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by OG-AZN
Tue Oct 04, 2016 2:06 am
Forum: Your Wave
Topic: Flipper repair for an Idiot
Replies: 3
Views: 1822

Re: Flipper repair for an Idiot

Duct tape is your friend.Hopefully you have fin socks or just regular socks to wear since you'll have to build up the tape around the whole strap and it will rub against your ankle. Is there a tire or bike repair shop/equipment nearby? Those vulcanizing compounds they use to glue patches on inner tu...
by OG-AZN
Fri Aug 19, 2016 12:09 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: New Wood Paipo Mnia board
Replies: 6
Views: 3423

Re: New Wood Paipo Mnia board

Thanks Trevor. I'll make a 5/8" version also. So horizontal orientation of the grain is the best? At least with the C grade ply most of my boards are made of. The full size boards I made from CDX with grain oriented vertical have all come out too stiff. I have no experience with laminating 1/8...
by OG-AZN
Thu Aug 18, 2016 3:54 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Old Skool bodyboard shape but configured to your body shape.
Replies: 3
Views: 1880

Re: Old Skool bodyboard shape but configured to your body sh

Nice! What kind of wood are you using? How much rocker in the nose? Post up a pic of that if you can.
by OG-AZN
Thu Aug 18, 2016 3:45 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: New Wood Paipo Mnia board
Replies: 6
Views: 3423

Re: New Wood Paipo Mnia board

I like the flex of 1/2 " thick ply boards in the barrel, but they're too flexy in larger waves and they don't last long w/ me. I've had good luck w/ 5/8" thick epoxied ply boards. At least with the recycled cdx ply I usually use, orienting the grain horizontal rather than vertical actually...
by OG-AZN
Sat May 14, 2016 2:25 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Can you kneeride a plywood paipo ?
Replies: 8
Views: 3982

Re: Can you kneeride a plywood paipo ?

Yes you can!! Jack Lindholm, the "inventor" of drop knee bodyboarding" credits plywood paipo riders as his inspiration. You can even stand up ride a plywood board. Look up the vids of Val Ching from way back in the day, stand up riding his paipo at Waikiki Walls. There's also a famous...
by OG-AZN
Sat May 07, 2016 4:57 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Which paipo for hollow waves ?
Replies: 123
Views: 256103

Re: Which paipo for hollow waves ?

... Fortunately, I brought another paipo with me, this one was stiff plywood, with an HPD shape. Perfect for that kind f waves, very fast, it provided me the longest rides I have ever had, not to mention the crazy drifting/flying feeling. I was finally able to do the superman stand :) I just bought...
by OG-AZN
Sat Mar 19, 2016 1:59 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Which paipo for hollow waves ?
Replies: 123
Views: 256103

Re: Which paipo for hollow waves ?

I disagree (partially)with the comment above. Traditional paipos can catch waves early and a long way out just like a longboard as long as the wave turns into something eventually. If folks don't want to take my word for it, they should go to O'ahu and watch a spot where you can still find a few pai...
by OG-AZN
Mon Mar 14, 2016 11:29 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Which paipo for hollow waves ?
Replies: 123
Views: 256103

Re: Which paipo for hollow waves ?

Zensuni- When you use your swin fins can you feel the blade flexing a lot when you kick? If so, you should definitely upgrade your fins. Vipers, Duckfeet, and Da Fin are all popular with paipo riders and bodysurfers. They'll take some getting used to at first, but it will make a big difference in yo...
by OG-AZN
Sun Mar 13, 2016 7:03 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Which paipo for hollow waves ?
Replies: 123
Views: 256103

Re: Which paipo for hollow waves ?

What do you mean by "low end bodyboard fins"? I haven't noticed much difference in all the Churchill clones out there. Even though bodyboarders are using them to charge ridiculous waves, I've never found Churchill style fins the best for paipo riding or bodysurfing. When bodysurfing or rid...
by OG-AZN
Sun Mar 13, 2016 3:39 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Which paipo for hollow waves ?
Replies: 123
Views: 256103

Re: Which paipo for hollow waves ?

