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- Sat Oct 29, 2011 5:41 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Flotsam
- Replies: 3
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Flotsam
SWIMPAL and I took the mutts down to Nukie Beach (San O Trail 1) for a walk the other day and I found this hunk of ply. At first I thought it was glassed on the faces but after closer examination I realized it was an old hunk of high quality MDO. It had obviously been bouncing around the Pacific for...
- Sat Oct 29, 2011 5:14 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: What effect would these changes make?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9664
Re: What effect would these changes make?
Sure, just keep it all the way up front, it's the back inside corner that does all the real surfing.
- Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:50 am
- Forum: Your Wave
- Topic: Austin paipo shared shipping to HI?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7124
Re: Austin paipo shared shipping to HI?
Very thin foiled rails, (like most real Simmons boards).
- Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:47 am
- Forum: Your Wave
- Topic: Austin paipo shared shipping to HI?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7124
Re: Austin paipo shared shipping to HI?
To my knowledge Simmons did not make any body boards, but he could have. A couple years ago we had a Simmons exhibit at the Surfing Heritage Foundation. This board, owned by a very prominant board collector, was in the show and and was possibly shaped by Bob Simmons, altho' there is some debate to ...
- Mon Oct 24, 2011 12:33 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Blue Plate Special
- Replies: 58
- Views: 24709
Re: Blue Plate Special
In case you haven't seen it.
http://mypaipoboards.org/interviews/Ric ... RSaf.shtml
http://mypaipoboards.org/interviews/Ric ... RSaf.shtml
- Fri Oct 21, 2011 4:56 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: What effect would these changes make?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9664
Re: What effect would these changes make?
There is an interesting little trick that illustrates how different shapes react with water. Turn on the faucet so that the water is flowing evenly. Then hold a spoon loosely between two fingers so that the outward curved (convex) side is in the stream of water. Instead of being pushed away, the spo...
- Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:33 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: What effect would these changes make?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9664
Re: What effect would these changes make?
Volunteering at the SHF I've seen MANY original old Hawaiian boards from small paipo to monster olo's .
FWIW, All the boards I've seen with rolled bottoms have been in the ±100lb category.
FWIW, All the boards I've seen with rolled bottoms have been in the ±100lb category.
- Thu Oct 20, 2011 5:14 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: What effect would these changes make?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9664
Re: What effect would these changes make?
Paulownia will float a little higher and be lighter then most ply. As Mike said, flat is fast; rolled bottoms will be slower but more manueverable. I have two boards made with Paulownia, both less then 3/4" but they are long/thin alaia type sticks. I looked at the xylem boards and they appear t...
- Wed Oct 19, 2011 2:53 pm
- Forum: Your Wave
- Topic: Never Stop Enjoying The Simple Things In Life
- Replies: 1
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Never Stop Enjoying The Simple Things In Life
Found this on Grant Newby's Wooden Surfboard site.
This lady in North Cornwall UK, built and still rides this belly board from the 1950's
More proof of the power of surf stoke
This lady in North Cornwall UK, built and still rides this belly board from the 1950's
More proof of the power of surf stoke
- Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:47 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Pin-tail alaia?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6220
Re: Pin-tail alaia?
Alaia are by definition, old style, wooden surfboards. Nowhere in the quiver of the ancient surfers do you see pintails or pointed noses. These don't appear on surfboards until well into the 20th century. Although there is a wide spectrum of tail shapes, most are variations of the following fundamen...
- Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:46 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Blue Plate Special
- Replies: 58
- Views: 24709
Re: Blue Plate Special
the length and width seems to work for all sorts of various sized riders, and is a benefit that seems to translate across the board? Too funny. Just to illustrate how anything works, and it's all about the feel, I have the same sort of things to say about my daily ride, which could not be farther a...
- Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:08 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Blue Plate Special
- Replies: 58
- Views: 24709
Re: Blue Plate Special
Skiff, Many of our US based core have met and/or surfed with Sr. Mellor during our Plaskett meet up a couple years back. http://rodndtube.com/surf/rpts/2009/2009-0731-BigSur/2009_07-BigSurPaipos.shtml " Ya shoulda been there!" One of your boards in 7th shot? John is definitely not afraid t...
- Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:35 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Blue Plate Special
- Replies: 58
- Views: 24709
Re: Blue Plate Special
Dims are 6-3 x 29" wide
Bet that's some fun to duck dive.
- Fri Oct 14, 2011 3:40 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Pin-tail alaia?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6220
Re: Pin-tail alaia?
The Pintail shape is relatively slow but tracks well. That is why the shape is often employed on boards for really big or really fast waves, in order to help control speed. IMNSFHO There's not enough length or thickness in a proper alaia to accommodate a pintail. There are pintail paipos such as Gr...
- Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:37 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: 'Nother board!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4024
Re: 'Nother board!
Dowels are really more for joint alignment and offer very little in the way of strength. A T&G joint in this application is in fact weaker then a glued butt joint. Modern glues are actually stronger then the wood (the wood will split before the glue joint fails) Titebond II or III will work, ho...
- Fri Oct 07, 2011 5:33 pm
- Forum: Swim Fins, Skegs & Other Paipo Gear
- Topic: Modifying UDT fins
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7146
Re: Modifying UDT fins
For an angle grinder look for a wheel like this Bob. FAN%20SANDER[1].jpg A random orbital sander with 40 grit would work as well. I am 6'2" and weigh 190lbs and have no problem using my UDT's uncut. They are far and away my favorite fin. The only mod I've made is neoprene strap pads. Greenough ...
Re: Yikes!
SWIMPAL got me a Patagucci R3 for my birthday a couple years ago.
The most comfortable, warmest, easiest to get into wettie I've ever had.
Love the wool lining.
Well worth the money if you spend much time in the water.
The most comfortable, warmest, easiest to get into wettie I've ever had.
Love the wool lining.
Well worth the money if you spend much time in the water.
Re: Yikes!
The water here in "Sunny San Clemente" is the same temp :lol: At least the air temp's in the low 60's too. Water was 67° just a couple days ago. :D One day of 20 knot wind on Friday :cry: knocked it down overnight and the first winter storm of the season is on the horizon so it looks like...
Re: Yikes!
What kind of water temps are you dealing with ?
- Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:30 pm
- Forum: Swim Fins, Skegs & Other Paipo Gear
- Topic: Fin recommendations
- Replies: 39
- Views: 28997
Re: Fin recommendations
Welcome toI'm having the time of my life riding the gst.
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