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Wind Powered / Re: Windfoil crash.

« on: January 09, 2019, 06:37:37 PM »

I hit a seal at speed...stopped pretty quick..... no blood on either end

Probably not gonna put a helmet on .. But it's gotta be pretty hairy rounding marks with 5  guys right behind you going full out         

Mostly at least a square meter smaller sail size than what you would rig otherwise....

My 5'10" wave sailing  Frankenfoil is almost ready for vacuum bagging

Sailing position is a bit awkward at first

Its pretty fun

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The Shape Shack / Divinycell OVER fiberglass skin?

« on: December 09, 2018, 08:02:51 AM »

Wanting to change to a flatter rocker on a conversion to foilboard

Planning to tack a divinycell wedge (to flatten rocker) down to the sanded existing skin, and then vac it down with a covering layer of carbon/glass

Was going to tack it with maybe just contact cement spray ...or gorilla glue as the strength will come from the new skin....just need it steady while fairing it

Stripping the pre-existing bottom skin would save weight, but then I'd have to fair up a bigger mess with more pockets and tack the diviynicell to beat up foam

Thoughts?   TIA

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NorthEast / Re: Anybody hit 1st Beach today?

« on: November 07, 2018, 04:54:20 PM »

Ron....Not running anything
 Orleans/Chatham and Wellfleet EMS doing "Stop the Bleed" Training programs....
 I'm helping out.
 Tommorow nite booked out
 Maybe three or four courses after New Years....
 Stop me, and i'll do the course for you in 10 minutes
 The Shark Conservancy Website posting dates

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Classifieds / Re: Wanted 12'x27.5" Jimmy Lewis Bombora

« on: September 19, 2018, 06:45:00 PM »

I hear ya, but if you can't find one soon, consider
https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/spo/d/boardworks-paddle-surf-hawaii/6694694427.html

from Brownsugahs thread
I know it's wider, but the rocker's killer

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Random / Re: Surfboard Epoxy - Food Safe?

« on: September 09, 2018, 05:00:02 PM »

mineral oil

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SUP General / Re: What's your favorite sup surfing maneuver?

« on: August 26, 2018, 05:50:19 PM »

what he said...

Late drop...feel the woosh



(or a  floater....big wide bords are good for that)

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Foil SUP / Re: Slingshot Foils

« on: August 09, 2018, 09:45:42 AM »

So maybe per Beasho , the best way to compare/measure would be pure upward lifting force at different speeds each foil.

Surface area and width not so helpful...

Granted that's not 'surfability, but for this year at least, it feels like theres almost too many choices, and I would like to be able to have one front with a couple of tail wings for low speed sailing, and surfing

THis vid seems helpful:



I like sailing the H2, but wouldn't surf it unless I had a big rear wing



 

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SUP General / Re: This anyone on here--great white in cape cod area

« on: August 09, 2018, 09:34:28 AM »

Well Stoney,
  In answer to your question, does all the research affect behavior:
(same boat different day)


 I remember when they said they wouldn't chum, then when there were no fish....they chummed

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Canadian Maritimes / Re: Novi Road Trip Sept

« on: August 02, 2018, 09:53:26 AM »

This stoke-bump was from last Sept  :
http://www.surfline.com/video/webisodes/full-edit-the-winding-coast_149912

It was good here, then 24 hours later, good there.

I would just go with a 4/3....Booties for rocks but shouldn't be worse....and you might be fine with a 3/2

Around Peggy's cove, but some put ins are tough

Have fun!!

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Technique / Re: Turning for incoming wave

« on: July 31, 2018, 08:31:29 AM »

Adding my occasional .

It's a sublety, but really helps on a pivot:

Sink the tail deep, and use the rebound floatation to drive the board forward

There are alot of good proners who push their short boards backwards and deep, just prior to takeoff....the bouyancy pushback pops them up for a perfect one or two stroke takeoff.

So if you can get a tight pivot tun by sinking the tail....you can time a power paddle stroke to complete rotation just when that tail tail will want to lift up/out.
It means that you have to be willing to sink the tail deep enough that you will fall if you dont power stroke, but per some of the other posts...lake practice is great for that

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The Shape Shack / Re: dropping an Abox fin into a Futures box

« on: July 30, 2018, 08:00:29 AM »

Worked better and quicker than expected.
I did drill the back post groove first, then it was belt sander to get best fit

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The Shape Shack / dropping an Abox fin into a Futures box

« on: July 24, 2018, 06:59:17 AM »

Need a center fin that's slightly larger than any available Futures  (maybe 6")

Have plenty o fins, and thinking of cutting/grinding  one down to a Futures insert template.....

Can live with the thought that I might blow out the box.

Any thoughts suggestions tips?

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SUP General / Re: How much is too much?

« on: June 01, 2018, 05:08:55 PM »

Yes Marc...the Ripper is a GREAT board for windy/gnarly !!!!

...i wish there were more like em....heavier board works better for that stuff...longer for an earlier in, and pulled nose.  I love my 9'6   Sometimes wish it was lighter and smaller, but not in winter!

I never kited...stayed with windsurfing....so now i just switch over when it's time....paddle into the mid to high teens windspeed,  then sail

2 of your best vids ever btw

(B curious to see how that new hull paddler deals with same....sweet board! )

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The Shape Shack / Re: Can you reshape a SUP?

« on: May 09, 2018, 06:41:02 AM »

Noo Noo
   There's kind of a nice surf movie called Drift (Now on Netflix) , and it goes thru all the reshaping thing as part of the story line



You definitely could reshape, but...
1. Messy unless you are "Experienced"....More money than you think for a One-off
2. EPS is not much fun to shape
3. You'll need much more rocker in the nose than you will get if you just glass off (as Bean stated)...so you would probably have to remove glass at least another foot or so back then taper etc.
4.  Kinda screaming  7 'foil board to me....but now you're into 20 hours+  and for what...you got money back....best to let go...find some kid to burden

Coffee table?

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Foil SUP / Re: Foil board on the roof rack at 65mph Results?

« on: March 06, 2018, 10:10:52 AM »

Yeah, this guy:

(Sorry, but it was just begging.....)
I don't see what the big deal is....might be a good thing.....Pono with his Peyote fueled-eTR3 should weigh in soon