Pull the board back under you when you regain speed. Paipos can transition flat sections as well as any longboard or SUP doing that. Do you think a longer board would help to catch weack waves ? Paipos depend on overall surface / planing area so it's not necessarily length, consider width too. Incr...
by OG-AZN
Sat Mar 12, 2016 6:31 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Which paipo for hollow waves ?
Replies: 123
Views: 256103

Re: Which paipo for hollow waves ?

Keep in mind the style or technique you use when riding wood paipos isn't an all or nothing game. All the old timers may have preferred one style over others, but most used a combo of styles to suit the wave & conditions. That's how I ride too. I'll often be doing superman, no hands, boogie styl...
by OG-AZN
Sat Mar 05, 2016 3:34 am
Forum: Your Wave
Topic: Short local video
Replies: 8
Views: 4151

Re: Short local video

What's up with Vimeo? I used to be able to watch vids from there without a problem. Now I get a black screen or a mocking "this video won't play with your current set up" message, even if I allow all their obnoxious scripts to run.
by OG-AZN
Sat Mar 05, 2016 3:26 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Which paipo for hollow waves ?
Replies: 123
Views: 256103

Re: Which paipo for hollow waves ?

..This is a great performance, but I don't think this is what wood boards are made for. Nonsense!! The only rule for riding a wood paipo "correctly" is to ride it whatever way feels the most fun to you. I'm old enough to remember seeing many of the old skool paipo riders in Hawai'i, and t...
by OG-AZN
Thu Nov 12, 2015 11:42 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Cork and bamboo paipo
Replies: 28
Views: 12082

Re: Cork and bamboo paipo

Oh bummer!! Would've loved to ride that thing more. Good luck w/ the auction. Might be a sleeper deal for someone. That board looks and rides like a traditional paipo, but there's a lot of modern innovative stuff underneath. Might have to get me a custom then. I'd like to see what happens if you pla...
by OG-AZN
Mon Nov 09, 2015 10:56 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Cork and bamboo paipo
Replies: 28
Views: 12082

Re: Cork and bamboo paipo

Subjectively, traditional paipos have always felt faster to me than other boards. The bamboo board rode exactly as I would have expected from a ply board or HPD in terms of performance and also what riding style it favored.
by OG-AZN
Sun Nov 08, 2015 6:23 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Cork and bamboo paipo
Replies: 28
Views: 12082

Re: Cork and bamboo paipo

No, not a Bodypo — I wanted to make a legit paipo using some of the construction techniques I use on the Bodypo. I took this board out last night, and man, whenever I get on a real paipo I'm reminded how much the Bodypo is not a paipo. This is a fun board, but I missed the response (and cork deck) ...
by OG-AZN
Wed Jul 22, 2015 9:46 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Paipo quiver shots
Replies: 5
Views: 2654

Re: Paipo quiver shots

Great collection Airboy! Good to see people keeping the Hawai'i style paipo traditions alive. How does that big board ride? Looks like it has to be around 32"+ wide seeing that HPD's are 30". How does the board on the far right ride prone? Here's a pic of most of my boards. All shaped by m...
by OG-AZN
Tue Jun 16, 2015 8:45 pm
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Carl Ekström Board
Replies: 16
Views: 8361

Re: Carl Ekström Board

That Wava board is the same as the Freerider except for the color.Voit must've sold it off. Yes, dropping into heavy Sandys shorebreak with both hands on the handle felt like it was going to snap your wrists sometimes. It was safer to put the outside hand on the rail on the really vertical ones. The...
by OG-AZN
Tue Jun 16, 2015 12:25 am
Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
Topic: Carl Ekström Board
Replies: 16
Views: 8361

Re: Carl Ekström Board

In the 80's, Voit made a full bodyboard size version of their "Freerider" kickboard called the "Speedrider". Few, if any, Speedriders made it to Hawai'i so I never got to try one, but I did own a Freerider. It worked ok and was convenient to transport on the public bus to Sandys....
by OG-AZN
Sun Jun 14, 2015 4:40 pm
Forum: Your Wave
Topic: Belly Boards By Mouse
Replies: 17
Views: 7492

Re: Belly Boards By Mouse

Thanks for providing the dims. I'm sure you'll have no trouble selling that board.