by mrmike
Mon Nov 09, 2015 11:06 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: jalama bomba
Replies: 5
Views: 2778

Re: jalama bomba

broke that one but made another not hard to do