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Gear Talk / Re: Rebuilds

« on: April 20, 2008, 02:57:15 AM »

I know I'm a lucy guy - beacuse I have one!!! When you order, ask fot the five fin set up (futures). I have only used mina as a quad, and it works so good. Of course I need to try it as a tri-fit too, but somehove I never get the energy to change it from quad - it works to good! /Jesper B

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Gear Talk / Re: JL SUP Gun

« on: April 12, 2008, 01:37:44 PM »

Dave and Laird, on the other hand, seem to go looooong when the waves are on the bigger side... /Jesper

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Gear Talk / Re: What a difference a good paddle makes!

« on: April 12, 2008, 01:30:25 PM »

The Kialoa is defenitely having less weight, which is nice. But I think Malama is very light for being wood. I have only felt other wood paddles in shops, but they seem both quite heavier and not as nice in finish as Malama. There is something with the Malama that I just love, don't really know how to explain. Guess I could call it the feeling of it. Tha handle is sooooo nicely  shaped, and the blade have a very nice grip in the water. /Jesper

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Gear Talk / Re: Quads

« on: April 12, 2008, 01:24:58 PM »

My Katzuma is a quad (five futures boxes). Love it with quad, haven' tested with thruster. /Jesper

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Gear Talk / Re: What a difference a good paddle makes!

« on: April 11, 2008, 06:15:39 AM »

Totally agree on the Malama. Last winter I bought a 80'' Malama (9'' over my head) and this is the only paddle I have used before two month ago (and some alloy paddles before that). I wanted to go shorter and bought a Kialoa Shaka Pu'u first day on Maui this winter. Thought it would be easier to cut it down a little bit at the time to find my ideal lenght. I also thought I would like the smaller and flatter blade. I did get used to the Shaka Pu'u, but still longed for my Malama (left in Sweden). In the end of my Maui stay this winter, I could not help but buying a new 77'' Malama (6'' over my head). I prefer the more bite in the Malama compard to my Shaka Pu'u. But of course they are both very fine paddles. /Jesper

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The Shape Shack / Re: As loose as possible but stable?

« on: April 11, 2008, 01:20:35 AM »

Wov!!! That shure seems like a great littlebig board for my purposes. Everything he says in that video makes sense. Even pulling in the nose a little and put in a quad... Thanks a lot srfnff!!

If Blair was located somewhere around my place, I'd order a board today. Wonder what shipping of a 8'9 SUP Oahu - Sweden is? Anybody have some measures on a rocker curve like that?

More input anyone?

/Jesper

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The Shape Shack / Re: As loose as possible but stable?

« on: April 10, 2008, 10:55:47 PM »

II will never get fed up with that island. What a pity we did not hook up with each other more. But I guess that is just another reason for me to come back next winter.

5’’ thick? No, no, no. It is 9’4 tall x 27,5’’ wide, and x 4’’1/4 thick.

But I'm not sure that was good, feels somewhat corky. Not much but some tendency. Maybe 4 1/8 or even 4'' would have been better?

My last morning SUP sessions at Hookipa and Lanes was crazy windy. Some clouds with rain and wind came in with the trade and I just felt that a thinner board might have been less sensitive?

I love my Katzuma, but I know that in the conditions here in Sweden I need something more stable, it doesn’t need to work in bigger waves, so I guess a wider design ought to work?

Jesper

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The Shape Shack / Re: As loose as possible but stable?

« on: April 10, 2008, 01:49:58 AM »

OK, I guess my question (above) is somewhat to general and there are too much to consider to be able to answer it. The answer could also be - talk to your shaper and he/she will make what you need..

But still. It would be nice to just pin down some parameters, and the question is not that general. It is not about general tipsiness or so. Let me try to make my guestions more precise:

Conditions: Small pretty fast waves (waist to chest high, but occasionally head). 15-20 knots on-shore or cross on-shore wind, current and major chop.

Surfer: 6' /175-180Ib. 

I want: As loose as possible but also more stable than my Katzuma 9'4x27, 5’’ (little pulled in nose, very rounded rails, quad)

I have some thoughts: It don't have to be holding in bigger surf, thus no need for a rounded pin or swallow tail, and no problem with a wider design. I'm speculating in that thicker than 4'', maybe 4 1/8'' only makes it corky and sensitive for wind and chop, instead of adding stability. A wide nose adds a lot of stability but will not be very functional in the pretty fast small waves it shall be optimized for (more short board and fish than long board conditions, but still mushy).

Length: Somewhere between 9 and 10' (would like it to be short if it doesn't hurt stability to much)?

Width: 28 and 29'' wide (will 29'' hurt performance to much, it's not going to be used in over head)?

Rocker: Very flat where I paddle (for stability), but radical tail kick (for looseness). Measurements?

Ofo tail: Should go pretty wide for stability? What about 18''

Ofo, nose: Should not stick in the relative small but fast waves - not to wide. What about 19''

Thickness: 4 - 4 1/8'' thick?

Bottom: Flat all the way? Vee? Single to double

Rails: Will harder rails ad more stability and/or hurt looseness? Some kind of tucked under?

