Search found 1159 matches

by rodndtube
Sat Apr 07, 2012 6:49 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Pleybo de Cuba
Replies: 2
Views: 2692

Re: Pleybo de Cuba

Very interesting!

Noticed that only about a dozen or so surf spots were listed.
by rodndtube
Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:45 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Paipo eye-candy
Replies: 15
Views: 7625

Re: Paipo eye-candy

http://www.hyprnalu.com/#!vstc24=retro-boards Paipo boards at the Hyprnalu site. I'll go have a look next week. Sounds like it might be one of their carbon fiber boards. Check it out... and get some waves! Paul surfed Pine Trees yesterday and some of the other south Kona spots earlier on that south...
by rodndtube
Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:11 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Paipo eye-candy
Replies: 15
Views: 7625

Re: Paipo eye-candy

Rod, Did you get to ride the wave arrow when you were here? (and how was it?) Ted I only paddled it out one day, probably the smallest day of the lot on the Big Island. Didn't last long on it as I had trouble adjusting to the length, width and total volume. However... I did get a favorable taste fo...
by rodndtube
Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:39 am
Forum: For Sale, Wanted or Trade
Topic: Ziffy Board
Replies: 4
Views: 3733

Re: Ziffy Board

I noticed that a company going by that or a similar name had moved southeast of Culver City, still in the heart of LA. Compton maybe?
by rodndtube
Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:18 am
Forum: For Sale, Wanted or Trade
Topic: Spring is here
Replies: 10
Views: 6583

Re: Spring is here

Received some additional pics of the Gordon Theisz board. Here is a nose view of the handle. Is that what appears to be a leash hole?
Handle_NoseView_w600.jpg
Handle_NoseView_w600.jpg (121.66 KiB) Viewed 5841 times
by rodndtube
Mon Apr 02, 2012 8:46 am
Forum: For Sale, Wanted or Trade
Topic: Ziffy Board
Replies: 4
Views: 3733

Ziffy Board

This is a board I normally expect to read about from Nels or Poobah (they probably have in the past!). It is another "board" showing up on eBay. A quick Internet search revealed only two other citations, a very short post on one of the surfing mag forums and the other on the surfmatters bl...
by rodndtube
Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:29 pm
Forum: For Sale, Wanted or Trade
Topic: Spring is here
Replies: 10
Views: 6583

Re: Spring is here

Rod, I thought there used to be a facility to contact the seller direct rather than signing into ebay and asking? Is my recollection wrong? I was thinking of asking if the seller had been the original owner/surfed it? The interviews have now turned up as links to a few ads. Bob It appears you have ...
by rodndtube
Sat Mar 31, 2012 3:39 pm
Forum: Your Wave
Topic: There they go again.....
Replies: 1
Views: 1276

Re: There they go again.....

LOL... Malibu and Zuma in Central California :) More like Northern Los Angeles, eh?
by rodndtube
Sat Mar 31, 2012 11:10 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Paipo eye-candy
Replies: 15
Views: 7625

Re: Paipo eye-candy

Tons of design niceties in Gus's board -- little things that help the prone rider, not to mention his entire board bottom evolution. I would like to try it in a narrower version -- 23 inches is just too wide for me.
by rodndtube
Sat Mar 31, 2012 11:06 am
Forum: For Sale, Wanted or Trade
Topic: Spring is here
Replies: 10
Views: 6583

Re: Spring is here

Here is a rare offering, a Gordon Theisz board:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/150789103110?ss ... 1423.l2649
by rodndtube
Fri Mar 30, 2012 7:04 pm
Forum: Your Wave
Topic: Where is everyone?
Replies: 13
Views: 6880

Re: Where is everyone?

Ted wrote:Rod,

Ribcage injury? Sounds like my kind of trip.

Ted
I was shooting for points but only managed a 1/4 twist before being pounded onto my board on my right side. The shame of it was that the howling Papagayo winds finally slacked off some during the last 5 days.
by rodndtube
Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:14 am
Forum: Your Wave
Topic: Where is everyone?
Replies: 13
Views: 6880

Re: Where is everyone?

