longboard love

General Discussion
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I have nine boards (most of which are out of commission and in line for ding repairs lol) two of which are longboards, one (the Walden Magic) is out of commission.  Hit Rincon yesterday early morning, it was about 4' and glassy, crowded but pretty spread out, high tide but dropping, and I had my 9 footer.  What fun! 

So stoked on this board - pure dumb luck it turned out to be a great board.  I think this was like my 6th board, but the first purely foam (no wood) board I ever made, and my first longboard as well.  Come to think of it, my first square tail, and first time ever I shaped v out the tail.  I just studied some longboard pics, and shaped away. 

I rolled the rails up a bit at the bottom to thin them out a little, rounded the tail like a folded tortilla.  First time I tried epoxy pinlines. 

I got the blank cheap (eco-tech), used leftover glass and resin from other projects.  Shaped it up pretty quick, and glassed it.  Its had some issues, but its fully rideable, so I took it out, had a great time, wave after wave, down the line, I'm stoked on my longboard!

 

 

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you can say all you want about an echotech blank................

...........but the bottomline is................ they surf great.

herb

ps. nice work huck.

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Yeah!  I have shaped about six of them latly with no issues.  Two of them were clears the others were painted.  No shrinkage.  No nada.

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Thanks Herb!

Good to hear that McD, Ken has had no problems with his either.

Anyone else care to share their favorite longboard pics / descriptions / stories? 

Here's one from my past: a Rockin' Fig 9 footer, I loved this board, caught the wave of the day at small crowded Topanga once on it, that elevates into my hall of fame LOL. 

I got claustrophobic sitting elbow to elbow, so I just paddled out and away - who knew a set would roll in right then, right there, I was in position and dropped in so sweet, no one snaked me 'cuz they were all a bit too inside, I rode it all the way in to the shower, got out and showered and went to work.  Sadly, I had to part with it, but the memory remains.

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And here's an Emilio Hernandez longboard I photographed at C Street, the owner (that's him shirtless on the tailgate) was just catching everything in sight, it was a small gutless day, but this guy was having so much fun, no one could touch him, so many guys sitting and sitting, waiting for a set, and he was just catching everything inside. 

So I asked first and took pics when he got out, which he didn't mind, but he let me know it had more to do with the operator than the equipment LOL.  I think Emilio Hernandez is a backyarder, but he made a good one.  And yeah, the kid had to be pretty good too after all.

Which reminds me of my old surf buddy years ago John, who never rode a longboard (back then - don't know what he's riding these days), we would paddle out together and by the time I made it out to the lineup he had ridden three waves already.  Some guys just have a knack.

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Nice hips on that orange LB, where’s the widepoint?

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Good question, its been awhile since I shaped it.  Its in the garage, so I'll check tomorrow, but I think its about dead middle IIRC.  I studied pics by Boco-Rio who makes wood boards, and Gene Cooper who makes awesome boards, and then just went for it, I really just kinda winged the template without a lot of care, didn't even like it much when I finished, sold it before I rode it to a co-worker who bought it for his kid. 

Then there was a de-lam problem on the nose, so I took it back and gave the guy my Rockin Fig instead.  Later he told me his kid didn't like the Rockin' Fig nearly as much as my shape, which made me laugh because I knew that had to be a fluke.

It just sat in my garage for a long time.  Then I finally repaired it, and rode it a few times in junk waves, and it sat in my garage some more.  Yesterday was the first time I had it out in decent waves, and all of sudden I really like it!

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beautiful boards huck! i give all the love in the world to longboards.

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Hi Huck,

 

Just wonderin’ - what happened to the Magic Model?

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The two on the right are my favs once it gets overhead and better

L: 9’6" X 17-1/4" X 22-3/8" X 13-1/2" X 3") (currently re-finned identical to the shorter, striped one)

R: 9’0" X 17-1/4" X 22" X 13-1/2" X 2-3/4")


Here are two PICs of my fav “all-around” up to head high (9’6" X 17-15/16" X 22-1/2" X 14-1/2" X 3-1/4")

 

Can relate to your Rincon story.  Had an 8’6", full-template single fin back in 1987 and caught Rincon on a medium tide during a pumping, solid, overhead swell wrapping with light offshores.   The guys on the far outside were getting shut down about half way through, so I sat just inside that section and picked off some real beauties that took me all the way into the inside rip-rap.  Surfed 'til my arms were noodled.  A real classic day.

 

 

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Nice job Huck!

By the way, where did you get that foam you are talking about?

Steve

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Hey Huck that "Figarello" was glassed by my glasser.  Lowel

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Love my 9'1''. Mostly ride it now. Took it out on a clean little overhead day. One other guy out. Dropped in on a beauty, going way too fast, i leant over on the bottom, looking up at the feathering lip, but somehow managed to spin it out!, spewing!. Got a few other screamers that day though, went really well in the good waves, which i wasn't expecting. I've had some great waves on it. I prefer it in head high waves with some juice ( which i hope to get it into tomorrow! ), but its fun in just about any size waves i surf ( mostly head high and under ).

 

 

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We love longboards

 

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Hi Huck,

 

Just wonderin' - what happened to the Magic Model?

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short version - it took in a bit of water and needs some remedial TLC, when I get some resin I'll put 'er back right.