And while was working on other stuff, Marlon was training on the proper use of the electric planer.
He got the top and bottom properly skinned.
Showing posts with label longboards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label longboards. Show all posts
Sunday, October 3, 2021
Monday, July 12, 2021
Garage Works - 7/12/2021
I skipped out on foiling today - I am kinda sore from yesterday and I also needed to get some garage work done. I started by putting some epoxy/thiksil on the 5'2" foil board. Then I jumped on Bryce's board. I filled in some openings on the tail, then the nose, and finally the rail.
Still have two more spots to fill on this board before I can start sanding the repairs areas down so the fiberglass can go down level.
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Next Ding Repair Job
After picking up Noe at her friend's house, I went ahead and picked up her friend's surfboard to fix a pretty bad rail ding (I hate rail dings).
Man that is one good looking truck!!!
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Evening Surf - 2/25/2020
La took both kids to sailing so I figured I should get some exercise. The report said the surf was supposed to be down (but it wasn't). I had placed the Viking on the racks and headed out.
The swell was breaking on the outside and was chest high. The wind was up - 15 to 20mph, and the tide was at the smaller high at 1.3'. I caught a couple of handful of waves in just over an hour. I rode several from the outside all the way in - threading the flats and maneuvering to catch the bumps. I was thinking this board can go as long as the foil... I did see a few of the foil guys out, but the wind was wreaking havoc on their rides. They'd pick up the wave and could only get any distance if they went left (with the side shore wind) - turning right meant getting wind under the board and ending the ride in a wipeout. I had a few wipeouts myself - taking off on a bigger wave requires a lot of juggling to keep the board from pearling and to also to keep on the wave (and not get blown off by the same headwind the foilers were dealing with). I am really impressed with the versatility of the Viking. It is a completely different ride from the TJ Everyday (nose rider + carvey longboard, versus a strict "glider" which I did not even really know about until getting this board). I really like this board and I'm starting to figure out why there is so little visibility on the web about it (fans are surfing this board and it is letting them surf way more - so they spent a lot less time on line talking about it - plus they don't want more people buying gliders so they don't have to compete for waves). And with that, this is likely the last time I talk about how much I love this board.
On to the next topic - White Plains has a resident chicken (Red Jungle Fowl sounds more intimidating). And this gal viewed this SUV as hers. When I pulled into the parking lot, it was hanging out on top of the vehicle parked in this spot - ON TOP. Then when I was packing up, it was asleep on the windshield of this SUV. While I was loading the board, it woke up and started looking at me (pretty annoyed too - like "can't you see I'm trying to sleep here??!!!). Then it even started scratching the windshield wiper area like it was looking for food. I'm glad it didn't claim the Odyssey.
The swell was breaking on the outside and was chest high. The wind was up - 15 to 20mph, and the tide was at the smaller high at 1.3'. I caught a couple of handful of waves in just over an hour. I rode several from the outside all the way in - threading the flats and maneuvering to catch the bumps. I was thinking this board can go as long as the foil... I did see a few of the foil guys out, but the wind was wreaking havoc on their rides. They'd pick up the wave and could only get any distance if they went left (with the side shore wind) - turning right meant getting wind under the board and ending the ride in a wipeout. I had a few wipeouts myself - taking off on a bigger wave requires a lot of juggling to keep the board from pearling and to also to keep on the wave (and not get blown off by the same headwind the foilers were dealing with). I am really impressed with the versatility of the Viking. It is a completely different ride from the TJ Everyday (nose rider + carvey longboard, versus a strict "glider" which I did not even really know about until getting this board). I really like this board and I'm starting to figure out why there is so little visibility on the web about it (fans are surfing this board and it is letting them surf way more - so they spent a lot less time on line talking about it - plus they don't want more people buying gliders so they don't have to compete for waves). And with that, this is likely the last time I talk about how much I love this board.
On to the next topic - White Plains has a resident chicken (Red Jungle Fowl sounds more intimidating). And this gal viewed this SUV as hers. When I pulled into the parking lot, it was hanging out on top of the vehicle parked in this spot - ON TOP. Then when I was packing up, it was asleep on the windshield of this SUV. While I was loading the board, it woke up and started looking at me (pretty annoyed too - like "can't you see I'm trying to sleep here??!!!). Then it even started scratching the windshield wiper area like it was looking for food. I'm glad it didn't claim the Odyssey.
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Evening Session on The Viking - 2/20/2020
The wind was way up, but I figured I needed to paddle to shake off the stress. The swell was waist high - so nothing really to complain about. The tide was pretty low, so I brought out the Viking (I would have brought it out even if it was a high tide - it's a new board).
This board is a wave catching machine. I haven't pearled, but the waves haven't been big enough to dig the nose in - I just make sure to adjust my fore and aft positioning before committing to the paddle.
This is the first time I've had room at the back of a board to set the Go Pro behind me. When I looked back, the camera had nothing but spray on it - I guess I was lucky to get this picture.
