yes, thats right , I bought the plans for $50. I told Paul this would be my first board shaping and glassing. He said no problem, as I was worried that this would be a difficult first timers board. I couldnt quite figure out some of the curves, so Paul sold me additional plans for another $50 these really came in handy. I glassed the thing, but I couldnt make it water tite, and water came through the weave in many places where the glass wasnt sticking to the foam curve. All in all, it doesnt surf bad…most like a skim board on a wave, I dont think its finned up enough as it slides out and its hard to stay on top or over it. I talked to Paul and he said I did something wrong, but I cant tell what?? In all, I have to say that this probably isnt’ a good first board to make, there’s lots of mistakes. I’m going to chuck it and get a used Stewart Hydrohull board to learn surfing on.
What a coincidence, I just shaped a “fat penguin” too. And my dog as well, during his walk.
Hey Ferry, thanks for the honest message. Maybe if you sent them another $50, they can figure out the leakage problem. For another $50, they can tell you want the design flaw is. For another $50, … on and on
Yeah they gotta make back that $100,000 somehow.
heh heh heh ha ha ha ha huck huck hee hee whooop whoop guffguff hea hea I can breathe now …ambrose ,steal a thread?
Ferry, You got ripped off big time, in every respect
I finally figured out what would be a good use for all (what, like all 7?) FPs: a chucking contest by their previous owners. Winner would be: maybe whoever throws theirs furthest off a cliff? Plus points for style ?
IM sure he has his reciepts for the plans he bought… Why dont you guys use half the effort talking about FP and build one ! Send me the pictures Ill judge them and the winner recieves the unique status of having the best shaped board in the states…Ill make sure you get your exposure dont worry…It would be a surprise to think you could get network attention for a crazy new design from Australia but Ill lay 2 to 1 odds the first guy to try will get on TV…DOnt bother with magazines unless its an underground publication because they are afraid of the “what if it works” I mean it, they will not even do an article about the Crazy AUSI FP…skip the mags go to the net works and radio you get a $#!+load of attention I guarrantee it, look what a few words do here… ANd remember when you get the TV crew turn up make sure you have some of your boards there to compare them against… http://www.geocities.com/wunderboyi/ninetysixpercent.html
All the hype was really just a wad of smoke to get us all to buy the plans, then pay for more plans to correct the flaws that we poor unknowing inexperienced savages will of course inflict. All hail this triumph of marketing over product! Just like all the outfits of the internet boom that failed due to having no core product, so shall this pass too. Now maybe we’ll see the end of the relentless marketing of this GD thing. No one is buying the product, the marketing has been exposed, it can now slip beneath the waves. ya right.
Try buy a board or pLans you will be sorely dissapointed…the plans at the website are for free…if you are interested in building one…Paul and myself will gladly assist at no charge…this has been our approach for some time…Although I did sell information to this idividual… Our friend is in Western Australia…he has no problems at all! -------------------------------------- G’day Paul, Further to our discussion the other day regarding a speed challenge for your board as a bit of a gimmick. I was speaking to Rohan again and he mentioned they (WA Gov?) undertook speed tests on surfers when building the artificial reef at Leighton beach over here. As far as we know they used standard radar gear and possibly did not need any addition reflection devices on surfers (unconfirmed). I don’t know whether you think this would be a good idea to get some exposure on your side of the world you would have to be fairly confident that your board will burn all comers (it should do). Give us a yell when the site gets modified and if I can get the copies of your flyers I can start handing them out over here (sorry to hassle Tony). Remember your worst day surfin is better than your best day workin. Regards -------------------------------------------------------- I built my Penguin based on the plans which I purchased from Paul, I had never built a board before so Paul’s help was invaluable. I believe I have the design mostly right although Paul calls my board “Porky Penguin” as it weighs in at 9.9lb (probably about the same weight as your mal). My board is 6’4" x 19-1/2" (wings) x16-3/4" (nose) x 2-1/2" thick. I weigh in at 77kg. I am 37 years old, have