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Sessions / Re: April Storm Surf 4-19-2022

« on: April 21, 2022, 09:17:42 PM »

Pumping Cookie. We are getting a NO Souther   as in no action right now for us. Flat with a bunch on onshore flow... Good to see someone is getting some action.

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SUP General / Re: Help on picking next board for big guy SUP Surfing on mushy waves

« on: April 19, 2022, 01:29:02 PM »

TallDude - your Church video makes me want to live where you live … 

That was a pre-COVID video. Now days all the spots are so crowded even midweek, because so many people are "working" from home. 

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SUP General / Re: Help on picking next board for big guy SUP Surfing on mushy waves

« on: April 18, 2022, 10:45:49 PM »

It may sound like a broken record, but I've surfed just about all the boards you've listed. Once I surfed an L41 ST 8'8 x 32" 149l I've never wanted to surf any other board. 4 years now and it's never leaked or shown any signs of wear. Build is solid, but light. Kirk is the SUP master shaper. You can talk to him and he will build you the perfect board dimension wise.
It's a mini Simmons so it has a long board outline with a wider tail. It'll catch little mushers, all the way to OH and the speed is amazing. You have to get used to it. Boards with pulled in tails allow you to stick the tail to slow yourself down. These L41 ST's are more like skim boards. You jump on the tail and they take off!

http://www.l41surfcraft.com/models-sup

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SUP General / Re: History of Stand Up Paddleboarding

« on: April 11, 2022, 09:42:46 PM »

Those were both great videos of Zap..... It is a great form of exercise and fun that can be done anywhere there is water.

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SUP General / Re: History of Stand Up Paddleboarding

« on: April 10, 2022, 12:31:28 PM »

I think you covered that very well. The harbors here are still full of paddlers, and the race seen growing again. I still love paddle surfing and paddling distance. It's been a while since we've visited the islands. We are planning a trip there soon.

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Sessions / Re: Morning Sorm Surf Session

« on: April 03, 2022, 01:24:07 PM »

I watched the video while eating lunch. You caught some good ones. Almost got covered up on one. I usually just tuck my paddle under my chest and prone paddle out when it's that rough. Not that it makes the beating any less, I just get out quicker that way. That being said, I'm never in water less than maybe 58 degrees. I've heard that too many duck dives in 40 degree water and the popsicle head turns to 'who am I'... 
I'm still surfing too Cookie. 

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The Shape Shack / Re: Repair Advice

« on: March 22, 2022, 05:14:18 PM »

That works, though I usually glue the foam in with some GG

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The Shape Shack / Re: Repair Advice

« on: March 21, 2022, 10:06:52 PM »

I've mixed it both ways and got air bubbles. I think a little compression will force the air out. Maybe just after pouring it in, put a piece of wax paper over it, and tape in down. Then punch a few little breather holes in the tape. It may get rid of the big air bubble voids? I'll have to try it...

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The Shape Shack / Re: Repair Advice

« on: March 21, 2022, 09:38:23 AM »

JL Carbon are full PVC sandwich. Real pain to fix properly. Have to remove the top layer and PVC 1 inch wider than the damage to the inner layer. Then you have to fix foam on inner core and then do a carbon layer repair. After that is complete you have to repair the PVC foam and finish and then you can carbon the top layer and sand and finish and paint.

I just took my JL rail to a professional as it was a lot of work.

For a little hole like too late's, you don't need to match the existing build. You could drill a hundred 1" holes spaced apart all over the board and you wouldn't affect it's structural integrity or even impact resistance. The PVC sandwich adds a ton of strength, but it also prevents the board from flexing. Boards that don't flex, don't surf well. For race boards and foil boards it's great. It's just a simple repair. You can spend a lot of time and money V-bagging a little piece of PVC in a hole and match the carbon weight and weave, but it's pointless for a little hole in a painted board.

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The Shape Shack / Re: Repair Advice

« on: March 20, 2022, 11:45:38 PM »

I cut the eps out wider than the surface hole by about 1" each side. Poured the foam, let it set, then routed it out with my long box template. Sanded the long box to rough it up, epoxy set with some 4 oz under it and lapping onto the surface. Locks it in solid. Helps prevent leaks around the box as well. Set my leash plugs the same way.

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The Shape Shack / Re: Repair Advice

« on: March 20, 2022, 08:03:05 PM »

Yes. Just sand down or cut off anything sticking up above the finished surface. Basically anything that would prevent the glass from laying down flush with the finished surface.

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The Shape Shack / Re: Repair Advice

« on: March 20, 2022, 05:43:45 PM »

Razor blade two vertical lines in the EVA pad about 3" from either edge of the damage. Make the cuts to about an inch above the upper small ding. Use a flat blade on a multi-tool to carefully peel the EVA pad up, then tape it out of the way. You can clean the edge of the hole up, but it doesn't need to be square or round. Pick any loose foam out of the hole and cut away any loose layers / material. Mask two widths of 2" wide masking tape around 2" away from the edge of the hole. Add a tiny bit of water to about a tablespoon of Gorilla Glue and whip it up. You can just hand stir it fast, I do it all the time. Put the board on edge so you are pouring the GG straight down into the hole. In about 6 hours it will be expanded, but I'd let it sit overnight for a hard cure. Trim it off with a saw or small serrated knife. Sand all the paint off down to the glass. Then glass it with a couple of layers of 4 or 6 oz glass. Sand it, paint it, and glue the pad back down.
 
Just did this last week.

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Random / Re: Ponogolf

« on: January 31, 2022, 10:43:54 PM »

Good fun tinkering. Bob did a nice job on the windmill. Seems like a golf ball might get the better of it? I'm sure Diane would feel bad if her or her friends broke it... Does Karl have a transducer that triggers a routine based on wave velocity or specific frequencies?

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Gear Talk / Re: longboard Sup options...

« on: January 31, 2022, 04:43:11 PM »

My hands down favorite. My brother has one and a good friend of mine has one. I love the way they surf. I have an old 11'-6 x 29 Nalu, but 10' x 29" for smaller riders and older 11'-4" x 30" for heavier riders are just buttery smooth. The magic rocker... Iggy was the master.
https://www.naishsurfing.com/product/nalu-s-glass-sandwich/

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SUP General / Re: Training with the GOAT

« on: January 22, 2022, 10:35:31 PM »

I was planning on doing the HanoHano this year, but we have family plans that weekend. If something changes, I'll be there. I did loops in the harbor last night.