You’ve piqued my interest. Perhaps we should meet, and have a chat. As to my expiring soon. Who knows? I’m not getting any younger, as the expression goes. I don’t expect any immediate surprises. But, as another expression goes, ‘‘tomorrow is promised to no one.’’ What do you have in mind, board wise? Size? Stringer(s)? Blank? Fin(s)?
Something 8’8" to 9’6"…I’m not in the mood anymore to chase down a 40 ft wave, but I still get after San Diegos biggest when in the right frame of mind. Pickleweed Pt, PB Point. Sunset Cliffs…etc, etc. As for stringers…something sexy, as for a fin…yes.
9-6…If and when El Nino beckons, the board is ready…we will see about me!!
Nice board Rojelio! Care to share any details of rails / bottom, fin layout, and a foil / rocker shot? 21" wide?
Proneman…That is a beautiful outline!
I’ll get a couple better pics later along with a few #'s…Only rode it once @ Malibu on a head high day…gotta dial in a fin and surf it more to feel comfy on it…BTW…Not intended for prone riding antics.
Say that we go with 8’8’’ (I made and rode a balsa pintail that size in 1959), what kind of dim’s do you anticipate will meet your needs? Describe a sexy stringer for me.(how about a 1 1/2 inch wide chambered redwood stringer?) And the fin. I suggest an FU box, with a thick fin of my design, made by Dave Towne. Your thoughts?
8’8" x 21 3/4 - 22 x 3. Redwood / Dark Black Wood / Redwood…that might be sexy?
8’ 8’’ x 22’’ to a 6 5/8 inch sqtail, compares favorably to a daily driver I made for a friend in Hawaii. He rode lots of 8 and 10 foot stuff @ Sunset, no problem. So, the above board will more than meet your target surf. Back to the stringer… do you want that vintage gun look?
shape it Bill. ResinHead will ride it. Mine by Mr. Resin, patiently waiting (blank courtesy of Keith and glassed by StingRay)
I hope Bill and Resin get together and do it. Resin’s a big powerful surfer. Kind of like Bill back in the day(seen some of the photos). Resin’s a talented board builder too. Be a shame if Bill couldn’t pass some of his knowledge along. Nice boards above, too. Mike
@ Resinhead…Jay, if we are to move forward, you need to order a 9’ 9’’ A (gun) US Blanks Glued with the natural rocker of the blank. The reason is that the 8’ 8’’ board can be laid out to not only have the appropriate rocker, but to also obtain the proper (according to me) volume distribution. Foam density/weight is your call. Did I mention that it MUST be the natural rocker of the blank? We can also go ‘‘old school’’ and get the blank uncut, and do the glueup ourselves. Again, that is your call. We also need to have a conversation about the project. PM your phone number to me, and the best time for us to have a chat. I want to discuss some aspects of the glassing, and especially the sanding. Are you good with all that?
the devil is in the details.
I will contact you Bill. Stay tuned, lot’s going on in the World acording the Resinhead
I hope it works out for everyone involved. It’s fun to read about and see boards that have been worked on by multiple sets of minds and hands.-J
Yes ! Pictures in a Thrailkill thread!
I do think everybody want this to be a complete build project, no pre-ordered blanks, with stories, explanations, fine details and … pictures…
Hey proneman! Is that a PG?? Didn’t you post a pic of one of Paul’s boards previously in another thread??
Here and there…Now and then!
Well, there are 3 projects coming out of this thread. An 8’ 8’‘, a 7’ 9’‘, and a 9’ 0’’ (which will likely end up as an 8’ 10’'). Two are to be guns for California, and one to be a marriage of Gun and Simmons technology. That one will be interesting AND challenging, at the same time. The ‘‘Gummins’’ is for a long time La Jolla and North Shore surfer, from the late 50’s and early 60’s. He had several of my boards, back in the day.