MR-style triple "stringer" twinnie

General Discussion
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Big thanks to NickVanBruggin and Neira for the great dimensions. I took a little liberty in the fins, as I like my twins to have a lot of base… Look closely at the stringers and you can see where I made a continuity boo-boo. In laying up my deck skin, I forgot that on the bottom the quarter-inch “stringer” went in the center, and the 3/8" ones to the outside. Got them reversed on the deck. Oh well, this one is for me to ride anyway.

Did the fins out of 3/8" birch ply (actually three layers of 1/8"), for that nice thick foil, then finished them off with two layers of 4 oz to either side and a bead of glass rope on the leading/trailing edges. It was my first set of glassons (only my 3rd and 4th hand-foiled fins) so I went overkill on glassing them on, with four layers of glass covering the entire inside surface. Also, since they were so thick as the bases, I ground the cant into the bases, so they would sit “flat” when I was tacking them down. Didn’t actually measure cant, but I’m going to guess 5-7 degrees. I’m still not a big fan of making fins, though.

For the stringers, I used my $90 Lowes tablesaw to mill down a rough-cut 2"x6"x8’ cedar board into strips. Spent about 30 min at Lowes going through all the wood to find that one clear, straight-grained, red-colored board, then about two hours sweating over the tablesaw, annoying the neighbors and ruining my hearing. Since the “stringers” were a bit rough after my “milling”, I cut them to about 3/16" thickness, and then just used a handplane to bring them flush and smooth to the balsa after vaccuing. Tip:when cutting a 3/16 strip from a 2"x1/4" board, if you cut about six inches into one end, then turn it around to make your long cut from the other end, it keeps the tablesaw from chewing up (as bad) the last foot of that delicate 3/16x1/4x8ft stick. And those cedar fenceboards don’t work worth a damn. They looked like corkscrews after I cut from them, big lumber is the way to go.

The hotcoat isn’t sanded yet, hence the drips on the fins, but it looked so good I had to share right away.

MR-style twinnie, 6’3" 20 3/4 x 2 3/4

Flat rocker, just a hair of vee out the tail. BIG (7.25"x6.25") twins, no trailer.

Thanks again to all for all the help and inspiration!

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I give up.

Between you, jjp, and PeteUK’s submissions this week, there’s no way I can keep up. How much for a 10’0" noserider shipped to Northern California ? I’ll trade you for a peanut !

:slight_smile:

Beautiful, Schwuz, just freaking beautiful.

Rail method?

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Incredible job Shwuz!!! I was just looking at a 6’4" MR recently and that planshape looks dead-on. Can’t wait to hear how it rides.

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Shwuz,

You done good. That’s a very attractive board.

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you’re giving me a headache…

First you teased us with the other half finished thing and then you pull this beauty out of your back pocket.

Un.fr***nbelievable…

I’m almost ready to give up and buy a ZeeSurf…

$350 for an epoxy quad fish

$550 for an epoxy 11’4"

But first I need to grab another blank out…

see what you’ve started…

Great job!

(you’ve got the goods that for sure)

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Thanks guys, I’m super-stoked on it too. I can’t wait to get it into the water, I’ve been wanting to ride a mr-style twin since forever! I’m actually pretty pleasantly suprised at how well it turned out, as far as appearances go. I really felt like I was just “throwing it together” to get it in the water quickly.

Benny, for the rails, I did four layers of 1/8 balsa from nose to the wing, then ended three of the layers, and just ran a single layer of balsa back from there. From the specs I got, it was supposed to be a 1/2" wing, but I think 3/8 will do the trick.

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you may say you’re ready to give up, oneula, but I know the truth! You’ve got the disease, just like the rest of us (insert evil laughter here). Besides, you have to have a full quiver for me to sample during the eventual trip I make over there.

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how much v does it have i know my original MR has a tone of v it feels so good of the bottom, woosh. oh it’s practically orgasmic

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“I’m still not a big fan of making fins, though.”

…but …why ??

they look so GOOD , Jarrod !!

" 7.25 x 6.25" "

wow !!!

7.25" …is that the base ??

so, 6.25" depth ?

wow …I’m looking forward to hearing how THEY go !!

Great job , mate …[as usual !! ]

So… how many boards do you have in your home-made quiver now ?

Please be sure to let us know [a written report please ?!] how it goes …

WHERE will you ride it ? …I’d love to hear how it goes in those mexican right hand pointbreaks ! [I wonder if M.R. himself ever surfed HIS ones there ?]

…you should send photos of that board to him …he’d probably be STOKED to see a wooden version of his twinnie !

keep up the great work , Jarrod !

cheers mate ! 



      ben

so , what’s NEXT …

… a wood version of M.P.'s morning of the earth stubbie ?

a George Greenough spoon , in wood ?

Simon Anderson’s original thruster [wood version ?]

Aipa’s Larry Bertlemann “stinger” ?

p.s. - why not show your face in the photos …SURELY you can’t be as ugly as me , or as “serious” as my brother’s dial ?!

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awesome work mate. happy surfing to you.

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looks even better than the original MR twins!

GREAT work

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Nice Shwuz - I like the way the birch fins blend in with the balsa.

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Outstanding mate. Well done!

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Took her out today.

Three words:

Best.

Board.

Ever.

The waves were crap, 20 kt onshore stomach-to-chest high garbage, but this this was so much fun!! First off, this is easily the fastest board I’ve ever had under my feet, even faster than my fish. It felt like a bar of soap on a slip’n’slide, almost lost it off the tail on my first drop. It was like zero-to-full blast instantly. Once I got my feet under me, though, it was heaven. Almost out of control, but with amazing mind-board response. It was fast (did I mention fast?), really loose with my back foot over or behind the fins, but really drivey with my foot over or in front of the fins. Drives great off the front foot with the widepoint forward, just like I like. Took me a few waves to really get the feel of it, but once I did I just fell in love. I did my best cutback ever on my fourth wave (at least it felt great), so that just set the tone for the whole session.

I was a little worried about the foil on these extra thick fins, but I shouldn’t have. I was getting drive like I’ve never felt before. My bottom turns felt like slingshots shooting me up and down the line.

Bottom line- two thumbs WAY up! I have a new favorite. Good thing I live in a state where they haven’t outlawed man/board love yet.

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GREAT stuff shwuz. a beautiful board!!

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did you go forehand AND backhand ?

if so , how did it feel backhand ?

… stoked you love it !

ben