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General Discussion / Re: How many layers of glass to fix a buckled sup?

« on: November 29, 2023, 12:12:02 PM »

Thank you! I wound up adding a 4th layer of glass before seeing these replies, which probably does create a stiff point in the board, hmm. I'm going to keep telling myself that since it's near the middle of the board it can handle it.

So glad a friend saw the crease before I rode it again. There was only about a 2 inch section of the crease visible outside the deck pad, and a friend said "hey you know your board is broken?" Doh!

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General Discussion / How many layers of glass to fix a buckled sup?

« on: November 28, 2023, 11:26:02 AM »

My beloved old pre-Nalu Naish buckled on top near the handle.



The bottom is fine. I'm wondering how many layers of glass people think I should use? I'm up to 3 layers of 6oz.



Love this board and want to make sure to add enough strength.

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General Discussion / Re: Any info about this board?

« on: January 08, 2022, 12:53:47 AM »

Ha great pic! So psyched to try this board.

And I found this:

https://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/longboard-spotlight-laird-standup/

130 liters, looks like I'm going to be doing some swimming.

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General Discussion / Any info about this board?

« on: January 07, 2022, 08:28:49 PM »

I just picked up this sexy board today, wondering if anyone has any info about it?

The person I bought it from guesses it's from about 2012. It's super pristine, far too pristine for me, ha.

Dimensions are written as 10' x 23" x 29" x 17 6/8" x 4 1/8"

Sure is purdy. I'm hoping it's a good replacement for my beloved old Naish Nalu that was 10'6" x 28" (the older narrower model). I loved that board but I recently snapped it and I stalled out on the repair. Hoping this one is a similar nimble feeling longboard.

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General Discussion / Re: Thoughts on this Gerry Lopez Surftech?

« on: June 21, 2021, 11:35:49 AM »

That was an old Nalu, a 10'6" x 28". (The later ones are 30" wide). That narrowness was a bit much for my paddling skills at the time, and it was a bit frustrating. But just when I was starting to love the board I snapped that one too. I brought it to a surfboard repair guy who took my money and promptly ghosted on me, ha. Oh well.

I recently got that same old design 10'6" x 28" Nalu and it's my main board now. I can't imagine how I considered it tippy, it feels rock solid to me now, what a difference learning to brace makes. And I'm probably 5 pounds heavier than I was then (about 215# or so now I think). But I don't ride that board on big days anymore since I think it's too fragile. I have no doubt it could handle surfing bigger waves from a shape point of view. I super super super love that board, a total longboard, and it's slowly teaching me to cross step, which I've meant to do for years.

I randomly also have a 10'6" x 30" Nalu and I keep that for beginner paddlers, which it's great for. But I really wish Naish would continue making their narrow longboard shapes.

Here's a post from me after I first got the Nalu 6 years ago, and then a followup from me last year:

https://www.standupzone.com/forum/index.php/topic,28113.msg420774.html#msg420774

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General Discussion / Re: Thoughts on this Gerry Lopez Surftech?

« on: June 20, 2021, 07:36:50 PM »

Ha found an old post from me about that board:

https://www.standupzone.com/forum/index.php/topic,28008.msg294279.html#msg294279

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General Discussion / Re: Thoughts on this Gerry Lopez Surftech?

« on: June 20, 2021, 07:28:21 PM »

> 11'2"Lx29.5'Wx4.38"T 169.6 L.

Awesome, almost the same dims as an old Amundson I used to have and super loved. That's the board that made me fall in love with SUP. Before that I had a Pau Hana that was a bit like riding a sheet of plywood if the plywood had ridiculously thick rails. I almost gave up on SUP when that Amundson came into my life, and I started riding it at my local (norcal) heavy wave spot. I was blown away by how well it handled waves pushing doh. I snapped it though, and that was before I knew how to fix boards. I've been missing that board ever since.  Pics of that board attached.

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General Discussion / Re: Thoughts on this Gerry Lopez Surftech?

« on: June 19, 2021, 06:49:11 PM »

Thanks. So psyched for the board, can't wait to try it.

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General Discussion / Thoughts on this Gerry Lopez Surftech?

« on: June 19, 2021, 04:17:32 PM »

I just picked up an 11 foot Gerry Lopez Surftech, it was on Craigslist for such a good deal that I couldn't resist.

