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by OG-AZN
Sun Jun 14, 2015 4:25 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Building a plywood paipo in the middle of nowhere in India.
Replies: 21
Views: 13998

Re: Building a plywood paipo in the middle of nowhere in Ind

First time I a chance to read through this great thread. Funny too that I just ate some leftover jerk chicken with rice & peas yesterday after coming back from a paipo surf session. I use the equivalent of 12mm thick ply for most of my paipos, and they work great. 9mm or 3/8 is lighter and more ...
by OG-AZN
Wed May 27, 2015 10:44 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: bodyboard shape evolution
Replies: 9
Views: 3166

Re: bodyboard shape evolution

I didn't know the original Morey Boogie had the wide point at the tail. I recall the 13x BE branded mass production boards had the wide point at the nose. There was a 1980's Scott Hawaii board called the X-15 that also had a narrow nose and wide point near its square tail. Kinda similar to the shape...
by OG-AZN
Wed May 27, 2015 10:16 pm
Forum: Your Wave
Topic: Belly Boards By Mouse
Replies: 17
Views: 7475

Re: Belly Boards By Mouse

That thing is rad!! Seems like it was ahead of it's time. Were other people doing concave bottoms on boards during that era? If it wasn't for the skeg, you could ride that board either way. Might even work better tail forward. I have a plywood paipo that has a similar shape to the Mouse board turned...
by OG-AZN
Sat May 02, 2015 11:39 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: California Surfcraft Bodypo Review
Replies: 40
Views: 24118

Re: California Surfcraft Bodypo Review

I guess the best comparison on how the board flexes is with a bodyboard. The Bodypo definitely doesn't flex as much as a bodyboard, but the way it flexes is similar. As Flojo said, you can see the flex in the board on land. I've noticed the boards seem to stiffen up a bit in colder (50 degree range)...
by OG-AZN
Thu Apr 23, 2015 9:23 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: California Surfcraft Bodypo Review
Replies: 40
Views: 24118

Re: California Surfcraft Bodypo Review

Yes, the nose & tail measurements are at the very ends of the board.
by OG-AZN
Thu Apr 23, 2015 10:41 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: California Surfcraft Bodypo Review
Replies: 40
Views: 24118

Re: California Surfcraft Bodypo Review

^ That's the way to do it with these blanks if you want the traditional paipo style ride experience. I used a more bodyboard style shape on my first board, and not surprisingly,it rode very much like a bodyboard. I wanted a ride that was closer to my ply paipos and shaped this board, which I really ...
by OG-AZN
Mon Apr 13, 2015 12:17 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: keeping it simple
Replies: 7
Views: 2977

Re: keeping it simple

I like that red board & the other one with the kerfed nose. Looks similar to what I ride, and I've made use of "natural rocker" in old pieces of plywood many times too. You definitely don't have to keep the riding simple with ply paipos. The greatest appeal to me in traditional plywood...
by OG-AZN
Mon Apr 06, 2015 3:16 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: fiberglass a ply paipo
Replies: 10
Views: 4621

Re: fiberglass a ply paipo

I am surprised someone has not yet built Aiaia's and Paipo's with this method I've contemplated it, but the cost of the West System epoxy needed to laminate a full sized paipo seems too high to me. I might try it with Supersap one day as it's much cheaper. I have no experience with the quality of S...
by OG-AZN
Mon Apr 06, 2015 3:09 pm
Forum: Your Wave
Topic: Alaia for prone riding
Replies: 25
Views: 11114

Re: Alaia for prone riding

The thin wood boards side slip less because it's easier to get their thin rails to bite when you lean into a turn, and the traditional alaia style shapes have a narrow tail section that makes it easier to trail your legs/fins over the side for additional control. Thicker, wider soft boards or foam/g...
by OG-AZN
Fri Apr 03, 2015 1:14 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: My new finless board
Replies: 52
Views: 18787

Re: My new finless board

^ Good point & question. In my experience, "too thin a rail" def doesn't apply to ply paipos. My boards are 1/2-5/8" thick ply to start and I like angled "knifey" rails. I make my rails extremely thin near the tail. Even though lots of people say rail shape makes no diff...
by OG-AZN
Fri Apr 03, 2015 12:43 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: fiberglass a ply paipo
Replies: 10
Views: 4621

