MyPaipoBoards Forums

Old School Paipo featured in wee Cornish towns video plea for a new MD.

Link to vid:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e187iUWbVc&t=23s

Barge Cement works very well for this sort of application.

The oils of Peppermint & Wintergreen are both very good penetrants. I'd slather some down in the threads and let it sit over night and try it again. Making sure its free of salt first. If that doesn't work you can take a steel screw of that size(IIRC that's a 10/32, pretty common) and file a gro...

This one in ½" ply from several years back has a cork deck I added after a couple sessions.. Two layers of ¼". The increase in bouyancy was barely noticeable and it sucked up water, gaining weight during a session. I never bothered to seal it tho'. It is comfortable and does provide a tiny...

Excellent. I know first hand the fun to be had on a alaia style paipo.

Of all the wave machine's around, that one looks the most fun to me.
Looks like you took full advantage.

I will keep my eyes peeled. Friggin' crooks.

IMO About the only thing riding a finless wood paipo has in common with riding a boogie or a finned body board is the prone position. I've been riding prone now for about 15 years. Back when I first started riding paipos exclusively full time, I'd say it took me at least six months to get to where I...

IIRC He mentions that technique in this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEhXYm6UAyg

FWIW He uses this hand plane

https://www.taylorsmistakehandski.com/about/

Hand Planing Peahi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljecnBa-AS4&t=16s

Interesting! How are you using XLPE as a mold for a paipo "Wood Press?" I have developed a technology for making blanks for channel bottom BBs/Paipos. XLPE should work well for building the blanks and prototypes. Just need to come up with a good adhesive that is strong enough to endure th...

The stuff in the article is not mere conjecture.
Here is one of Tom's Air Injection boards.
You can see the bottom of the air vents in the shadow of the "louver".
He told me he rode it on Maui. Said it was too fast.........

Page 6

Page 5

Page 4

Page 3

Page 2

I'll post that Famous Surfer Article One page at a time

A couple years ago I wanted to buy a new "Boogie" and I asked Tom what should I get?
His reply? Mike Stewart's Science.