After 15 days in Costa Rica and an onslaught of tasks back on the home front it seems like I have become a near caveman. Not to mention Bob Green's unrelenting pressure to meet "deadlines." It would be nice returning to a daily walk routine especially with Spring breaking out on the USA Mi...
by rodndtube
Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:08 am
Forum: Your Wave
Topic: hello
Replies: 7
Views: 2957

Re: hello

Ted, my friend Paul from Kona tells me there is a nice south swell on the way.
by rodndtube
Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:46 am
Forum: For Sale, Wanted or Trade
Topic: Spring is here
Replies: 10
Views: 6583

Spring is here

Increasing numbers of boards are beginning to show up on eBay, mostly 1960s vintage foam/fiberglass items.
by rodndtube
Sat Mar 24, 2012 11:44 pm
Forum: Your Wave
Topic: hello
Replies: 7
Views: 2957

Re: hello

I hear you! Returned a couple of days ago from a 15-day trip to Costa Rica... trying to adjust to "normal life" and catch up with several critical items before shoving off on my next venture. Unfortunately, no waveriding for me on the next trip as I let my right side rib cage/soft tissues ...
by rodndtube
Sun Mar 18, 2012 1:26 pm
Forum: Swim Fins, Skegs & Other Paipo Gear
Topic: Leash for fiberglass paipo/bellyboard?????
Replies: 22
Views: 12601

Re: Leash for fiberglass paipo/bellyboard?????

We ride a lot of different boards on this forum and so it is appropriate to caveat our experiences. I have been riding a 50" foam/fiberglass board for 40 yrs and my experience with fling back has more to do with the interaction with the wave more than the flotation volume of the board per se. A...
by rodndtube
Sat Mar 17, 2012 10:54 pm
Forum: Swim Fins, Skegs & Other Paipo Gear
Topic: Leash for fiberglass paipo/bellyboard?????
Replies: 22
Views: 12601

Re: Leash for fiberglass paipo/bellyboard?????

Yeah... the more liters the board the more flotation! Unless it is weighed down by a 4-layer g10oz glass job and quad stringers. But, that isn't the only factor in play... it is the board and you being stretched apart and held apart until something gives and then just like a rubber band, it either b...
by rodndtube
Sat Mar 17, 2012 6:11 pm
Forum: Swim Fins, Skegs & Other Paipo Gear
Topic: Leash for fiberglass paipo/bellyboard?????
Replies: 22
Views: 12601

Re: Leash for fiberglass paipo/bellyboard?????

One of the issues with coiled, bicep leashes is that they tend to be short, under 5 foot and are built to be used with bodyboards (aka soft boogie boards). Personally, I don't think these leashes (built expressly for boogie boards) are up to the quality standards of quality surf board leashes. For t...
by rodndtube
Sat Mar 17, 2012 12:41 pm
Forum: Swim Fins, Skegs & Other Paipo Gear
Topic: Leash for fiberglass paipo/bellyboard?????
Replies: 22
Views: 12601

Re: Leash for fiberglass paipo/bellyboard?????

ClanB wrote:Now to decide on wax or Cove deck pad.
Not sure about wax on a deck pad. Otherwise, Sticky Bumps is my wax of choice. There are some other good ones, too.
by rodndtube
Sat Mar 17, 2012 12:35 pm
Forum: Swim Fins, Skegs & Other Paipo Gear
Topic: Leash for fiberglass paipo/bellyboard?????
Replies: 22
Views: 12601

Re: Leash for fiberglass paipo/bellyboard?????

Rod's cardinal rule is to never go "cheap" on a leash. You will want it to work when it is needed. Short is also bad due to fling back. With my longer leashes in overhead surf I keep it "coiled" in my hand when in the line-up zone and fling it out when ready to start positioning ...