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On the "Boards" pic on the second row labled "James (unknown)" Ima guess that be a Tbelly.

Nice Nice. Im impressed.

Second time out. Very compfy, nice power, close to my Vipers. The best fins I have used so far.Very happy with them. I think I will get Kicks too.

Used them today. Comfort is the best of any fin I have used. Stiff, seems like long slower kicks work best, I was hopeing for better burst speed but still cool. Thay have about the same power as my Vipers. Did not cramp up for several hours. Easy to walk in and out of the water. Bottom line= I realy...

4.75 inches or about 120mm wide. for the Large.

I got Large ,shoe size 11-12. Im a 10.5 shoe size. The ML was a bit snug. The L fits nice and add 3mm fin socks and its perfect. Garage sale today...so no surfin' but tomarrow Ill give em a test run.

Well...I ended up getting Dafins. I will get wet Sunday. Very nice fit so far.I can almost run in them. SJB the ONLY fins I have ever fallin' while having on is the V7 Vipers. I realy like them for swimming, getting around, lotta power, but...catching waves is slow, like a semi going through the gea...

I did a quick hack job on an old paipo to convert the round tail into a swallow. I removed wax on the edges with a wax comb and did some cutting. I painted the edges but ended up having quite a bit of over spray. now the middle of the waxed board has a layer of black paint on it. when the board drye...

I have both v5 and v7..the v5 puts some pressure on my big toe that hurts enough that I dont use 'em anymore....but they are 20 years ols and do not have the neoprene in the foot pocket. Im gonna look for a pair of Kicks to try on.

Found this on Ventura Craigslist.
http://santabarbara.craigslist.org/spo/3165298806.html

OK right now Im using Vipers V-7....I like them in the water, swimming and just getting around..slower on take off and...when I exit the water, even when paying attention, I sometimes stumble and trip. This must look great to people on shore :oops: I realize that I spend 99% of the time in the water...

I talked with Jon Wegener about getting some paulownia for a board. I may even have him shape one for me.

Forgot about that old thread. However..The 1st 3 boards were birtch and one only had paint as a seal. None have failed. What I would like to do is find some 1/8" ply that I could stack to 1/2" and glue some kick into the nose but aI can live with good quality 1/2".

Ok Im on my second board made from Lowes 1/2" birtch ply. The 1st one delaminated on the second session. This one I added more coats of sealant and made sure to realy get the edges well. On my second day using it I can see visable rippling on the bottom and discoloration from absorbing water on...

Aaaaaand........Im working that weekend. Awsome.

I would love to go but I will be in Sac town on the 4th...dont know if I can swing it. Lotta drivin' as Im in Ventura and that is 6 hours south of Sac. Im hopin' to hook up with some paipo-ists at some point. Ima try to shoot for the fest.

Anyone planning on going?

Well the BB coil leash I got is pretty beefy...more so than the short leg leashes I looked at. The hosing is thick and the swivals are stout and the cuff is wide and well padded and I dont know about the key pocket but I dont need it as I have that elswhere. when it hangs down from the nose it is ab...

Now to decide on wax or Cove deck pad.

I went to the surf shop and looked at coiled BB leashes, short board 5' leashes and some straight BB leashes. I ended up getting a higher end BB coil leash. The 5 footers by FCS and Dakine, to me, had too much leash hanging around and I felt it would bother me but they had a nice cuff. The cheap str...