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by Wooddave
Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:40 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: My lates Wing board
Replies: 187
Views: 101258

Re: My lates Wing board

Hi Chris, The water test went great except that the waves were shite. Thigh high mush. Never the less I was able to catch them, which was a big part of what I was trying to accomplish with the new board. Too soon to give much of a report on the quad fin arrangement other than to say it did improve t...
by Wooddave
Thu Feb 26, 2015 9:09 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: My lates Wing board
Replies: 187
Views: 101258

Re: My lates Wing board

The finished board looks great,, I've actually seen an SR 71 in flight back when they were still supposed to be top secret,, It was LOUD to say the least.. Have you gotten it wet yet? Your boards are unique and of high quality so I'm sure you could find people to buy them, the problem though is the ...
by Wooddave
Sat Feb 07, 2015 10:41 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: My lates Wing board
Replies: 187
Views: 101258

Re: My lates Wing board

Rod, Yes Tom did a great job on this board,I couldn't be happier with it. I got the opportunity to try it out before I butchered it in some chest high glass and it paddled really well and went like greased pigshite.. which of course made me feel even more torn about gutting it , but that was it's or...
by Wooddave
Fri Feb 06, 2015 7:40 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: New foam for a Bunch of Boards
Replies: 5
Views: 1800

Re: New foam for a Bunch of Boards

I didn't know you could get foam like that at white cap ,, how much does it cost??
by Wooddave
Fri Feb 06, 2015 9:34 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: My lates Wing board
Replies: 187
Views: 101258

Re: My lates Wing board

HI guys,, I've been following along but haven't had anything worthwhile to contribute.. Chris ,that board is so cool,, it must be a real pain to glass and sand between the board and the wing.. how many layers of cloth did you use on the wing part? For the torsion box did you just use a higher densit...
by Wooddave
Mon Jan 05, 2015 10:51 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: My lates Wing board
Replies: 187
Views: 101258

Re: My lates Wing board

Hi Chrispi, Those boards you make are really slick looking, I am envious.. They are fairly close to my first foil's design (but yours are much better executed), which was more of an attempt at placing the control surfaces down into the wave face than trying to fly.. Do you have any links to some of ...