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by krusher74
Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:18 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: New board
Replies: 14
Views: 7746

Re: New board

Seldom, I'll see if I can get a link to John Galera's video. The Galera boards have a huge concave deck and this looks like it would make the rail hard to keep connected/sunk in the wave face. the design of your latest board is the opposite and looks like it would knife into the face easily and res...
by krusher74
Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:10 am
Forum: Your Wave
Topic: And this too shall pass...but not soon enough
Replies: 9
Views: 5418

Re: And this too shall pass...but not soon enough

bgreen wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2020 5:03 pm I'm no golf player, but did you ever speak to Dermott, the owner of Seasons Lodge that backs onto the golf course?
no, I have never met him, I don't know anybody at the coarse.
by krusher74
Thu Apr 16, 2020 2:15 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: New board
Replies: 14
Views: 7746

Re: New board

I recall a wave, a while ago, at a long lined point on my fastest board. The problem wasn't holding a high line on a steep face, it was breaking the high line because of the speed. Putting aside the ability to do more acute turns, finless boards can have two problems. One is the momentary loss of c...
by krusher74
Thu Apr 16, 2020 1:54 pm
Forum: Your Wave
Topic: And this too shall pass...but not soon enough
Replies: 9
Views: 5418

Re: And this too shall pass...but not soon enough

Gday Krusher, I'm envious. When all is done and dusted, it would be good to catch up and have a wave or two. Is the cafe/surf shop still open? Bob No , the cafe shut a few weeks ago, we are on unemployment benefit through the government for up to 12 week as of now, tourism was ahuge part of the loc...
by krusher74
Tue Apr 14, 2020 1:30 pm
Forum: Your Wave
Topic: Drive Paipo?
Replies: 2
Views: 2397

Re: Drive Paipo?

Do you have a link if it's not been sold and re-listed?
by krusher74
Tue Apr 14, 2020 1:26 pm
Forum: Your Wave
Topic: And this too shall pass...but not soon enough
Replies: 9
Views: 5418

Re: And this too shall pass...but not soon enough

Over here in ireland I am on lockdown too, but being in such a rural area. (2weeks done, there straight into a 3week extension) i am able to sneak to some close to my house reefs that are not near any public car park or in view of anyone other than the local farmer who I'm sure could care less. I wa...
by krusher74
Tue Apr 14, 2020 1:15 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Soft edge
Replies: 6
Views: 4907

Re: Soft edge

Did they make the wave at Snowdonia like that deliberately btw? no, I feel its just a sub-optimum designed bottom profile, that is floored due to trying to make a wave that can be used by more than one person at a time. There is the main wave which I feel is sub-optimum dut to there attempt to also...
by krusher74
Tue Apr 14, 2020 1:08 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: New board
Replies: 14
Views: 7746

Re: New board

nomastomas wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2020 4:45 pm "Regarding the utility of fins..." just depends on where you want to surf on the wave. Finless boards take different lines than finned boards, but either line can be "fun".
How would you describe these different lines? and are they by choice or by design constraints?
by krusher74
Mon Dec 09, 2019 8:38 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Soft edge
Replies: 6
Views: 4907

Re: Soft edge

Well, you have a testing ground down in Bristol at the wave. no too far for a road trip.

I would not recommend surf Snowdonia in wales as the wave there was less like a normal ocean wave.
by krusher74
Wed Oct 30, 2019 4:33 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: TBG5
Replies: 120
Views: 1189609

Re: TBG5

CHRISPI wrote: Mon Oct 28, 2019 5:36 am Arm leashes specially elbow make boards with pointy bits come back to fast and hard.
That's not my experience of using them, but I guess they work differently for everyone. Dragging a leg leash just sounds horrific! lol
by krusher74
Mon Oct 28, 2019 3:06 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: TBG5
Replies: 120
Views: 1189609

Re: TBG5

Just noticed they are all leg leash plugs, was that by order or you dont like arm leashes?
by krusher74
Mon Oct 28, 2019 3:03 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: MK3
Replies: 7
Views: 6380

Re: MK3

I just built a new shed
by krusher74
Thu Oct 24, 2019 8:04 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: "Turbo speedstik paipo" vintage bodyboard
Replies: 14
Views: 8716

Re: "Turbo speedstik paipo" vintage bodyboard

I got my board (same model) a few months back, only riden it once on a knee high glassy day at a reef, it sure is fun, rips along in the pocket. Its a little over flexy for me, managed to bend reverse rocker into it and the nose went under on one turn, but a great little craft.
by krusher74
Thu Oct 24, 2019 6:22 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: MK3
Replies: 7
Views: 6380

Re: MK3

You sure have some alternative constructions! Do you just test out samples and see what sticks?
by krusher74
Thu Oct 24, 2019 6:20 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: TBG5
Replies: 120
Views: 1189609

Re: TBG5

Great to see plenty of interesting paipos and 5! being ordered.
by krusher74
Thu Oct 24, 2019 6:13 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: New summer Groveler
Replies: 36
Views: 20846

Re: New summer Groveler

Well I hadn't got out on this board in a while so for a second surf of the day I decided to try it again this time in the best waves I had given it a go in. And simple answer is it dosent work for me. I feel like i have to get up the front of the board to get over the rocker balance point to get it ...
by krusher74
Wed Jul 24, 2019 3:23 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: T-Belly G6
Replies: 42
Views: 30257

Re: T-Belly G6

That's interesting...I've never experienced that. It may be that the dual "exit concaves" I place on the bottom are doing their job and relieving the pressure beneath the tail, eliminating excess lift in this area. Lindsay Lord discuss this phenomenon in his book and which inspired Bob Si...
by krusher74
Tue Jul 23, 2019 2:09 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: New summer Groveler
Replies: 36
Views: 20846

Re: New summer Groveler

I've done a few mods to the summer groveler, moved the leash plug to where I wanted (asked) for it to be installed in the first place. 10" back from the nose. I also find when I first fit a new desk pad it too sticky and it hard to move up and down the board, this resulted in by my 3rd surf the...
by krusher74
Tue Jul 23, 2019 1:53 pm
Forum: Your Wave
Topic: slowmo video
Replies: 1
Views: 3225

slowmo video

Saw this video recently has a load of great slow-motion video, very interesting to watch rider leg/swimfin positions and also board angles of attack and body position on boards.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_eKVA5 ... ture=share
by krusher74
Mon Jul 01, 2019 3:13 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: The Immigrint board
Replies: 21
Views: 12782

Re: The Immigrint board

Wetsuits can be like swim fins, see how it fits on you. O'Neil wetsuits have consistently fit me (whether I was skinnier or plumper) but Rip Curls were just the opposite (constricting my range of motion). Try before buy. O'Neill seems to be the only wetsuit brand that has exclusive technology, I ha...