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- Wed Apr 22, 2015 9:55 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: California Surfcraft Bodypo Review
- Replies: 40
- Views: 25765
Re: California Surfcraft Bodypo Review
I picked up a blank from Dave on Monday morning went home, cut a bit of the corners off the front end ,left the rails parallel and just slightly softened their edges with sandpaper. I was in the water within an hour. Pretty cool. I found it easy to paddle and easy to duckdive. I liked having a littl...
- Wed Apr 15, 2015 3:06 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Finned Xylem Paipo
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11869
Re: Finned Xylem Paipo
just took my mat, 4gf roundtail out this morning-onshore winds, 4 ft, lots of closeouts and generally ugly conditions. Most of the long time regulars grumbling on the beach with their hard boards-I HAD A BLAST.
MATS ARE COOL
MATS ARE COOL
- Mon Apr 13, 2015 11:14 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: keeping it simple
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3016
Re: keeping it simple
Thanks Og...I will check that out
- Sat Apr 11, 2015 6:40 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: keeping it simple
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3016
keeping it simple
Broke the nose off my kerfed-nose ply paipo. Built a new one--no kerf-found piece of ply with slight natural nose rocker, 48x21 15/32 thick, parallel rails ,, nose template courtesy of my garbage can lid, marine varnish/paint. ta=dah!
Sea Trials tomorrow-
Sea Trials tomorrow-
- Thu Apr 09, 2015 9:28 pm
- Forum: Your Wave
- Topic: Alaia for prone riding
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11479
Re: Alaia for prone riding
Hey Bob, thanks for the reply. I am 6 ft tall but I think the biggest problem is the thickness of the rails and floatation without fins on the board.. I am more comfortable riding shorter boards but was interested because I see some of the boards on the forum like Mr Mikes and Uncle Grumpy's are qui...
- Tue Apr 07, 2015 9:17 pm
- Forum: Your Wave
- Topic: Alaia for prone riding
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11479
Re: Alaia for prone riding
Hey Og-yes on occasion, I do surf OB
- Tue Apr 07, 2015 9:15 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: fiberglass a ply paipo
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4961
Re: fiberglass a ply paipo
The reason I was thinking of putting on a layer of glass is I have this ply paipo that I like, but it developed what can only be called a mild negative nose rocker. feeling experimental , I cut a few kerf lines a few inches from the nose, filled the cuts with epoxy glue and bent the nose up. when it...
- Mon Apr 06, 2015 1:22 am
- Forum: Your Wave
- Topic: Alaia for prone riding
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11479
Re: Alaia for prone riding
I have a wegner 5'8 albacore and when riding it prone, I have a hell of a time keeping it from sideslipping if not in exactly, and I mean exactly, the right spot on the board. it is very fast, but I find the sideslipping so annoying that I hardly ride it anymore. I have actually thought of adding a ...
- Sun Apr 05, 2015 8:33 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: fiberglass a ply paipo
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4961
Re: fiberglass a ply paipo
It is maybe 6 mos old with one or two coats of varethane (sp?) on it. lightly used so I think with a little sanding the resin will adhere well.
- Sat Apr 04, 2015 5:53 pm
- Forum: Swim Fins, Skegs & Other Paipo Gear
- Topic: Hydro tech fins
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6127
Hydro tech fins
Anybody here tried the Hydro tech ocean fins?
any opinions on them?
any opinions on them?
- Fri Apr 03, 2015 2:09 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: fiberglass a ply paipo
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4961
Re: fiberglass a ply paipo
Sounds like a good idea-I do like the flex. When you say marine epoxy, does that mean epoxy resin?
thanks,
thanks,
- Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:15 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: fiberglass a ply paipo
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4961
fiberglass a ply paipo
Hello- I have decided I would like to fiberglass one of my ply paipos. In my misspent youth, I glassed a dozen or so boards and in those days, the rail was wrapped with the cloth around to the other side and then trimmed to a tape line. is this the way to glass a 1/2 inch thick ply paipo? I have sus...
- Sat Mar 21, 2015 11:57 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Some Different Board Designs
- Replies: 49
- Views: 24982
Re: Some Different Board Designs
very cool boards--where do you get all the different woods?
- Mon Feb 02, 2015 12:13 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: california surfcrafts (cork boards)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 12959
Re: california surfcrafts (cork boards)
blanks sound interesting to me--how do you seal the cork after shaping?
- Tue Nov 25, 2014 12:40 am
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: softech rocket
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2042
softech rocket
Has anybody tried one of these? I saw it in one of the local surfshops today. 52" and comes with fcs keel fins. Sort of a simmons type shape--
sort of. Anyway, looked like it could be fun and was wondering if anybody has tried one.
sort of. Anyway, looked like it could be fun and was wondering if anybody has tried one.
- Mon Nov 17, 2014 6:22 pm
- Forum: Swim Fins, Skegs & Other Paipo Gear
- Topic: Duckfeet/DaFin comparison (land-based early impressions)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 20714
Re: Duckfeet/DaFin comparison (land-based early impressions)
they are xl's but i am not quite ready to get rid of them yet--I don't notice the drag when body or hand boarding so I will keep them
- Mon Nov 17, 2014 4:32 pm
- Forum: Swim Fins, Skegs & Other Paipo Gear
- Topic: Duckfeet/DaFin comparison (land-based early impressions)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 20714
Re: Duckfeet/DaFin comparison (land-based early impressions)
I have been using Dafins for a couple of months now and as an experiment, switched back to my old duckfeet----what a difference! While the DaFins are more comfortable and easier to use, I felt much less drag using the duckfeet. I am riding a t-belly 3 and its performance, while already really good, ...
- Mon Nov 17, 2014 4:27 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Nomas
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2869
Re: Nomas
OK, I thought about the drag issue a lot last night because I had noticed it quite a bit during my last few go outs. Today, in some pretty clean 2-3 ft surf, i decided to change out my fins (swim fins) and see if that made a difference. I have been using DaFins and found them to be very comfortable....
- Sun Nov 16, 2014 4:23 pm
- Forum: Paipo Board Design & Building
- Topic: Nomas
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2869
Re: Nomas
I am a former kneelo and have ridden my 5-10 kneeboard prone and had some fun but found it to feel too long and way too floaty. I think it also has too much rocker to be ridden prone. As a kneeboarder, your weight is centered in a small area of the board usually near the center of the board . the kn...
- Sat Oct 25, 2014 10:53 pm
- Forum: Your Wave
- Topic: right or left?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4951
right or left?
Like a lot of people here, I have been surfing a long time. As a standup surfer, I am a regular foot and have always been more comfortable going right vs left.
The odd thing is as a prone surfer, I actually seem to prefer going left. I was wondering if anyone else has a similar response
The odd thing is as a prone surfer, I actually seem to prefer going left. I was wondering if anyone else has a similar response