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General => The Shape Shack => Topic started by: Wetstuff on July 16, 2020, 05:46:39 AM

Title: It is taking shape...
Post by: Wetstuff on July 16, 2020, 05:46:39 AM

Jon Ashton, 35yr veteran shaper of our local shorepound wars is gradually coming over to the twin evils of Foil and SUP.  He has hip damage left from a joint replacement which leaves him 'more time to work'. This will be about #5 foil board for him.  I first need a board with high initial stability and soft contact points; it was one of the reasons inflatos seemed really attractive.  This is ~6-3 x 31.  It should be done soon.

Jim

Title: Re: It is taking shape...
Post by: Admin on July 16, 2020, 06:37:42 AM

Sweeet.  Wet, you are going to have blast on that thing.  It looks wide, lots of flat and stable. 

Title: Re: It is taking shape...
Post by: burchas on July 16, 2020, 06:53:19 AM

Nice! Looking forward to seeing it taking shape.

Title: Re: It is taking shape...
Post by: Wetstuff on July 16, 2020, 02:05:10 PM

Thanks, guys...  I am both nervous and excited.  I see this as a simple pass/fail test for me.  Luckily, I have had plenty of time to study and have a full bite-suit used for training vicous dogs. (not really)  ' Next step is mounting the foil to find the balance point for the 'under-handle' and placing all the inserts, etc.

Jim

Title: Re: It is taking shape...
Post by: surfcowboy on July 17, 2020, 07:26:58 AM

This is great. Glad to see you coming to the dark side. I’m not regretting it so far. That board will do fine.