Rod's "El Chillito" Paipo Specs

MY PAIPO BOARDS
Five Decades of Paipos

El Chillito VI
Background: El Chillito was delivered April 12, 2005. Aside from a fish's pod, it is similar to the Flying Disk V's rounded wide square tail. The Chillito is about 3/4" wider and a tad less thick. Rails range from a soft 50-50 in the forward third of the board to hard, tucking rails to the aft. It can be characterized as curvy with a fish tail.

Vital Statistics:

Length	48"/51" [total length of board to pod's "V" and and pod's end line]
Width	20-3/4"
Mid point width	20-3/4" [width at middle of board, inches from nose]
Nose	17-1/2" [width 12" from nose]
Tail	18-3/4 / 19-3/4" [width 12" from tail]
Pod	12" [widest section of the tail, 0" for pintail, e.g., pt-to-pt for fish]
Flyers	n/a [distance from tail]
Thickness	2-1/4" [thickest part of board and general observation]
Rocker, nose	4-1/2" [board flat on surface, vertical inches]
Rocker, tail	1/2" [board flat on surface, vertical inches]
Weight	_______ lbs. with fins; _______ " w/o fins
Stringer(s)	1/8" balsa
Material construction:	fiberglass/foam
Fin(-s)	Twin fins using Futures fin boxes
Rails	Rails range from a soft 50-50 in the forward third of the board to hard, tucking rails to the aft.
Glass job	Single layers, top and bottom
Designed by:	John Mel and Rod Rodgers
Shaped by:	John Mel, Freeline Design (Santa Cruz, CA)
Glassed by:	Freeline Design
Builder	John Mel, Freeline Design (Santa Cruz, CA)
Notes:	This board was not built with extra layers of fiberglass as it is not intended as a travel board, but to be used at my local East Coast & DelMarVa surf breaks.

Fins/Skegs and Fin Boxes

Fins/Skegs	Center Fin	Side Fins (2)
Manufacturer	n/a	Futures
Model		G1 400
Design
Base length (h)		4"
Total length (h)
Height (v)		4"
Diagonal length (v)
Distance to tail
Notes:

Fin Box	Center Fin	Side Fins (#_____)
Manufacturer	n/a	Standard Futures
Model
Type
Size for fins
Notes:

These specifications were adapted from the "Catalogue Specifications" used by Pods for Primates. A copy with additional details and diagrams may be accessed here [PDF format]. The current version may be obtained at http://www.surfresearch.com.au/.

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Last updated on: 04/13/05