The next fish fry is 6-8-19
Forums: General DiscussionI will be putting on another fish fry it will be over at tourmaline surf park ( the parking lot for tourmaline) from 11am to 3 pmfeel free to join us if you want to
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Barn find Jacobs
Forums: General DiscussionHello all, new to the forum. I assume there aren’t too many Nevadans on here. While hunting for vintage waterskiis, I found this 9’8” Jacobs hanging under a corrugated tin...
View ArticleIs this normal?!
Forums: General DiscussionPics:https://snag.gy/SvkMW4.jpghttps://snag.gy/lUTcXL.jpgI have mentioned this before, and so it goes on. Just trying to work out if it's my own error in construction or...
View Articlesharkcountry
Forums: General Discussionfor 50 years we lived in front of this spot first ones out last ones in.surfed it when it was like this and when it was flatnever really learned to surf frontside for a long...
View Article5’8 board construction
Forums: General DiscussionHi, I’m trying to build my first surfboard (5’8), and i was wondering if anyone has a template/any suggestions for the thickness in different parts of the board.cheers,josh
View ArticleD.O.D. Composite Materials Handbook link...
Forums: General DiscussionHoly crap... if you thought that Lindsay Lord's "Naval Architecture of Planing Hulls" was some dry reading, you ain't seen nothing. Here is the Department of Defense's...
View ArticleOB survival board
Forums: General DiscussionHey thinkin about making my second board an SF OB board to help me survive the fall/winter season when it is breaking in the 4-6ish foot range. Doesn't sound bad but OB can do...
View ArticleDoes anyone have the 2d (orthographic drawings) for a Skil 100
Forums: General DiscussionLooking for blueprints / 2d drawing / dimensional drawings for a Skil 100. I am trying to draw it up on the CAD program Solidworks.I have looked at the manuals that some...
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Hitachi, planer from the 80's never been used.
Forums: General DiscussionNot sure of the exact age of this one but its a pretty rare find. Absolutely never used, still in the metal tool box it was sold in. Even has the accessories still in plastic...
View ArticleWhat Grit Do You Start Your Wet Sanding At?
Forums: General DiscussionI always started wet sanding when I got to 400 grit during the final polishing process. However, I began following a dry 320 with a wet 320. I think I might have saved...
View ArticleBert's Famous Vacuum/Sandwich Thread Revisited
Forums: General DiscussionSince I am trying to take the leap into vacuum bagging/compsand boards, I just read through Bert's major thread on the topic....
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Oops - spray paint and epoxy resin curdling
Forums: General DiscussionHi everyone, looking for help getting out of a jam! Almost done with a board, glassing with Resin Research epoxy and wanted to do a pink stripe near the rails.I glassed with...
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Hang Ten longboard
Forums: General DiscussionHirecently picked this up. Does anybody know any info on who shaped, where and when ? Tried google-ing but had no joy....
View ArticleOutline w/o template
Forums: General DiscussionI'm about to attempt my first board and I'm contemplating the process and I came up with an obstacle in my head.I have no templates yet, only a picture, 6 width measurements,...
View ArticleSingle Fin SImmons
Forums: General DiscussionI surf Virginia Beach and the Outerbanks mainly and want to shape a board that makes the small punchy days fun. I surf a 7'6" hull mainly as well as a 9'6" Jacobs 422, really...
View ArticleTrue hand shape
Forums: General DiscussionShape a blank. Using nothing but a planer. No measure,no template,no sanding blocks or sandpaper. I want to do it.
View ArticleMcCoy style boards
Forums: General DiscussionHi guys,Long time follower now new member.I’ve been riding Midlengths for over thirty years now, all different fin arrangements and I love them at 7’10”x15”x22”x15”. Was...
View ArticleLapping fiberglass that isn't wide enough
Forums: General DiscussionI am doing a classic longboard and my fiberglass is to short to lap all the way to the cut lap on both sides. I don't want to bring the cut lap in anymore. Can I lay 1 layer...
View ArticleBest source for a bright red resin TINT? Do ArtResin tints work for Poly?
Forums: General DiscussionHaving a hard time finding a bright red tint. Anyone had success finding that color? Has anyone tried these with poly resin??...
View ArticleFrugal with epoxy
Forums: General Discussion...its not really more expensive, if you use less. Josh Martin demonstrates...https://www.instagram.com/tv/ByL_IR7BnE1/?igshid=bzmzhyz4z57k
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