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DrewB
Since 16 Aug 2006
382 Posts
PDX
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Sun Mar 01, 09 7:06 pm |
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Sick board! It's been fun watching it all come together. I've got a 6'0" swallow tail quad fin and it is the fastest surfboard I've ever riden; never kited with it, but the quad/swallow combo is a winner
Now somebody needs to build something else.
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tonyb
Since 09 Oct 2006
973 Posts
Stevenson in the summer & SPI in the winter
Bolstad Clan
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Sun Mar 01, 09 7:36 pm |
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Gorgeous board John! Looking forward to the action shots!
Tony
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bwd
Since 04 Aug 2007
385 Posts
Obsessed
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Mon Mar 02, 09 1:55 pm |
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what a beauty!
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Kitesail
Since 23 Jun 2006
108 Posts
The Gorge
Stoked
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Thu Mar 05, 09 6:27 pm |
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First day out on the water with the board!
Rufus 20-25 with squalls, not ideal conditions by hey what does one expect this time of year.
I am very pleased definitely more than art, it's the real deal.
Sorry about the lame picture; taken with a camera phone.
John
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Hein
Since 08 Mar 2005
1314 Posts
Possessed
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Thu Mar 05, 09 6:35 pm |
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Sweet, John. The wind always blows right after you get a board finished.
Enjoyed the thread. Someday I'm gonna CNC something like that.
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Nak
Since 19 May 2005
4240 Posts
Camas
Site Lackey
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Thu Mar 05, 09 6:37 pm |
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Congrats on finishing the board John! Looks very nice. Thanks again for posting all the pics & updating your progress, it was super interesting to watch.
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rePete
Since 18 Dec 2007
215 Posts
Mosier, Oregon
Stoked
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Thu Mar 05, 09 9:24 pm |
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Great job John, you were like a proud Papa on the water today! I saw you go high and land soft on your sweet new ride! Congradulations on your new "Baby"!!
Pete
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Diggy
Since 25 Nov 2006
342 Posts
Gorge to Coast
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Thu Mar 05, 09 10:03 pm |
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Seriously Sweet Work! I've really enjoyed watching the board come together. Looking forward to see you out riding on the water with it soon, and to having a closer look on the beach!
Congratulations, that is some great talent. I think it will inspire a lot of folks, so thank you for sharing too.
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Kitesail
Since 23 Jun 2006
108 Posts
The Gorge
Stoked
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Thu Mar 12, 09 6:33 pm |
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Hey guys –
Glad to have inspired!
There are definitely some structural challenges when making a board like this. I don’t claim to know all by any means; and I bet with more R&D it’ll even be better.
I’ve already started another one ……guess I’m stoked!
Pic's out at Viento today, Thursday; Eastwinds (mid 20's)
John out…..
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Cole135
Since 26 May 2008
61 Posts
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Thu Mar 12, 09 10:02 pm |
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dang looks like fun and you seem to be jumping it pretty high dont break it
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TWIN-FIN
Since 24 May 2006
805 Posts
Portland, OR
Hot Monkey
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Thu Mar 12, 09 10:14 pm |
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Yaaaaaaa John
Thanks for getting me STOKED to get back on the water. Viento looked nice and sunny.
Dude, seriously, that’s a sweet looking board
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Hein
Since 08 Mar 2005
1314 Posts
Possessed
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Fri Mar 13, 09 6:00 am |
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board looks great, day looks awesome, nice air.
Future's plastic fins? Please tell me they aren't
-you deserve better. I've got some glass JJs that
could be good. You are welcome to try them.
look into ProBox for your next build. More tuning
options and FCS fits so plenty of fins to choose from.
PC3/GL2 combo or some thing like that might be good.
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Kitesail
Since 23 Jun 2006
108 Posts
The Gorge
Stoked
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Fri Mar 13, 09 7:08 pm |
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Hein -
Yep they are Futures They are developing some lateral play (didn't know they suck that bad); guess I'll have to shim them for now.
Thanks, I'll look into ProBox.
I know there is going to be some lessons learned here; been through the protocall before.
John
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garethuglow
Since 23 Mar 2009
2 Posts
New Member
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Mon Mar 23, 09 7:35 am |
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Looks like a beautiful board John, I am totally inspired. Would you mind telling me some of the crucial measurements - length and width, relative to your hieght? I'm 5'7 and am thinking of building one like this about 5'10. Whaddya reckon? Did you design the profile yourself?
Cheers
Gareth
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Kitesail
Since 23 Jun 2006
108 Posts
The Gorge
Stoked
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Tue Mar 24, 09 6:29 am |
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Gareth –
I’m not new to board building I have quite a bit of experience (on a professional level) and been a boardhead all my life.
My boards (outlines, rocker, profile, fin placement and volume) are totally my own conception with the exception of riding a lot of other boards built by others and or other manufacturers’.
I would strongly suggest to first ride as many other boards as you can; this way you could get a real feel from the feedback, what works for you, and what is best suited for the area you kite at.
I have two boards in the works and a twin in the designing stages at the moment.
I live in the Gorge so the small board is a 5’-1” X 15-3/4” X 1-3/4” fish shape. (quad-fin)
The larger board is designed for most all other places and is 5’-8” X 17-1/4” X 2-1/8” fish shape. (quad-fin) The twin hasn’t been finalized yet but is close….
If I lived at the coast I’d definitely have a Pin-Tail Thruster in the works; that’s on the back burner.
BTW- I’m 5’-6”
Hope this helps,
John
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garethuglow
Since 23 Mar 2009
2 Posts
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Tue Mar 24, 09 8:10 am |
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Thanks John, that is a great help. I kind of figured out those dimension from the pics, it's narrower than your average fish.
Cheers
Gareth
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DukeONuke
Since 24 Aug 2005
26 Posts
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Thu May 21, 09 7:05 pm Labor Of Love |
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Very nice build and documentation of it. Nice and light too.
What does it say on the board under Bella? ------- surf?
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