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

« Last post by wrybread on Today at 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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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: 400 Hours On Foil: A summer on narrow boards and the search for a perfect surf e

« Last post by PonoBill on November 27, 2023, 10:43:20 PM »

I'm officially back in the water. My infection turned out to be a leaky blood vessel, probably got squashed from kneeling on the board, and I'm on blood thinners, so it has sort of a steady trickle. Doesn't look like a typical hematoma. There's no reason to stay out of the water, but it's a good reminder that I should wear a helmet. The doctor says if I hit my head, I need to go straight to the ER. Of course, every sport I enjoy other than foiling requires a helmet--now I guess foiling does too.

Anyway, I've been doing some measurements on my Flying Dutchman barracuda-style board and realized how much it resembles one of the fastest downwind boards I ever owned, the Penetrator. the board was 28" on the deck, but had big, steep chines and a rounded bottom, so most of the time it was really 19" at the waterline. It was hard to ride because it would roll a little, catch itself as the roll made the board wider on the side I was rolling toward, and then it would roll the other way and catch itself. After it got damaged badly, I had it repaired; it was heavier and, therefore, sat lower in the water. The difference in stability was surprising.

My new long skinny board is 125L, and I'm about 105kg, so it sits fairly low. The stability is remarkable. This afternoon, I tried paddling it without a foil. It wasn't easy, but I can do it.

The prediction for tomorrow is light (10-15) winds in a good direction. I'm going to put all this theory to the test. Pumped.

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SUP General / Re: SIC Bullet or Starboard Airline (or neither)

« Last post by Foil_Dreamer on November 26, 2023, 05:55:40 PM »

This is all good info. Feeling fully warned here and elsewhere that an inflatable might not work so well, I might say wth and sacrifice some cash for experimental purposes as my choices are either drive a couple miles to where I can launch the foilboard without a good chance of ending up on the 11 o'clock news or walk to the beach break and surf the crap waves with deterioraring pop up technique for the millionth time. Or try something new at the beach break on some days.

And that would mean an inflatable unless I can convince she who must be obeyed that I need to replace the dining room table with a composite board balanced on some stools.

I think something in the starboard airline line or the bullet air glide would be the move. The bullet has a pintail like the hypr guns whereas the starboard boards have squash tails. Guessing that might not make too much of a diiference for what I want to do but maybe going to the 17'4" bullet might give some additional advantage overall in speed, seriously green developing swells, and small bump catches vs any of the 14 foot options.

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SUP General / Re: SIC Bullet or Starboard Airline (or neither)

« Last post by Badger on November 26, 2023, 03:36:53 PM »

I forgot about the Generation. I really like the looks of the composite version. I don't know about the inflatable. Here's a comparison.

https://youtu.be/n54jpNT25Fg?si=f44CeN0M7vaLkgPk

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SUP General / Re: SIC Bullet or Starboard Airline (or neither)

« Last post by Green Water Sports on November 26, 2023, 12:28:15 PM »

Consider the 12'6" Generation or the 14' All Star Airline Downwind for this task:

https://greenwatersports.com/shop/starboard-inflatable-12-6-x-30-generation-deluxe (join our waiting list)
https://greenwatersports.com/shop/starboard-inflatable-14-x-28-all-star-downwind (in stock)

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General Discussion / Re: Winner at Mavericks A Stand Up Guy

« Last post by Beasho on November 26, 2023, 12:21:52 PM »

Still does it justice.

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SUP General / Re: SIC Bullet or Starboard Airline (or neither)

« Last post by Foil_Dreamer on November 26, 2023, 08:15:29 AM »

The Hypr does look like the real deal. If I had the space I would love to pick up one of those and give it a go. SIC Atlantis board looks very interesting also to try this sort of thing. Inflatable tech is getting better it seems so maybe someday but for now I need to figure out the space issue or move to a different house.

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SUP General / Re: SIC Bullet or Starboard Airline (or neither)

« Last post by Badger on November 25, 2023, 07:13:26 PM »

In a downwind board, look for a more surfy, less racey shape. I had the Jimmy Lewis M14 and M12'6. They both picked up waves really early, way outside the lineup. The M12'6 was more maneuverable and better for surfing. The problem with surfing downwind boards is that they have more volume than necessary and are very thick which makes them difficult to turn on a wave.

The 12'6 x 29" Hypr Gun would be perfect for what you want to do. https://www.hyprnalu.com/hypr-hawaii-gun

They are absolutely beautiful boards. Lightweight, well-built, and surf great. I had the 10'6 and wish I hadn't sold it.

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SUP General / Re: SIC Bullet or Starboard Airline (or neither)

« Last post by Foil_Dreamer on November 25, 2023, 04:30:38 PM »

Yeah I figured I might need to kill that idea. But now I need to ask what composite board would work for what I have in mind at 82 kgs. Would it need to be 14 feet long? Not expecting to look like the ski I saw but maybe there is an sup out there that can catch some glide here and there on early stuff and bumps without having to mix it up with the prones in the crashy shore break where the story would surely end with my paddle breaking my nose.

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SUP General / Re: SIC Bullet or Starboard Airline (or neither)

« Last post by Badger on November 25, 2023, 01:53:42 PM »

You can forget the idea. An inflatable would not work well at all.