I should wait until it’s finished and post in resources but… well, here is a hoop finned paipo for JeffCh I’ve been working on recently. I was sanding when my girlfriend came out to take a pic - hence the mask.
The hoop will have a shorter profile once the plug tabs are squared away and fitted.
The final version - pinlined, glossed, etc with dimensions will eventually be posted under resources.
interesting , John …
is it big enough to ride standing up or kneeling , do you think ?
…How would the “hoop fin” perform ?
cheers !
ben
p.s. - it looks like you’ve got the darth vader thing happening with your chin there , too …nice !!
…that should score you a few extra waves [as long as your cloak doesn’t create too much drag when you’re paddling …
what a pece of crap !!! and you call yourself a moderator. I’ve seen better from a Wozzie !!
and now …
from the other side of the tasman , lest we forget …
<span style="color:White"><span style="font-size:6px"><span style="font-weight:bold">[b]hoops</span>
[/b] From: TomBloke
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Oct 3, 2005, 9:12 PM
Hi Chipfish. . . just to let you know that I have no idea how a hoop fin will go. . . . none at all, honest ! 
(still hoping to get back in to the discussion) 
Cheers, Roy
so …in homage to tom / dragon / james / roy …
John , paint it yellow [or red] , make it about 8’ longer [at least !!] , wear a yellow [or red] wetsuit [or kilt , perhaps?] and a helmet , when riding it .
"roy , the better part of roy and hg " [“in my opinion”]
ben / cecil [hehe]
yeah, actually I really like it . … a lot. and if you covered it in balsa and epxy it would be like the best board ever.
I didn’t know Darth Vader shaped. Love the resin work. Bring it to Plaskett? Mike
oooooooooooooohhhh… thats the bottom. I thought it was a leash loop or roll bar or something.
dower you dummy …it’s a camera mount …
didn’t they teach you ANYTHING at surf / cement school , Dazza ?
'nite now !
ben
Nice basketball hoop. Will the ball fit through that hoop? Mike
[…anyone here see “Coneheads” ? …remember the rings THEY used ??]
I might have to ask Roy how the hoop fin works when stand up surfing , I reckon .
It’s got me intrigued .
…Not quite the same thing as the ‘tunnel fin’ looking contraption you had in the nineties , eh Cheyne ? But THAT was definately one I would like to hear about one day, too . [I think it’s in the ‘green iguana’ movie , where you’re standing on the beach with it ?]
ben
you gonna bring that to Swaylocks John? [please]
Nice work John!! see you in a few weeks. KP