Tail: Squash? Will a swallow make it go faster rail-to-rail or just make it stickier?

Hope this will make it easier to give me some input - opinions, guesses, speculations or more hard knowledge - everything will be appreciated.

I might even build it myself. I do have the equipment and some experiences with vacuum bagging, and I have built both windsurf and surfboards before. Still think I will go for 2Ib eps and a traditional single laminate because of less work - this is all experimenting!

Jesper

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The Shape Shack / Re: Sponsored by Home Depot Sam Pa'e

« on: April 08, 2008, 02:41:27 AM »

Wov!!! I want to build one for myself. I do have some shaping skills, now it is just to decide on design...? Please have a look at my post below and see if you can give me some hints. Best, Jesper

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The Shape Shack / As loose as possible but stable?

« on: April 08, 2008, 02:37:43 AM »

Here in Sweden we more or less only surf powerful waves in windy and choppy conditions. Before this winter I used a SOS big blue (10’10’’x 28.5’’) and a SOS big green (10’x27,5’’). The bigger board is super stable for me (6’0 and 175-180lb), the big green is manageable.

In glassy Morocco surf the big green is stable enough for me with good marginal, it works in Sweden when it is not totally windy (cross-on) and big chop.

This winter on Maui I used a Katzuma 9’4’’x27,5’’. It was so much looser and more fun than my boards home in Sweden. In south-side glass and lower Kanaha it was more than enough stable, in pushier waves, more current and stronger wind it worked but was a lot of work. It will be too tipsy here in Sweden, at least most of the time. On Maui I also tried a 10’x28’’ C4 which was much more stable than my Katzuma, but it also felt more tired, slower and not so turny as my Katzuma. The C4 would work for me here in Sweden, but I would like to have something shorter and looser.

I only used the quad set up on my Katzuma. Will it get a lot more stable with thrusters instead? I could have an extra large trailer fin.

So now I’m thinking of what design to have built or what board to buy. As loose as possible but more stable than my Katzuma. It does not have to work in over head high waves but should be as compact, loose and stable as possible.

What are your thoughts? Would be fun to have all design parameters optimized for up to head high, pretty fast short kind of wave, cross on shore 15-20 knots wind, and as loose as possible.

Jesper
Longing back to Maui and a glassy Kuau

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SUP General / Re: PSH's US Expansion Underway

« on: February 11, 2008, 02:27:22 AM »

Blane,
We need your boards over here in Europe! I'm not sure of how to get them here the easiest and least expensive way, but in the meantime this is figured out, you should try to find an east coast dealer that can ship boards over her by boat and air for a decent amount of money.

Are you going to start glassing custom boards on mainland?

How small amounts of pop outs can you ship straight from Asia to Sweden? If not to many I could defenitely order a few…

Best,

Jesper

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SUP General / Re: My First Attempt at Making a Video

« on: February 06, 2008, 01:10:20 PM »

I'm not sure sticking in an memory card is that much faster than sticking in a cable?

/Jesper

Mmm... I'll bring my Sony Vaio so we'll check that too!
Still, not having to use a cable is better than having to use (and carry and find and try not to lose) one. Let's not even talk about external card readers...
For me high portability is a huge, since sometimes I need to empty my gopro waterproof camera card at the beach...

Not to mention taking the memory card out of the camera, and put it back in - that must also take so very much time? Didn't know your life on Maui had become that hectic. And in the sand, on the beach... Gampi, NO WAY I'll let you play with my new Mac! The surf part sounds much better - I'd rather play with you in the waves! See you in little bit more than two weeks! /Jesper

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SUP General / Re: My First Attempt at Making a Video

« on: February 06, 2008, 06:59:49 AM »

I'm not sure sticking in an memory card is that much faster than sticking in a cable?

/Jesper

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SUP General / Re: My First Attempt at Making a Video

« on: February 05, 2008, 11:38:16 PM »

Cammar,
usb was never intended for things like video. Us a firewire straight from camera into you mac! /Jesper B

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SUP General / Re: My First Attempt at Making a Video

« on: February 05, 2008, 08:02:04 AM »

Mac vs. PC:
You should use what you feel is the best for you. I’ve tried both, I have both, and I use both. If you’re into PC and have all your programs tuned for PC it will be you choice, if you’re into Mac and have your program tuned for Mac that will be your choice.

I don't believe any side-by-side test could settle this in any objective way.

If I had to choose, it would be Mac. To me the Mac has always been more stable and I believe it is also more user friendly for a person with little computer and no editing skill.

Then I think Mac is superior when it is about esthetics, both in regards to hardware and software interface. Their laptops are also very strongly built. In a recent test of PC laptops the MacBook Pro bet all but one (A big monster Dell) in regards to speed. Then they run windows on that Mac. But maybe esthetics and construction quality is not a major concern?

I still like my pretty new desk top pc, maybe just because it is so retro-ugly – resembles old computers from the 60:ies…

By the way: Blane seems to be then man in just about most things - very nice video clip!!

/Jesper B