been doing the stand up gig properly now for about 3 years now (gone to the darkside from riding lids) I am not quick (or coordinated) at getting to my feet. My normal surf break is down at Melros (Mandurah), I have tried it a couple of times down at South Point (sorry to much hassle at Huzza’s) with luck I’ll be down there tommorow to enjoy the remnants of the weekend swell. How to describe the Penguin, basically it’s a bizare thing both to look at and to ride. This board picks up speed very quick and allows you to get onto a wave early very similar to what your mal does (ie before it starts breaking on your head). Once up the board accelerates easily, the hardest lesson to learn is not to put a lot of effort into the turns, this board turns in about 1/2 the turning circle of a standard thruster, given the normal force used in a turn the board will point back the way it came, this in conjunction with the added speed can hurt (you learn quickly, trust me). Other points is that although the board has a reduced nose width it is actually very stable, transition between the rails is very good (very effortless). Don’t let this put you of as with the extra speed you find that instead of going from top to bottom of a wave doing turns you can actually go back an forth on the wave face. Regarding wave size, I’ve surfed Sth point at head & 1/2+ no probs (3.5m on swell chart). Regarding my fins I have used FCS fin setup, I have a thruster set up of plugs. This give the best of both worlds, I am able to use it as a “Twinny” such as Paul has developed or as a thruster for smaller surf. The fins I use are: Twinny FCS Twinzer fins. Thruster FCS GR These ae at the lager end of the FCS range but with what this board does they are needed, the only thing is unlike a normal board you don’t notice the size. With the size of your board, listen to Paul, I was skeptical when he described this board to me and it’s performance, bigger is quicker but you have to be able to use it. An example was I had some prat who snaked me as I was getting ready to pop up, I dropped my knees into the water to put the breaks on and still ran up the back of his legs (he didn’t do it again), they are very quick, quicker than a normal board but if you go to big they will go ballistic. My personal belief is that you will be very happy with the board, they are expensive to buy but I can assure you it’s because there is so much work involved in the damn thing. It took me a full week of nights and 1 weekend to shape it (only), painting and glassing took another week an a half. Ok I’m not a shaper but theres still a bucket load of work in it. You may get the impression I’m sold on these boards, I am, I will be making another when I kill this one. No I don’t get any benefit from Fat Penguin for my endorsement, I’m just happy that I was able to get on one of these and to be able to say I had the first one in WA. I believe in what Paul has designed, however as with most designers it is extremely hard to get market support, especially when trying to market to very image conscious surfers (theres a lot of tossers out there). This board is like the next generation like when the first short boards came out against Mals and thrusters against single fins. If you want to have a squizz at my board or give it a burl, I normally do the dawn patrol down at Mandurah, just give us a yell. I feel you are going to have some fun with this. All the best http://www.geocities.com/wunderboyi/ninetysixpercent.html
Still, a fucking dickhead.
Well at least I can say Im not afraid of using my name…Annon postings realy mean alot to some! But I can understand why people post annonomously…Lack of spine! http://www.geocities.com/wunderboyi/ninetysixpercent.html
no two ways about. Your a dickhead
How can anyone be so heartless as to encourage a First Timer board builder to build a Fat Penguin… Its the nightmare project from Hell, even for an experience shaper. T.E. you dont have anyones best interest at heart.
I like this phrase it sums up some of the AFC…its a buhddist saying… “The tongue is sharper than the sword, wrong speech destroys the seeds of truth and cuts off the flowers of goodwill. The only future for one who is careless of speech is suffering.” http://www.geocities.com/wunderboyi/ninetysixpercent.html
T.E. pull your fucking head in you wanker. Your board is the piece of shit that it looks, just like Mandurah is the piece of shit it looks… no waves, just a pack of christian poofs.
The mark of your ingnorance is the depth of you belife in injustice and tradjedy… http://www.geocities.com/wunderboyi/ninetysixpercent.html
We might be ingnorant but you’re the Dickhead. Where is Elaina Bobit?
Please go away,you’re just wasting our time. Kokua