I haven't been in the water for weeks! Bogged down in other stuff, hoping to get wet sometime soon. Got a new board at least, put the fins on and base coat wax (I use candle wax for base, then just fresh coat of surf wax before paddle out). Also got a new hood. But broke right now, maybe have to sell a board or something to get the wheels oiled.
Hey oldphart, hope you're doing well these days, got sidetracked into another project lately shaping the 8-2 blank, I made a really fat board, with the fattest rails you've ever seen! This thing might be a dog but it will be a paddler for sure. Took Tom Mahady's "lineup killer' template, and modified it a bit. I need your quad info now if you care to share. At 8 foot by 22" by 3 5/8", I'm thinking of calling it the Bakersfield Shortboard haha. Pulled in the nose, wide broom tail, slight concave in nose, flat mid, V out the tail with a tiny bit of double concaves in the V portion. Its a beast, I can hardly get my arm around it.
Its like a combination (or fuster-cluck) of a Stoker V and Mahady Lineup Killer and an Ace SUP Revenge model! Looking at the rails, it might even have a little SUP in there too, LOL.
Banana yellow bottom and rails - I painted a picture of Carmen Miranda on the deck, tutti fruity hat included, and added a blue resin swirl. Not done yet.
Not your standard off the rack board, for sure. Like you said, if it were, what's the point?
The 8-2 A is a killer blank [email protected] suggested it for a project and had the "X" done a beast of foam!
Carmen Miranda! With the fruit hat? Pretty damn bitchen, me can smell the bananas, Ha. Gotta a 8'-8' here for boy. Think I gotta pix here. There is a LOT of stuff to these. I surf a little more up on the tail on my turns so these are just a little bit forward than the norm
Here’s some valuable info I got from ICC “Fronts at 16", front of box 2.5" from rail, rear of box at 1"
Rears at 8.5", front of box at 3.5", rear of box at 1.75"
The root is the thruster set up it is wise to put the fifth box in maybe a small fins unlimited.
Fin cants? For us “oldpharts” fronts 5 degree rears @3 degrees.
Note on my SB’s me’s movin’ the rears closer together to produce a feel more like the truster.
The 8-2 A is a killer blank [email protected] suggested it for a project and had the "X" done a beast of foam!
Carmen Miranda! With the fruit hat? Pretty damn bitchen, me can smell the bananas, Ha. Gotta a 8'-8' here for boy. Think I gotta pix here. There is a LOT of stuff to these. I surf a little more up on the tail on my turns so these are just a little bit forward than the norm
Here’s some valuable info I got from ICC “Fronts at 16", front of box 2.5" from rail, rear of box at 1"
Rears at 8.5", front of box at 3.5", rear of box at 1.75"
The root is the thruster set up it is wise to put the fifth box in maybe a small fins unlimited.
Fin cants? For us “oldpharts” fronts 5 degree rears @3 degrees.
Note on my SB’s me’s movin’ the rears closer together to produce a feel more like the truster.
Aloha
Thanks Matty I absorbed a bit of this, and some of it went over my head :-)
I posted the question on the General Discussion forum to pursue further, now that I'm at the point I need to make some definite decisions.
Yeah I'll try to get some pics up later but I brush painted the picture right onto the raw foam. First time I ever tried that. And first real resin swirl too.
the thruster revolution passed me by during all those years I wasn't surfing. I started with singles and was riding twins when I quit, since coming back its been mostly singles. Tom mahady's sent me his lineup killer template which I modified, but still pretty close, and he goes quad but farther off the rail on the rears. I think I'll go with your numbers and add the 5th plug for a thruster setup as an option.
my 2nd go round with making boards transitioned from single fin to twins and I had a freakin' blast doin' em from the HB ripper to the Zuma tube rider. Once Simon Anderson (God bless) came on me was piss'd! Used my twin set up only added the Velzy "V" fin made it early 81 last one till 5 years ago. Rode it up and down Cali, Oahu and Maui great board! Rode a bunch of "others" thrusters but didn't pay much attention.
BTW, I do have a few "notes" regarding "quads" as these days pirates are know as researchers!
Usta be the only way in from da Val.
Oh, and that is the "sin bin" logo on the first 2 boards!
