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OneLove
Joined: 07 Feb 2011 Posts: Location: NC
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:22 am Post subject: 1st Post... 1st Paipo |
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Thought I'd share my winter project... A pine/cedar paipo. Inspired by some pics I saw of the Grain sea sled. I've shaped some surfboards and made some wooden hand planes, but I've never even surfed a paipo (although I spent the 80's on the trusty old Morey Mach 7-7 bodyboard). Should be a fun summer toy, but right now the water is still around 43 degrees, so I think I'll stay higher & drier on my longboard right now.
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rodndtube Dolphin Glider
Joined: 06 Jan 2004 Posts: 690 Location: USA, MD, Baltimore
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:43 am Post subject: |
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Nice piece of workmanship! What are the dimensions of this board, Length x Width x Thickness and Width at 12" from nose and tail? Tail width? Doesn't appear to be much nose or tail rocker.
P.S. Where in NC are you based and where do you ride? _________________ rodNDtube
"Prone to ride"
I love my papa li`ili`i |
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mrmike
Joined: 06 Sep 2007 Posts: Location: coronado, ca
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Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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very nice I like it. and welcome on keep up the good work _________________ PAIPO ON
blog http://mrmikespaipos.blogspot.com |
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OneLove
Joined: 07 Feb 2011 Posts: Location: NC
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Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 8:55 am Post subject: |
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rodndtube wrote: | Nice piece of workmanship! What are the dimensions of this board, Length x Width x Thickness and Width at 12" from nose and tail? Tail width? Doesn't appear to be much nose or tail rocker.
P.S. Where in NC are you based and where do you ride? |
Here’s the dims: 44” x 21 ½” x ¾" Nose – 20 ½” Tail 18 ½” Tail block – 9”
Made from ¾” stock, so not much room for rocker. Pictures don't really show it, but it does have a flip in the nose with the added thickness from the nose block/hand grip and the tail, with it's channel thins down to ~ ½"
I’m in Southeastern North Carolina.
Enjoying looking through all the old posts at all the boards... such amazing diversity! They all look fun. |
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Uncle Grumpy
Joined: 15 Jan 2007 Posts: Location: San Clemente
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Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 10:19 am Post subject: |
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43°!
I had no idea the water got that cold that far south on the east coast!
ICK!
You have to get up around BC or Alaska to find water that cold out here. (Praise Kahuna!)
I recently read the TSJ article about Bob Holland and now I understand why he said he hates cold water and won't go in until it gets up to 60°.
BTW,
Beautiful work on the paipo; how much does it weigh?
Looking forward to a ride report...........in the summer _________________ Prone to ride. |
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rickm
Joined: 16 Dec 2005 Posts:
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Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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The water has been a lot colder than normal this year. It's caused problems, a few fish kills due to the extreme cold. It got cold quickly, too. I was out at Bogue Banks in November, it went from mid 60s to below 60 in a matter of days. |
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OneLove
Joined: 07 Feb 2011 Posts: Location: NC
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Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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It’s been the coldest winter in recent memory. Surf report says the water’s warmed up to a balmy 46 today! I get picky on surf conditions once it dips below 50. By mid summer it’ll be in the lower 80s. Just thinking about that makes me want to buy a plane ticket.
Not sure ‘bout weight, I’ll try to get around to weighing it. |
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geoffreylevens
Joined: 18 Nov 2009 Posts:
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geoffreylevens
Joined: 18 Nov 2009 Posts:
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Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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The most paranoid wing on climate change thinks we may have or be very close to the point of "killing" the North Atlantic Current which would send northern latitudes into a mini-ice age almost overnight!
The science
[urlhttp://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2004/05mar_arctic/[/url]
and the paranoia
http://wakeup2010.blogspot.com/2010/09/north-atlantic-current-gone.html
Buy stock in neoprene mfg! |
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