Garage Works - 11/2/2024

Here is the Ezzy all repaired (thanks La!!!)

That was fixed yesterday.

Today I reminded Marlon the Takuma foils are his now.  To make me feel better about him taking these out and using them without me around, I rounded off the shark teeth winglets.  I should have done this when I got these foils - now they are less likely to cut...

And I showed him how to set up the foil on the board - including the foil angle of incidence.

Then I went ahead and prepared the crushed wingtip on the SK8 950 for the carbon patch lamination.

I'll start laminating the different layers on to the wing tip tomorrow (when I also place epoxy into the longboard I'm fixing for Greg).

I don't mind doing this for other people - but I get frustrated when I have to do it on my own foils.

Dawn Patrol - 1/17/2022

Marlon and I hit the dawn patrol on Dr Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday!!!  We can all strive to be better to one another.

I brought out the Skinny 4'10" and the Takuma Kujira 1210 on the 75cm mast.  Marlon brought his trusty longboard.

The surf was much smaller than the past few days - but there was no wind and the tide was on the high side (that's why I opted for the Kujira 1210 - low risk of hitting the bottom).  More people contemplating whether they were going to go out, or sit this one out.

I was able to ride several waves despite the crowd.  I mainly stayed on the inside and picked up the ones that made it through the outside group of longboarders.

I mostly pumped back out - with the 1210 it is almost too easy.

I got winded a few of the runs because of the length of the pump backs and catching the double dip.  I should start jump roping again.

Just as I was going in, Marlon paddled out to grab a wave (I guess he got tired of waiting for me - I had a dentist appointment later in the morning so I couldn't stay too long).

Harris, Noel and Andrew were out.  Andrew is enjoying his new Axis setup.

Count:  W-1; F-6; S-4

Dawn Patrol - 1/1/2022

Dawn patrolled this first day of 2022.  I finished the Takuma mast modifications (added epoxy yesterday while working on the NWFB and sanded this morning) - so I rigged up the 75cm with the 1210.

Winds were straight onshore.  The tide was supposed to be a dropping high at 1.6', but oddly enough I hit bottom twice.  There were waves pulling through - but I think it was pretty much wind swell.  I caught several really fun ones - two for ones and even a triple dip mixed in there.  Besides the two bottom groundings, I also had the foil come back at me on a wipeout and it bite me in the head and back (next post).

I forgot about the nose down attitude this setup produced.  I couldn't ride with reckless abandon because of that - I meant to add a shim under the front of the base plate.  Next time. 

The weather changed pretty quickly - good, bad, super windy, and really choppy.  Challenging conditions for sure, but glad to have gotten a session in to open 2022.

Sealing Aluminum Masts

I was at Home Depot with La recently and I saw Loctite had a high density spray foam available.  I immediately thought of this project - sealing the Takuma Masts.

The foam is different than the other yellow stuff I've used in the past.  And it is really sticky.  I'm going to put a cap of epoxy on the filled openings (placing a slight depression on the top layer of foam so I know it is capped with epoxy).

I have been prone foiling with the Project Cedrus 75cm (79cm) mast - I am noticing the thicker profile makes it harder to paddle fast. I'll post more on this on other posts - but I'm thinking a properly sealed Takuma Aluminum is not a bad thing to have around.