I worked for a company that made popouts. This was around 1968 or so. As I remember the blanks were blown in a mold lined with glass mat. The blanks was removed from the mold and taken to the sanders (me...a very very itchy job).From there it went to a guy who patched any small voids and glassed on the fin. I think he also applied the logo and veneer stringer.. but not sure. From there it went to the glosser.
The glosser would do colored resin panels or solid pigment jobs (with the fake stringer and logo taped off). Then they would gloss the boards. These boards had the tape seam wet sanded out and they were packed and shipped.
The name of the company was Glass Research in Jacksonville Fla. They were huge but only lasted a couple of years. The name of the popouts were (I think) "Tiki "and also "Ten Toes."
I tend to think the word "Popout" has changed somewhat. The boards I just described were what we called "Popouts" they were heavy and cheap. Later on Morey and Hansen came out with Hollow Boards made from honeycomb and we never called them Popouts although they were technically molded boards. I guess it's all about how you see it. Interesting conversation.
I worked for a company that made popouts. This was around 1968 or so. As I remember the blanks were blown in a mold lined with glass mat. The blanks was removed from the mold and taken to the sanders (me...a very very itchy job).From there it went to a guy who patched any small voids and glassed on the fin. I think he also applied the logo and veneer stringer.. but not sure. From there it went to the glosser.
The glosser would do colored resin panels or solid pigment jobs (with the fake stringer and logo taped off). Then they would gloss the boards. These boards had the tape seam wet sanded out and they were packed and shipped.
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Cleanlines, I wondering why sanding was necessary (other than on the mould seams). We used to first paint the inside of the mould with release agent (or release wax for a better finish), then paint polyester "gel coat" - a thick resin with no wax and used in boat moulds to provide a resin finish and keep the glass fibres away from the finished surface, then lay down a layer of mat using rollers. The board then used to pop out of the mould with a finish ready for polishing.
I'm not questioning the accuracy of your statements, you are a legend, just wish to learn
60s popouts as I recall them were done much the same way cleanlines describes. A layer of mat was fused to the foam when the foam was blown in the mold. Many of them had fake stringers routed into the deck. Some had actual stringers. After the blank came out of the mold the fuzzy halo of mat around the rails was ground off. Then, a single layer of 10 oz cloth was layed up, followed by fin, hot coat, and color, etc.
The Morey hollow boards were honeycomb construction. The Hansens were done with foam encased in a top and bottom skin with foam stanchions inside. Hansen called them their "Stratoglas" line.
The Hansens ( and they were the only ones who did it that way that I saw) were......kinda compressible, with that foam stanchion system.
Heh- I saw this clown with one, we called him Lunga Louie for some reason. In any event, I amused myself by pulling the squirt-gun nose vent plug it had and sucking the air out of it for a while. Then, I put a cigarrette to the plug hole ( perfect fit, by the way) until it had finished inhaling. And for a while, you could thump the deck and it'd make a perfect smoke ring.....
, I amused myself by pulling the squirt-gun nose vent plug it had and sucking the air out of it for a while. Then, I put a cigarrette to the plug hole ( perfect fit, by the way) until it had finished inhaling. And for a while, you could thump the deck and it'd make a perfect smoke ring.....
Mitch, you are well placed in the industry to know some famous brands that should be on the list. Go on spill the beans!
I worked for a company that made popouts. This was around 1968 or so. As I remember the blanks were blown in a mold lined with glass mat. The blanks was removed from the mold and taken to the sanders (me...a very very itchy job).From there it went to a guy who patched any small voids and glassed on the fin. I think he also applied the logo and veneer stringer.. but not sure. From there it went to the glosser.
The glosser would do colored resin panels or solid pigment jobs (with the fake stringer and logo taped off). Then they would gloss the boards. These boards had the tape seam wet sanded out and they were packed and shipped.
The name of the company was Glass Research in Jacksonville Fla. They were huge but only lasted a couple of years. The name of the popouts were (I think) "Tiki "and also "Ten Toes."
I tend to think the word "Popout" has changed somewhat. The boards I just described were what we called "Popouts" they were heavy and cheap. Later on Morey and Hansen came out with Hollow Boards made from honeycomb and we never called them Popouts although they were technically molded boards. I guess it's all about how you see it. Interesting conversation.
Cleanlines, I wondering why sanding was necessary (other than on the mould seams). We used to first paint the inside of the mould with release agent (or release wax for a better finish), then paint polyester "gel coat" - a thick resin with no wax and used in boat moulds to provide a resin finish and keep the glass fibres away from the finished surface, then lay down a layer of mat using rollers. The board then used to pop out of the mould with a finish ready for polishing.
I'm not questioning the accuracy of your statements, you are a legend, just wish to learn
60s popouts as I recall them were done much the same way cleanlines describes. A layer of mat was fused to the foam when the foam was blown in the mold. Many of them had fake stringers routed into the deck. Some had actual stringers. After the blank came out of the mold the fuzzy halo of mat around the rails was ground off. Then, a single layer of 10 oz cloth was layed up, followed by fin, hot coat, and color, etc.
The Morey hollow boards were honeycomb construction. The Hansens were done with foam encased in a top and bottom skin with foam stanchions inside. Hansen called them their "Stratoglas" line.
Here's a photo of a Hansen cut in cross-section:
Stratoglas.jpg
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The Hansens ( and they were the only ones who did it that way that I saw) were......kinda compressible, with that foam stanchion system.
Heh- I saw this clown with one, we called him Lunga Louie for some reason. In any event, I amused myself by pulling the squirt-gun nose vent plug it had and sucking the air out of it for a while. Then, I put a cigarrette to the plug hole ( perfect fit, by the way) until it had finished inhaling. And for a while, you could thump the deck and it'd make a perfect smoke ring.....
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Haaa- that I am. Simple pleasures for simple minds, y'know?
My first "new" board was a Dextra pop out in 1968 or so. When it came time to fix it, we noticed it had fiberglass mat over foam.
Are you sure it had no cloth?
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