Select to expand quoteMacaha said..
Screw Lacey I'll give you a bell when I return
I will bet that it will be the best board you have ever owned....if you actually listen to mr goddard
see no evil... hear no evil... speak no evil
sorry chrispy better keep you happy too and I can answer SP as well...this is the biggest Bunker to date 6'7'X 22 1/2 X 2 7/8"....and yeah they are chunky little mothers this one is 48 litres
glassing done...blades are on...fin box and filler next....trying to get her finished for cyclone swell but looks like Pam has gone behind New Zealand.
That girl is going to anything you ask and be very nimble - great stuff mate
Will have good release though looking the bottom shots from a few days ago hey RG??? (chine ends gave me that)
Select to expand quotechrispy said..
that is some ****ed up mental sh1t mr goddard....I LOVE IT
If only you could have made it down last week mate, was a very interesting visit with Mr G.
chine on boards are interesting. there is so many variations to consider- angles and actual sharpness etc etc
I had a flatwater sup that had hard chines and acute. it throw water out everywhere and wasn't fast. we sanded the bottom edge of the chine out so much that they had to be glassedagain
back in the water it became a machine and won races.
lahui kai have been fine tuning their chines for 4 years now.
what's got to do with long boards - the board reminds me so much of those boards.
I would only get this type of board from shapers like mr goddard or dvs etc- guys that have been designing and shaping for a long time
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thePup said..
That girl is going to anything you ask and be very nimble - great stuff mate
Will have good release though looking the bottom shots from a few days ago hey RG??? (chine ends gave me that)
yeah...another deceiving photo mate....that's where the blades start
yeah ok awesome RG
so it's a few surfs without a fin or are you taking a few sizes & varieties on the day brother
Oh and I better ask is the box in the usual sort of position or further back slightly I guess geez
Select to expand quotelaceys lane said..
chine on boards are interesting. there is so many variations to consider- angles and actual sharpness etc etc
I had a flatwater sup that had hard chines and acute. it throw water out everywhere and wasn't fast. we sanded the bottom edge of the chine out so much that they had to be glassedagain
back in the water it became a machine and won races.
lahui kai have been fine tuning their chines for 4 years now.
what's got to do with long boards - the board reminds me so much of those boards.
I would only get this type of board from shapers like mr goddard or dvs etc- guys that have been designing and shaping for a long time
its all how they leave the tail lacey.....my first ones ran all the way through and they were stone dead
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yeah ok awesome RG
so it's a few surfs without a fin or are you taking a few sizes & varieties on the day brother
Oh and I better ask is the box in the usual sort of position or further back slightly I guess geez
no doubt it will lend itself to finless...however I'm keen to try a few different fins starting large and getting smaller until it ends up finless maybe.....it's the "knife" mate that's carving knife not butter knife...I want to carve long drawn out turns on her so it will need a fin of substance...but who knows.....it has hard edges and those blades so I have no idea what size fin will work best. oh and the box will be 7 1/2"from the tail....that's pretty close to normal longboard.
RG my brother used to glass for Midget back in the 70s and i remember Ted Spencer coming in with a board that had blades on which weren't as pronounced as that and they were timber and glassed on but they were about 6-8" from the nose and finished just before half way down the board and about 15mm high..I have no idea how it went but it was a real pain in the a*"* to glass apparently.Have you shaped and surfed that plan shape without the blades and as a single?
Thanks Ron great thread. I've ordered my first mid length from local shaper and watching with interest, keep it comin.
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glassing done...blades are on...fin box and filler next....trying to get her finished for cyclone swell but looks like Pam has gone behind New Zealand.
Wow I'd love a go on that 
& that back yard reminds me of my old place on Tunbridge st Margaret River...looks great!
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Ricardo1709 said..
RG my brother used to glass for Midget back in the 70s and i remember Ted Spencer coming in with a board that had blades on which weren't as pronounced as that and they were timber and glassed on but they were about 6-8" from the nose and finished just before half way down the board and about 15mm high..I have no idea how it went but it was a real pain in the a*"* to glass apparently.Have you shaped and surfed that plan shape without the blades and as a single?
yeah pain to glass, and will be more so to sand...I'm really clever at creating monsters.... so nothing new for me.
as I said at the start this whole board is a mixture of design concepts I have been using for my whole shaping career....the experiment is putting them all together....answer to your question though is yes...heaps....this photo is my first flashpoint pintail with single fin circa 1973
I would hate to sand that. Would probably take me 3 days to patch up all the errors
Select to expand quotelaceys lane said...
chine on boards are interesting. there is so many variations to consider- angles and actual sharpness etc etc
I had a flatwater sup that had hard chines and acute. it throw water out everywhere and wasn't fast. we sanded the bottom edge of the chine out so much that they had to be glassedagain
back in the water it became a machine and won races.
lahui kai have been fine tuning their chines for 4 years now.
what's got to do with long boards - the board reminds me so much of those boards.
I would only get this type of board from shapers like mr goddard or dvs etc- guys that have been designing and shaping for a long time
Tom Hoye uses chines - more subtle, but still there - in every single board unless he is actively asked to exclude them. These experienced shapers know their stuff and this board is looking awesome. Talking to Tom also has me convinced most people don't give alternate designs a go more out of fashion and/or ignorance than lack of functionality.
tough few hours in the pit....all good though...lot of hand sanding....rubbing rubbing rubbing....I was waiting for the gene to pop out and grant me a wish or two
Ron,whats the dimensions of the pale blue board,any chance of a close up of it,is that shaped along the same lines,it looks a little more pulled in than the yellow one,i like the look of it,no blades I'm guessing??
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Ron,whats the dimensions of the pale blue board,any chance of a close up of it,is that shaped along the same lines,it looks a little more pulled in than the yellow one,i like the look of it,no blades I'm guessing??
go to cuttlefish's thread "longboard guns" first page...you will see it there...8 footer...yeah, no blades
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tough few hours in the pit....all good though...lot of hand sanding....rubbing rubbing rubbing....I was waiting for the gene to pop out and grant me a wish or two
That looks so sick RG. You really are the master craftsman.
Hurry up and order one SP so I can view it one my next trip back in late April
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tough few hours in the pit....all good though...lot of hand sanding....rubbing rubbing rubbing....I was waiting for the gene to pop out and grant me a wish or two
I was expecting this board to be a gentle nurse trimming board that would bust loose when pushed hard. But now you've popped a nice fin to pivot on...I'm intrigued. Surface area on the sides is much larger & longer than a 2 + 1 fin setup, but much shorter in depth. They also have quite a lot of curvature, looks like it would turn on a dime. Can't wait to hear the ride report.
Outline reminds me of a 5'10 board a bloke was riding at midddles 2 Bali last September in 2 & 1/2 overhead. Although his fins were 2 + 1 (7" & 2 x 5")...so many differences apart from outline. But it was really fast & he could late take'off & just hook into mighty deep barrels without having to bottom turn.
It was then I realized blunt pulled in noses like this could be ridden just as fast & effectively as narrow nose 18.5 inch width boards
gloss coat on...wet rub and she is done....shame it's looking very flat for the weekend.
Looks great mate, I just think those pics a missing a certain board in the background.