My friend picked it up and I won't have it for probably another week, but I'm wondering if anyone has any info on it?

I don't know the dims beyond that it's 11 feet long.

Here's the 3 pics I have:

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General Discussion / Re: Any thoughts on the Jimmy Lewis Mano 9'9"?

« on: February 25, 2021, 03:39:22 PM »

Thanks. Super psyched to try it. Of course now there's the traditional days on end of 20 knot onshore winds and/or no swell that follows every one of my board purchases.

Here in Northern CA we went from an absolutely epic early season to weeks of wind swell at best. Argh.

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General Discussion / Re: Any thoughts on the Jimmy Lewis Mano 9'9"?

« on: February 24, 2021, 09:47:11 PM »

Purchased! It sure is gunny on the nose. Very squash tail though. Speaking of esoteric boards I also have the Jimmy Lewis Bombora and Son of Bombora, it'll be interesting to see how this compares.

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General Discussion / Any thoughts on the Jimmy Lewis Mano 9'9"?

« on: February 24, 2021, 07:45:33 PM »

A Jimmy Lewis Mano came up on Craigslist near me, it's exactly like this board:

http://www.standuppaddling.it/content/view/829

I'm not seeing a lot of info about this board online though. Guessing it was discontinued awhile ago?

Any thoughts on how it rides?

I'm about 6 foot, 210 pounds, surf in Northern California and enjoy big surf.

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General Discussion / Re: Huge Peahi - all types of surf craft ridden!

« on: December 19, 2020, 08:52:46 PM »

Awesome vid. Any theory on what that SUP is at the 3:50 and 7:00 mark? Brutal over the falls on that 2nd ride, but damn what a ride it was.

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SUP General / Re: Info on big wave sup boards?

« on: November 22, 2020, 10:55:58 PM »

Great thread! I love guns and love surfing them in their element here in northern california, and wanted to give the 12 foot Jimmy Lewis Bombora some love. I have both that and the 12' psh, and while I love the psh, the jl is my go to when it gets big. The psh feels a bit more cruisery slow, doesn't blast through sections as well, and just doesn't feel as "elegant" to me. Hard to describe. There's a few critical differences in the shape, dims below. Could definitely just be my fin setup though. My JL is one of the earlier models and it's single fin only, and I ride my psh as a 2+1. I don't mean to bash the psh, I love it too, but the jl has a big advantage: it's still in production.

I also have the Son of Bombora, which I like too, but the 12 is my go to when it gets huge because I'm a wuss and the SOB doesn't have the same long and lean feel. And I just love the drop on the 12. I love everything about that board. I could hang it on a wall and just stare at it. But I hate carrying it!

Should mention, I'm about 6' on a good day, probably about 220# on a bad day.

PSH 12' Gun
Length: 12'0"
Width: 28 7/8"
Thickness: 4 3/4"
196 litere

Jimmy Lewis Bombora
Length: 12'
Width: 27.5
Thickness: 4.5"
Volume: 165 liters

I keep meaning to do a photo shoot comparing the shapes.

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SUP General / Re: Anyone want to trade my Naish Nalu 10'6" x 28" for their 10'6 x 30"?

« on: September 10, 2020, 10:15:35 AM »

Well ha, I stumbled on this old post of mine when looking for info on this board, and since it's the first google result I thought I'd update it with my current thoughts.

I wrote the above about 5 years ago after having a bunch of problems with the 28" width. I think the words of the seller were always haunting me, apparently it was his daughter's board and he was sure I couldn't handle it. And just as I was starting to get the hang of it I snapped it in two. A funny sidenote is that I brought it to a board repair guy who took my deposit and promptly disappeared. Oh well, when this one snaps I can now fix it myself.

Anyway, about a month ago it popped up on my local Craigslist again and I picked it up for $600 in new condition with a leash and bag (whoo hoo!), and it has quickly become my favorite board, at least in small summer surf. Really fun to work on cross stepping, and has a much more longboardy feel than the 30" wide version of the same 10.6 Nalu, which I randomly have access to. Just night and day board feel.

Anyway, moral of the story is that this same board that was giving me so much trouble 5 years ago now feels rock solid stable to me. And I probably weigh 10 pounds more than I did back then. And I wish there were more narrow longboard SUPs!