This board is awesome! And it really doesn't feel like an 11' board...
Monday, February 17, 2020
And This Happened - The Viking
I've been eyeing this board for a while - and I wanted to get one before they go out of production (as they sometimes do). La got this for me on our 19th Anniversary - welcome The Viking!
This board is 11' long, 23 5/8" wide, and 3 1/2 thick - 96.55 L of volume. For its length and girth, the board doesn't weigh what you think it would - EPS core helps a lot. But it does have some good weight to glide in and keep moving in the flats. There have been days where the TJ Everyday hasn't picked up waves - small days mostly, but I wanted to have this board to be able to ride anything - ankle high snappers all the way up to overhead rollers. And with this glider, I can catch waves earlier than most now.
The guy at the shop said to use a regular fin - something not over 9.25" - and if possible something in the 8.5" range.
On the truck, it actually doesn't seem like an 11' board.
I really like the Firewire Timber Tech construction - I'm expecting this board to last a very long time !
This board is 11' long, 23 5/8" wide, and 3 1/2 thick - 96.55 L of volume. For its length and girth, the board doesn't weigh what you think it would - EPS core helps a lot. But it does have some good weight to glide in and keep moving in the flats. There have been days where the TJ Everyday hasn't picked up waves - small days mostly, but I wanted to have this board to be able to ride anything - ankle high snappers all the way up to overhead rollers. And with this glider, I can catch waves earlier than most now.
The guy at the shop said to use a regular fin - something not over 9.25" - and if possible something in the 8.5" range.
On the truck, it actually doesn't seem like an 11' board.
I really like the Firewire Timber Tech construction - I'm expecting this board to last a very long time !
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
What to do on Rainy Days - Finish Building
It's been raining buckets here the past two days - good time to finish building Marlon's longboard. On Monday evening, I got most of the rough sanding done.
This evening I got most of the detail sanding finished and I installed the leash plug.
Tomorrow I'll grind down the excess resin around the leash plug and start painting the board. This should be ready to surf this weekend. Pretty amazing what you can do when it rains and you can't go surfing.
This evening I got most of the detail sanding finished and I installed the leash plug.
Tomorrow I'll grind down the excess resin around the leash plug and start painting the board. This should be ready to surf this weekend. Pretty amazing what you can do when it rains and you can't go surfing.
Monday, February 18, 2019
Marlon's Longboard
We got Marlon and blank and some fin boxes for Christmas and we are getting ready to shape it. This weekend we got the template put together and transferred it to the blank (pictures on this to come - too late this evening to take pictures).
Friday, July 27, 2018
Friday Afternoon Surf Session
Traffic was kind to me this afternoon - I got home early enough to pick up Marlon and get over to the beach.
The surf was not big, but still really fun. What a great way to wash off the week and welcome the weekend!
Our beach has a new resident...
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Hooked SUP Rehab All Pau
I got home with a couple of hours of sunlight left so I decided to get as far on the Hooked SUP rehabilitation project as I could. I got the mast track box opened up and beveled the edge.
I even applied some touch up paint to some 'loved hard' spots (check the prior blog entries on the wind storm at Maryland on our Trail Manor trip - Summer of 2014). The paint didn't match exactly, but it adds tremendously to the character of this board.
And with only a few minutes to spare, I was able to get the entire deck pad back on. The only shortfall was the pad had shrunk in it's several years of use. Lining up the important parts (Scotty Mount holes, logo pieces, leash plugs, etc) left a 1/2" gap in the front and back sections.
I've got maybe an hour of additional work on the deckpad - mainly trimming and preening - but this board is ready to go!!! I can't wait to land some bigger fish from this thing!!!
I even applied some touch up paint to some 'loved hard' spots (check the prior blog entries on the wind storm at Maryland on our Trail Manor trip - Summer of 2014). The paint didn't match exactly, but it adds tremendously to the character of this board.
And with only a few minutes to spare, I was able to get the entire deck pad back on. The only shortfall was the pad had shrunk in it's several years of use. Lining up the important parts (Scotty Mount holes, logo pieces, leash plugs, etc) left a 1/2" gap in the front and back sections.
I've got maybe an hour of additional work on the deckpad - mainly trimming and preening - but this board is ready to go!!! I can't wait to land some bigger fish from this thing!!!
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
La Bought Me a Surfboard
For as long as we've been together, this is the first board La bought me!!! With all the boards we've gone through, her, not buying me one has not been for lack of desire, but more because I'm too picky and she didn't want to get me something I wouldn't be happy with. Well, after watching me stare at this board for a while, she just bought it ;)
There have been other boards I've been looking at (a Starboard Pocket Rocket SUP, a Morgan Olo Triple Stringer, Walden Magic Model), but this board was just that good!
Thank you Babydoll!!!
There have been other boards I've been looking at (a Starboard Pocket Rocket SUP, a Morgan Olo Triple Stringer, Walden Magic Model), but this board was just that good!
Thank you Babydoll!!!
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