His operation was initially based under the Manhattan Beach Pier, but by 1949 he had outgrown it. And from his belly we sprang forth.
how cool is that? Here's a slightly simplified version that might lend itself to a smaller surfboard logo size
Nice looking longboard quiver - you'll have to explain to me someday about the concaves you got going there
Missing in action, hope resin has cured enought! Remember lefthand left a circle, right hand right a circle.
Now the surf will be flat!
His operation was initially based under the Manhattan Beach Pier, but by 1949 he had outgrown it. And from his belly we sprang forth.
I haven't been in the water for weeks! Bogged down in other stuff, hoping to get wet sometime soon. Got a new board at least, put the fins on and base coat wax (I use candle wax for base, then just fresh coat of surf wax before paddle out). Also got a new hood. But broke right now, maybe have to sell a board or something to get the wheels oiled.
"Freestyle."
Hey oldphart, hope you're doing well these days, got sidetracked into another project lately shaping the 8-2 blank, I made a really fat board, with the fattest rails you've ever seen! This thing might be a dog but it will be a paddler for sure. Took Tom Mahady's "lineup killer' template, and modified it a bit. I need your quad info now if you care to share. At 8 foot by 22" by 3 5/8", I'm thinking of calling it the Bakersfield Shortboard haha. Pulled in the nose, wide broom tail, slight concave in nose, flat mid, V out the tail with a tiny bit of double concaves in the V portion. Its a beast, I can hardly get my arm around it.
Its like a combination (or fuster-cluck) of a Stoker V and Mahady Lineup Killer and an Ace SUP Revenge model! Looking at the rails, it might even have a little SUP in there too, LOL.
Banana yellow bottom and rails - I painted a picture of Carmen Miranda on the deck, tutti fruity hat included, and added a blue resin swirl. Not done yet.
Not your standard off the rack board, for sure. Like you said, if it were, what's the point?
The 8-2 A is a killer blank [email protected] suggested it for a project and had the "X" done a beast of foam!
Carmen Miranda! With the fruit hat? Pretty damn bitchen, me can smell the bananas, Ha. Gotta a 8'-8' here for boy. Think I gotta pix here. There is a LOT of stuff to these. I surf a little more up on the tail on my turns so these are just a little bit forward than the norm
Here’s some valuable info I got from ICC “Fronts at 16", front of box 2.5" from rail, rear of box at 1"
Rears at 8.5", front of box at 3.5", rear of box at 1.75"
The root is the thruster set up it is wise to put the fifth box in maybe a small fins unlimited.
Fin cants? For us “oldpharts” fronts 5 degree rears @3 degrees.
Note on my SB’s me’s movin’ the rears closer together to produce a feel more like the truster.
Aloha
hplb quad fin set up.jpg
His operation was initially based under the Manhattan Beach Pier, but by 1949 he had outgrown it. And from his belly we sprang forth.
Thanks Matty I absorbed a bit of this, and some of it went over my head :-)
I posted the question on the General Discussion forum to pursue further, now that I'm at the point I need to make some definite decisions.
Yeah I'll try to get some pics up later but I brush painted the picture right onto the raw foam. First time I ever tried that. And first real resin swirl too.
the thruster revolution passed me by during all those years I wasn't surfing. I started with singles and was riding twins when I quit, since coming back its been mostly singles. Tom mahady's sent me his lineup killer template which I modified, but still pretty close, and he goes quad but farther off the rail on the rears. I think I'll go with your numbers and add the 5th plug for a thruster setup as an option.
my 2nd go round with making boards transitioned from single fin to twins and I had a freakin' blast doin' em from the HB ripper to the Zuma tube rider. Once Simon Anderson (God bless) came on me was piss'd! Used my twin set up only added the Velzy "V" fin made it early 81 last one till 5 years ago. Rode it up and down Cali, Oahu and Maui great board! Rode a bunch of "others" thrusters but didn't pay much attention.
BTW, I do have a few "notes" regarding "quads" as these days pirates are know as researchers!
blaze #07.jpg
His operation was initially based under the Manhattan Beach Pier, but by 1949 he had outgrown it. And from his belly we sprang forth.
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