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Well we've moved in and down sized to a garage until we can start building the house. It enough to get the board finished which i finally got onto last weekend the overlaps have been cut back ready for the inbox insertion and the sanding coats. So almost there.
Just need to find the blow torch for the innegra!
Lookin great Stuart. I definitely need to get those pads up to you and organise the decals pretty soon.
The board is now back moving with the first orange sanding coat on the deck and blocked back and the white sanding coat will go on the bottom this week.
I am getting excited now Stuart. It's gunna be a Killer combination for the windy stuff. Whacked the pads and decals in the post today.
The board is coming out nice! Really like the look! What is that hole in the bottom right of the board?
Board is here and Stuart has done a beautiful job with the shape, the bottom is so fair and it is going to rip. Unfortunately the truck drive once again didn't like the shape a remodelled the tail this time. Repairing at the moment and will take some photos when done.
Thanks Stuart!!!! and thanks truck driver, NOT!!!!!!!!
Maiden Voyage!!!!!
Generally when you get a brand new small board it brings about a month long wind drought, the curse of the new small board. It appears this one is blessed 4 days after it arrived it cranks, overpowered on a 4.7 was really 4.2 weather. I think the truck driver smashing the tail broke the hoodu.
So does it work???
Well all new boards take some getting used to but I felt pretty comfy on this straight away. My fears of it being too small were unfounded I reckon it is the right size for my weight as my smallest rough water board. The ride was smooth, the concaves plus the glass/ inegra layup is very forgiving in the chop so I will be able to drive it hard in the rough water. Its a pretty conservative design and I didn't expect any surprises and didn't get any. My negative issue was the centre fin. I have 2x10cms in the side and put in an old (brand new) 21 KA Wave fin in the rear. This fin has a very, very soft tip and it was letting go a lot, I need to try something stiffer and maybe a size bigger??? The setup felt very skatey, I am sure it would be great in real waves which is what this fin is designed for but I need a bit more of a solid feel in the harsh bay chop.
All in all pretty happy, just need more time on it to get it dialed in.
I will take some photos of the finished product later in the week.
Thanks Stuart for your effort and skill and for putting up with me and building another great board.
As promised some shots of the final board. Again a big thanks to Stuart at Cheeky Monkey. I think that is all from me on this one, now it's up to Phil Carbon on the bigger one.
Phil Carbon started the bigger one this week.
