The Life Amphibious

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

4'6" Foil Board All Finished

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Here is the end product.  I'll get it in the water tomorrow and work to figure out placement for the foil - I'm going to start with ...
Monday, December 30, 2019

More of the Late Season Tasman Sea Swell - 30 December

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La wanted to take some pictures to get more familiar with her DSLR - who am I to debate?!!!  I took out the 4'10" and the Armstrong...
Sunday, December 29, 2019

Dawn Patrol - 29 December

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I took the kids up to the North Shore way before dawn so they could see the Southern Cross constellation.  We did see it low on the south ho...
Saturday, December 28, 2019

Dawn Patrol - Microwaves - 28 December

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Hit the dawn patrol solo this morning (good thing - Marlon would have been frustrated at how small it was and the fullness of the tide). ...
Friday, December 27, 2019

Friday Afternoon Session - 27 December

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We all headed out to the beach again this afternoon.  Waves were almost no existent.  Tide was high at 0.7' (low high - the high high is...
Thursday, December 26, 2019

Afternoon Session With Two Special Guests - 26 December

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I got home from work and sanded down the epoxy I added on to the 4'6" yesterday.  I still have a few small voids to fill, but after...

Stormy Christmas Sanding

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Christmas Day here was really wet and windy.  So much so that I didn't even think of paddling out.  Instead, between cooking, eating and...
Sunday, December 22, 2019

Squeezing it in - Fill Coats

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I had to work today, but before I left I got the laps on the bottom ground down and the fill coat brushed on.  Here is the board before I gr...
Saturday, December 21, 2019

Laminated the 4'6"

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Got both the top and bottom done today.  Marlon as usual was a great help keeping the epoxy resin flowing.  Getting a nice lamination is all...
Thursday, December 19, 2019

Track Slots Cut

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I cut the slots for the Futures 10.75" boxes today. Perfect alignment!  Measure three times, cut once.  If I start tomorrow ...
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Victor Velasco
Salty Surfer (of shortboards, longboards, windsurfers, kiteboards, snowboards and standup paddleboards); Rabid Parawinger; Budding Surfboard Shaper; Studier of all manner of aquatic and plant life; Aspiring fly fisher; Husband to the wonderful Lala; Father to Big M and Noe; Mechanical and Ocean Engineer; RETIRED US Navy Deep Sea Diver;World Explorer
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