This is why I was late getting to the beach.
It is pretty rare when the garage doesn't have any cars in it!!!!
I've had these two blanks templated now for multiple days - but haven't had the opportunity to get the excess cut away.
I think I may have a similar opportunity tomorrow - if yes, I'll use the electric planer to get the template tight and skin the top and bottom decks.
It's been a while since I've worked on two boards simultaneously - and I recall not liking that process....
I may focus on the midlength - and if it works better than No.34, I'll bring the older one to the gorge and keep it up in the NW staged and ready to go. This one will preserve the majority of the blank foam by keeping flat surfaces (instead of the rounding I have typically been doing), and also giving the tail more rocker. I'm thinking blending what I did with No.34 (and 40 and 43), with some Appletree Skipper and Duotone Paradox.
And then I can work on the new prone board when I get back. Which is going to be a modern version of No.24
I also received two Flysurfer POW V1 parawings today - I found a lightly used 1.7 and 2.5 at Green Hat Kiteboarding - and I needed something I would feel familiar with, yet would work in screaming winds (without me having had time on them). And knowing when I get back, it will be rare that I actually use these small parawings (except maybe for trips to Maui) so I didn't want to spend a lot of money on them. These seemed to fit the bill perfectly!!!
I'll post pictures later.
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