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Poobah Dolphin Glider
Joined: 09 Jan 2004 Posts: 696 Location: California, San Diego
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Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 10:47 pm Post subject: 2006 Year of the Cat Board |
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I'm not done making Cubit Boards, but it's time again for a change of focus. So my new focus for 2006 will be Cat Boards. Twin-hulled paipos. Some with subtle hulls. Some not so subtle. Some more resembling wing bulbs than hulls. I have a few things on the drawing board, but I'm hoping for unexpected surprises during the year. Join in the fun, and make your own twin-hulled paipo during 2006...the Year of the Cat Board. |
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rodndtube Dolphin Glider
Joined: 06 Jan 2004 Posts: 690 Location: USA, MD, Baltimore
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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This promises to be a year of interesting experimentation with the cats. Please keep us informed! _________________ rodNDtube
"Prone to ride"
I love my papa li`ili`i |
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baidarka Matt Master
Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Posts: 44 Location: Washington State
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 1:35 am Post subject: |
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Hey Poobah,
It's nice to see this topic surface again. I've considered a few simple arrangements that are unlikely to function beyond the spheres of my mind. But, here they are anyway:
-Inexpensive 3" or 4" thin-walled PVC sewer pipe. Either squished to form, or split to use as sponsons.
-A pair(or single) of old water skis attached to ply for a sort of hydrodfoil-cat. Or, perhaps the rider could be craddled in a light framed trampoline.
-Bicycle/motorcycle innertube sponsons, wrapped around a board. Easily repositioned and pressurized/depressurized at sea. I've also considered wrapping rails this way.
I look forward to seeing the truly functional designs that others come up with, so I can finally put these feeble, cata-moronic, thoughts to rest.
-Seamus |
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Poobah Dolphin Glider
Joined: 09 Jan 2004 Posts: 696 Location: California, San Diego
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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Sigh! 2006 didn't turn out like I planned. Too much time spent moving and working on the house. My Wave Skaters (bodyboards) were the only cat boards I rode in 2006. Here's an unvarnished mini-paipo that just missed the deadline. I call it Something Wicked. Notice that the 1/4" wide poplar stringer protrudes through the bottom of the board to become a keel fin. Normally fins are the last item glued on a bellyboard. With this stringer-fin method, the fins are glued in the initial lamination of the blank.
5 pieces of wood: one 3/4x12" poplar, two 1/4x1 1/2" poplar stringers
and two pieces of 3/4x3 1/2" pine.
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eef
Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: Location: Alkmaar, Holland
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