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You have the right idea. I used that spray can varnish once. I did only 2 coats on each side, but I was in a rush to surf. For more lasting results, you need a few more coats. I remember the dry to the touch & recoat time for that can is pretty fast. You can spray the opposite side of the board ...

Fwiw, the "shed door" has been ridden almost exclusively in fast beach break ( Ocean Beach SF)for the last 10+ years. Had several fun sessions on it this past holiday week in clean overhead surf, with long fast hollow sections. I keep a similarly shaped board on O'ahu that I've surfed at E...

That's really cool, and I wonder if it's a "first" for that place. Riding a bore wave is one of the things on my bucket list. Looks like you lost the wave more from being forced out of position by all the longboarders than from any deficiency in your board. I've found that on really small ...

Tom Morey's most famous invention had a huge impact on my childhood & adult life. Things would've been a lot different for me without the boog. Aloha Tom, and thanks!!

The old Mach 7 still works good...

The shape is fine & it will work at its current length or shortened. 8kg is pretty heavy, but I'd try it as is before planing it down. Once you get it in the water the weight issue won't be as noticeable. Not sure how a board made with that kind of glue joint flexes or how durable it will be.

My experience with boards like this is stuff like concaves and channels look cool, but they don't provide a dramatic impact on board performance. You'll have as much fun on the simple design as a more complicated one. A good guide for width is to stand with your arms relaxed, elbows bent up like you...

Should be a fun ride with a lot of float. How heavy is the board? All the paulownia boards I've ridden were super light compared to my usual plywood.

Uncle Grumpy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 10:22 am Very Nice.
FWIW,
Boat builders have a long held superstition against using walnut in watercraft.
It's known to them as "coffin wood".
I wouldn't worry about it tho'.

Well, since there's some old tradition of using coffin lids as paipo boards, it's all good...

Great classic bodyboard collection! The BZ and Turbo III look in excellent condition, and the Atunas is pretty rare. Epoxy is the way to go if you're using EPS. I strongly suggest doing an equal thickness wood ply layer on top and bottom. With wood only on one side, the board will be prone to crack ...

Aloha Paipo brothers and sisters, Sad to report that paipo legend, Harry Akisada, passed away early this month. Harry was an inspiration and influence to multiple generations of surfers on O'ahu. He was a fixture at all the good paipo spots on the island for so long, it's hard to imagine not seeing ...

Anybody remember the Scott Hawaii fins from the 1980's? Yuccas look like they're based primarily off that old design. The Scotts were good fins, more power than Churchills and more durable than the Vipers of that era.

It's a shame that board broke. You could've sold it for a good price to some hipster with that cool paint job. 1/4" Ply was always too flexy for me, and even if the board was glassed to keep it from breaking, the rails feel way too thin. Most of my boards are made from plywood way worse than wh...

Happy New Year to all the paipo faithful. Almost forgot how to log in here. Nothing new to share, but some of my oldies in glorious VGA resolution are parked here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLsRPO0t3J_MR71Jcr11zCQ Other than the red board, all the other funky looking paipos in this vid https:...

I had some fun on the paipo, but the swell from Lane wasn't that great compared to hurricane swells I remember. The storm was way over hyped by the authorities. Fwiw, the Stormsurf site called it accurately throughout - storm passing south of the islands and real swell less than 8ft. The "autho...

Any paipo riders on Oahu up for a surf today?

...People are just so afraid to break from what surf community says you should ride. ....... Maybe you should consider breaking from your current surf community instead. Folks are more receptive to paipos in other places- Norcal & Hawai'i for example. Looks like there's decent interest in Europ...

Like other people said, you'll gain nothing safety wise with a HPD. They are just as hard as plywood and will probably snap back at you just as hard if you put a leash on one. I've never surfed any "traditional" paipo with a leash. I think it's dangerous. You must be surfing really crowded...

Like JBW said, you should come just a little ways further north. Good odds you'll find some fun paipo waves this time of year.

Duct tape is your friend.Hopefully you have fin socks or just regular socks to wear since you'll have to build up the tape around the whole strap and it will rub against your ankle. Is there a tire or bike repair shop/equipment nearby? Those vulcanizing compounds they use to glue patches on inner tu...

Thanks Trevor. I'll make a 5/8" version also. So horizontal orientation of the grain is the best? At least with the C grade ply most of my boards are made of. The full size boards I made from CDX with grain oriented vertical have all come out too stiff. I have no experience with laminating 1/8...