Re: fiberglass a ply paipo

Yes, epoxy resin. I've been using West Marine System 105 since I had some on hand. That stuffs not cheap though. You might want to try the Entropy/Supersap bio-resin epoxy. It's cheaper and supposed to be more "environmentally friendly". Don't worry about the warnings that bare epoxy finis...
by OG-AZN
Fri Apr 03, 2015 12:56 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: fiberglass a ply paipo
Replies: 10
Views: 4621

Re: fiberglass a ply paipo

You should try just a couple coats of marine epoxy, no glass. I've been using that on my 1/2 - 5/8" ply paipos and they've held up remarkably well. Those boards still retain some flex too. I have one epoxy coated board that's 5 yrs old now and I've been surfing it regularly in solid conditions ...
by OG-AZN
Wed Apr 01, 2015 7:37 pm
Forum: Your Wave
Topic: Vintage El Paipo bodyboard
Replies: 7
Views: 3586

Re: Vintage El Paipo bodyboard

Wow! The boards in the ad are the same ones I remember, and they're the same as the one in the pic I posted. You can see from the riding pic that even a grown man couldn't get a good grip on those super thick rails .
by OG-AZN
Mon Mar 30, 2015 11:23 pm
Forum: Your Wave
Topic: Vintage El Paipo bodyboard
Replies: 7
Views: 3586

Re: Vintage El Paipo bodyboard

I think the El Paipo logo was "branded" into the deck below the handle. You can see some kind of logo on the skeg in the photo too.
by OG-AZN
Mon Mar 30, 2015 11:21 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: My new finless board
Replies: 52
Views: 18787

Re: My new finless board

I think what they're referring to is the "boogie board" style rail, Like in Soulglider's example C. Tom Morey originally marketed his Boogie Board saying it had "vacuum track rails". I don't know if there's a scientific basis behind the term or it was just marketing, but that sty...
by OG-AZN
Fri Mar 27, 2015 5:42 pm
Forum: Your Wave
Topic: Vintage El Paipo bodyboard
Replies: 7
Views: 3586

Vintage El Paipo bodyboard

I've mentioned this very rare board that I remembered from kid days in some of my old posts . Somebody in SoCal scored one of the few (only?)survivors left, in very good condition. https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xaf1/t51.2885-15/e15/11084790_1567176083535942_1174249554_n.jpg I believe the...
by OG-AZN
Mon Mar 23, 2015 3:42 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Old Johnny Rice to Paipo
Replies: 7
Views: 2976

Re: Old Johnny Rice to Paipo

You sure the board isn't repairable? You'd be surprised how much more life you can get from a snapped board if they're repaired well. I rode a twice repaired, 2nd or 3rd hand Aipa for years in way overhead surf at OBSF until it finally snapped beyond repair duck diving a "nothing" wave at ...
by OG-AZN
Fri Mar 20, 2015 2:31 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: California Surfcraft Bodypo Review
Replies: 40
Views: 24118

Re: California Surfcraft Bodypo Review

The raised section is 1" thick, the rest of the board is 5/8".
by OG-AZN
Fri Mar 20, 2015 12:57 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: California Surfcraft Bodypo Review
Replies: 40
Views: 24118

Re: California Surfcraft Bodypo Review

All the production boards and the customs I've seen so far have alaia style "hard" square rails. My experience is that rail shape performance is noticeable even on boards less than 1" thick. The square rail worked fine riding prone on a Bodypo, but I noticed the board rode really loos...
by OG-AZN
Thu Mar 19, 2015 11:11 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: California Surfcraft Bodypo Review
Replies: 40
Views: 24118

Re: California Surfcraft Bodypo Review

GeoffreyLevens is correct. All the production boards and blanks have the same "dorsal hump", which is an additional layer of cork that was added to give strength and stiffness. I don't feel or notice the raised section with a wetsuit on. I think you could plane it down gradually to add mor...