Plywood
Forums: General DiscussionIt's been around forever.....amazing stuff .....very good product for so many purposes , and a very responsible engineered product , both environmentally and...
View ArticleSurf videos
Forums: General DiscussionHi Guys, Im sure there was a post with heaps of cool longboarding videos however I can't seem to find it can some share the link. thanks jenko
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Stolen Surfboards in Long Beach, CA
Forums: General DiscussionFellow Swaylockers. I am missing 4 surfboards in Long Beach, CA. A "friend " I've known for 20 years offered to hold some boards during our move. Apparently there was some...
View ArticleMessage on the Bottom
Forums: General DiscussionI'm having a board made for my grand daughter and I would like to leave a "message" on the bottom of the board.I thought I could write out my message on rice paper or ?? and...
View ArticleHelp, I glassed a board with hot coat...
Forums: General DiscussionOk, So i hope i didn't ruin a board by accidentally using poly resin that had been already mixed with styrene wax. I didn't realise it until i noticed how quickly it cured and...
View ArticleSkip Frye egg, help me interpret the pencil marks
Forums: General Discussionhttps://goo.gl/photos/JW4omGLe5UTz4GA77The above is a link to some photos of a Skip Frye egg that I've had a long time. I lucked into it as my first board more than 25 years...
View ArticleMillennium
Forums: General DiscussionWell it's 5:30 AM and I'm sitting at the back gate of Millennium. There's usually somebody around by 6:30 or 7:00. Picking up five of those great looking 9'3 P's.
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Alan Shaw's 1970 foil board
Forums: General DiscussionI removed this comment from its inappropriate placement on a thread concerning John Severson's memorial service, and am placing it in a thread of its own.Alan Shaw wrote: This...
View Articlewhere exactly do you place the hydrofoil on a SUP
Forums: General DiscussionAdding a hydrofoil to my SUP, and was going to add a mount where I can get a little bit of adjustment maybe a few inches. figured that would be good enough I could adjust it...
View ArticleComparing Glassing Techniques
Forums: General DiscussionI've recently made the switch from backyard to full time shaper. However the guy I work with hasn't got loads of experience and board turnover is relatively slow. Now I've...
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Micro Simmons Build Thread
Forums: General DiscussionSo it started with shaping a 5'5 Mini Simmons , and after have a blast on that board I decided to push it to the microscopic level. This board is going to be 4'8 x 23ish x 2...
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Roadkill
Forums: General DiscussionGlad that Sydney still has household throwout / council collection roadside verge collections.I scored this the other day.5 '11 x 19 3/4 x 2 1/2 " Fin test platform , yewww...
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ID Velzy board
Forums: General DiscussionIs there any way to tell if this board was actually shaped by Dale Velzy? Is doesn't have the Velzy lam but it's got the "Malibu Express" lam and this signature (if you want...
View ArticleKite-surfing for use as tow in ?
Forums: General DiscussionJust wondering if the following might be feasible? A team of 2 surfers, one kite, one (?hydrofoil) board as the tow vehicle, and one surfboard to ride waves after being towed...
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Mini simmons point of view
Topics: Questions on some experimental designsForums: General DiscussionHi folks, I decided to start a mini simmons project, and I would love to have your points of view about the design that I did...
View Article2nd board, A 1Lb compsand.
Forums: General DiscussionMy latest thoughts have been to build a mini-ish simmons as an alternative to my longboard which I use but dont really enjoy. This board is to be designed for marginal...
View Articlequick spackling fill question
Forums: General DiscussionQuick Question... Any problem with using DAP all purpose spackling paste on a poly (millennium foam) blank that will be glassed epoxy? Just trying to fill a weird little spot...
View ArticleBig Sunset...'67, '68, '69....Transition Era.
Forums: General DiscussionFrequently I am asked, by younger surfers, ''what was that time period like?'' In 1967, my daily driver was a 10 7'', 38.5 pound, full on gun. By 1968 I was riding a 10' 3'',...
View ArticleSUP Hydrofoil
Forums: General DiscussionI'm going to start building a 10 foot SUP and I want to have a fin box for a hydrofoil. Can anyone point me in the right direction ? Can I have a single fin box and a...
View ArticleSUP Traction pad
Forums: General DiscussionRecently repaired a SUP (Forklift went through the deck). In order to effectively do the repair had to remove the deck padding, problem is it was custom cut deck pad. My...
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