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Re-Resin Tinting Rails
Forums: General DiscussionHi everyone,I just finished shaping and laminating (with polyester resin) my first board. The shaping went pretty smoothly, but the laminating was a very messy process. When I...
View Articlehot coat madness
Forums: General Discussionhey allpoly hot coat. better room temperature than many other times (times that just worked ok) better preparation. surface, everything. I usually just eye ball the catalyst...
View ArticleInstalling 10.5" Bahne Box on Vee Bottom
Forums: General DiscussionStarting to shape my second surfboard soon, a 6' 5-fin modular type board that I can use any fin setup with. I've had experience installing FCS Fusion boxes on my first board...
View ArticleWould this board be possible? - Shaping
Topics: ShapingForums: General DiscussionWould shaping a combination of these two boards be...
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Alternative to Tubercles : Multiple AoAs Fins or Shell-Fins
Forums: General DiscussionThis is a concept I have been working with for 3-4 years. A different way to induce counter-rotating vortexes, similar to the humpback whale's tubercles. It has the advantage...
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Need info on Woolsey Surfboards Please (not Woosley)
Topics: Vintage boardvintage fin boxForums: General DiscussionJust acquired a 7'11" Woolsey Surfboard and looking for any information about where and by who it was made. Any info on this board is...
View ArticleGlassing a Longboard with 4oz
Forums: General DiscussionI'm making myself a longboard happen to have ~60 yards of 4oz glass I picked up on craigslist a year or so ago. I'm planning on using 2 layers of 4oz on the bottom with one...
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Experience w/ Formula Fun Fish 5'3" 42L Foamie?!
Forums: General DiscussionHi all,First post here, so forgive any kook mess ups. Anybody tried the Formula Fun 5'3" Fish foamie? There's very little out there about these boards, but I really want to...
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Thrailkill's Twingle Flow Visualizations
Forums: General DiscussionSo here's the image I posted earlier. A twingle set-up of 7" fins, spaced 2" off center, foiled inside, flat outside. Water flow along a plane halfway down the fins, so...
View Articlefutures fin box screw up...
Forums: General Discussiononce again i screwed up. really bummed and stressed about it as i was gonna give this to a friend. I prepped everything to lam. taped my deck off for cutlap. tested some...
View ArticlePoll: moderated discussion?
Choices Yes I would like the option to have a "moderated discussion" folder where rude or negative comments are not allowed to remain No I don't think I would ever choose to post in "moderated...
View ArticleWould this board be possible? - Shaping
Topics: ShapingForums: General DiscussionWould shaping a combination of these two boards be...
View ArticleNeed help for an ongoing first-time ding repair
Topics: ding repairForums: General DiscussionGot a ding near the nose - most damage on bottom, a bit shatter into the rail and into the deck. This is what the original ding looks like:...
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Help with 1rst glass job
Forums: General DiscussionHey guys , i did my first shape last week and started the glassing job yesterday.Here is my main concern :- I was not able to move/clean fast enought the resin (polyester) on...
View Articlecan you glass over a plastic/composite fin?
Topics: Glass on finForums: General DiscussionHi, Im repairing an old yater HP for a friend who snapped his glassed fin. I noticed that the fin that snapped was a center fin glassed into the board as a...
View ArticleResin Tint Tail Patches + Fin Boxes revisited
Forums: General DiscussionI'm doing a 2+1 midlength with a resin tint and I'd like to put a tail patch over the fins.I've installed futures in a couple of my tinted boards by laminating first, routing...
View ArticleWhat would be your take on a board like this: Mini Noserider?
Forums: General DiscussionAloha!due to a knee injury I have been out of the water since the end of July and now it's time to make up for it and build some surfboards while I recover.I have shaped and...
View ArticleLis Fish Rails?
Forums: General DiscussionDid the original Lis Fish have 50/50 or down rails? And did the tail rail a have down hard edge?
View ArticleDoes nose flip actually do anything?
Forums: General DiscussionI'm shaping myself a nice little 6'3" squash tail starting with a 6'4" MB US Blanks. I was planning on using the stock rocker and foiling the nose/tail from the top (after...
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Shoutout to this forum and the guys that answer. I have learned so much in 3...
Forums: General DiscussionWhat's up guys. South shore Oahu here. Shaped my first board in July, wrapped one cutback on it and haven't looked back. 13 boards shaped and glassed with 4 more blanks on my...
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