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[paul cannon]

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[paul cannon]

heya hunty the board goes well
its got a  pro/chip feel to it
from the extra rocker,single concave and hard edges  and hard rails
started to get the thing going today

[scot]

ok Paul, are you gunna let us know the specifics?
what foam did you use? doesnt look like the 'normal' stuff
you say its got 2 x 6 oz on the rails. what effect did that have on the flex?
is the weight still less than a poopee of same dims?

cheers, scot

[paul cannon]

hey scot
its airex foam and balsa bottom
it flexes fine with all the glass,fill and gloss
the glass is fully lapped
its not light but not heavy either
but its very very strong
id rather(and im sure most surfers that destroy boards would agree)
similar weight with better strength

now a lot you guys are going single 3 and 4 oz cuz the board is still really strong snapwize
but it will still ding piece of piss
and dings are a fuck load of trouble with wood and eps
now if you in the custom board market and have time and are getting the money
i recomend putting extra glass on the nose and tail as well
miles has about 24 oz of glass wrapped over the nose and tail
so he can drop the thing on rocks, nose dive into shingle etc etc

basically if you getting barrels (like standup/low crouch full cover ups)
you will be getting injured and the boards will be getting trashed
its just the nature of the conditions
shallow,rocky and heavy lips and body parts all contribute to dings

a single 3oz or 4oz board would last about 5 minutes with me or miles surfing it
proabably even less with ben surfing it
miles will go on anything
deep,late,reef rocks whatever
he goes hard up to 3OH

if your selling or intend to sell
its important to
1.improve piercing ding resistance
2.the seal,waterproofness
3.cosmetically no brainer dingrepair for any repair shop

[scot]

thanks Paul,
i think that has definately tipped me towards the airex.
i priced it from atl @ about $70 per sheet for the C70.
thats probably double what balsa would be.
i am an absolute monkey both in and out of the water with regards to dings. my boards look like a disaster zone pretty quick. i surf snapper mostly and with all the rest of the gold coast out there trying to catch the same wave I usually get a bump or two most surfs.
i would take durability over lighter weight but lighter weight would be a bonus.

my glass schedule is going to be 4oz inside and 4oz bottom , 2x 4oz deck with 2.5 mm balsa bottom and 5mm airex c70 deck. rails are 3 x 4mm balsa.
i am open to suggestions tho as i only have the balsa for the bottom so far and still a while of getting actually started on it.

thanks for all the tips.
scot

[paul cannon]

 scot single 5 or 6 oz all over will do
2 oz under with nose fin and 4 oz deck patches(under skin) where hands knee and big toe dig holes
everythin else sounds good
a good coat of thinned epoxy on the balsa wouldnt go astray and lap your deck glass back over to the bottom about an inchor two in
3mm airex is fine at 80kg
i used 5 cuz thats all i could get in that density

[paul cannon]

okay hunty ride report
not the fastest not the loosest and most certainly the heaviest
but the board fits me like glove
its like and extension of body and i have had sick barrels
made latest drops and landed some really nice floaters in overhead surf
and its got enough volume to mix it with the longboarders
id say its my best and i cant wait for some decent fins

[hunty]

when you say its the heavyest paul, what sort of weight are you talking?3.5-4 kg??and do you attribute the weight to the 60kg/m3 hd foam?

[paul cannon]

no not that heavy
ithink about 2 .7  to 3

[hunty]

man thats crazy, cant wait to do one with the no1 eps i got.

[Offshore]

hey paul,
where did you get your airex HD foam from im keen to give it a try.

Im using euro fin plugs and scarfini pulgs, anyone got a contact for FCS plugs  in NZ and what are they worth? 
Cheers

[paul cannon]

you get airex from adhesive technologies or high modulus

i onsell the odd set of fcs to compsand members for wholesale plus 20% if your keen

[Offshore]

Thanks Paul, Can't wait to get some airex to play with. I love experimenting with new materials.
I still have a few sets of plugs to use up but will let ya know.

thanks again
 

[paul cannon]

ok  no worries migt be able to get some raptor plugs soon as well
andhuies gunna make some fins to sell to compsand members and stiff

[paul cannon]

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