Advice on Lng board Square tail repair
Forums: General DiscussionPolyester Classic long board with some cracks in the very corners of the square tail.Wanting to do a solid repair but cant figure out how to wrap the glass well. I realize...
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cloth texture on carbon rails after sanding
Topics: carbon sanding rails epoxyForums: General DiscussionHi guys ,I really need some advice , i am sanding a 5'7" epoxy with carbon rails and the cloth texture is showing up in patches along the...
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cloth texture on carbon rails after sanding
Topics: carbon sanding rails epoxyForums: General DiscussionHi guys ,I really need some advice , i am sanding a 5'7" epoxy with carbon rails and the cloth texture is showing up in patches along the...
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3 finners
Forums: General DiscussionI just made a kneeboard sized slab ... ( see the 'cucumber ' board thread of mine ) I am thinking of doing the Peter Crawford type 3 fin setup Firstly , though .... here's a...
View ArticleYellowing of Epoxy/EPS boards
Forums: General DiscussionHey guys,This topic has been covered a bit in the past, but mostly 10-15 years ago. I'm wondering if there's any new theories on this that may have come to light in the...
View ArticleSurfboards Australia Single Fin
Forums: General DiscussionHad an old single fin given to me. It's a 6' 2" Surfboards Australia. I bought a Hobie Liddle fin for it but have run into some trouble.The stock fin plate seems impossible to...
View ArticleASYMMETRICAL SURFBOARD,'' back in the day.''
Forums: General DiscussionThe day I'm referring to, is mid September 1963, at Sunset Beach. The concept of asymmetrical design, for surfboards, first comes out of Australia. The first board...
View ArticleShaping room in SF Bay Area
Forums: General DiscussionHi,I'm looking for a place to shape a few boards in or around San Francisco. Any leads? Thanks!David
View Article9'8"Y Reverse Rocker
Forums: General DiscussionHave any of you shaped a 9'8"Y with natural rocker backward -- i.e., with the nose of the blank as the tail of the board? If so, how'd she ride? Many thanks.David
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1960's Hobie info
Forums: General DiscussionCan anyone give me info on this Hobie its around 9'6"IMG_2882[1].JPGIMG_2883[2].JPGIMG_2881[1].JPGIMG_2884[1].JPG
View ArticleShape3Dx - overlay Marko blank?
Forums: General Discussionhey - I have a few shapes in Shape3Dx. How do I get a blank file (Marko foam) and overlay on my file to see what can/can't fit? Really I'm trying to figure out which blanks...
View Articleinstalling plugs into an oiled, chambered wooden board without epoxy?
Forums: General DiscussionHi all, I'm new here but have been using this resource for a bit (super helpful)! I'm about to build a chambered paulownia board that I really would rather not use glass or...
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FIn box failure
Forums: General DiscussionI had a fin box failure today. On my first wave I turned and pushed my board into the water and my fin hit the reef. The board felt strange and when I turned my board over...
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Please Help Identify a Velzy 10' Board
Forums: General DiscussionI picked up a Velzy recently and am hoping to find some info such as age, possible shaper, or anything else you might be able to help with. There are no markings anywhere on...
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Free 12' Sidelights In San Clemente
Forums: General DiscussionI made some 12' sidelghts a few months ago, but my boss made me tear down my shaping and glassing rooms. I'll give the lights away to anone that will come get them. Message or...
View ArticleSurvey - how do you choose your surfboard
Forums: General DiscussionHello, surfers! This is Inhwan who lives in HongKong and is working as a surfboard builder.I am studying as well and I am writing a capstone for my graduation about a service...
View ArticleMini Simmons rails and tails
Forums: General DiscussionHi everyone,I know that the topic of a Mini Simmons has been discussed many times and I've spent a lot of time reading through many of the discussions. I've also used the...
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Best way to go about fixing this fin?
Forums: General DiscussionMy neighbor gave me this board to fix up. It's an old 60s era Bunger, and I am beyond stoked to be in possesion of it. It has 2 bad dings from moving, but other than that, it...
View Articleadding volume to Soft top
Forums: General DiscussionHi, I recently purchased a used softech rocket launch 54"/4'6 in length. It has about 35 Liters of volume but was wondering how I could add some volume to it? I was thinking...
View Articlesinle fin box out @ 1/8 "
Topics: single fin boxForums: General Discussion I am reshaping the bottom of a longboard that never worked great ..I shaped the board and I had the it glassed and the fin box installed by a local...
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