99% surf: 2012

Hotcoating, starting to look like a real board... Shiny!

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Glassing the new ride

First time marko EPS foam/ epoxy build. Seems pretty easy just more expensive than polyester resin and polyurethane foam. The resin was about $50 more but the blank was about the same, maybe $10 more at the most. Also I don't recommend glassing in the garage in the winter. Can't control temperature well enough in there. I used Greenroom epoxy resin and that stuff is super easy to use just 2:1 epoxy to hardener. EPS marko foam is easy to plow also. Hope this thing works well. It may be hard to Craigslist it due to over head costs.

Let the measuring begin.

From the pic you can get a feel for what its used for.
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Jig is done. Dowels are in.

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Working on a new tool... Rocker jig!

Just drilling some holes to place some dowels in. I'll use this to measure the rocker or bottom curve of a surfboard.
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Big swell event this weekend!

OMG! This is gonna be huge. The biggest I've seen here on the east coat. Hope we can find a good spot to get some double over head barrels! Oh, and yes that does say 13-16 feet @ 12 seconds. Sounds like a tough paddle out.

Predicted Surf (in feet, period in seconds)

30-

15-

Thursday - 10/25

Friday - 10/26

Saturday - 10/27

2am

8am

2pm

8pm

2am

8am

2pm

8pm

2am

8am

2pm

8pm

1-2

2-3

3-4

2-3

4-5

3-4

7-10

8-9

10-12

13-16

12-15

15s

11s

12s

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10/17/2012 woke up to some waves today head high! Awesome

Cut my leg on a fin so I'm out for a week, bumber.

Product review O'neill Hyper Freak wetsuit jacket(top)

I purchased this wetsuit to for spring and fall use. Well it's the fall water temps of about 70 degrees + or - a few, with air temps of 80+ down to the upper 60s. This thing rocks. It's 1.5 millimeters thick long sleeve. Takes the chill out of the air and makes morning fall and spring sessions enjoyable. Like all wetsuits fit is key! The snugness of a good fit keeps it from having a cold flush feeling when you hit the water. The tops run anywhere from $50 - $100. The tested version retails for about $90. This model has a stash pocket, quick draw elastic band at the bottom and a board short loop to keep it from riding up.

If you surf warm water with a little chill in the air, I recommend this top for a 3+ days a week surfer. If your just a weekend warrior maybe pick up the low end model.

New wetsuit for the fall season

Just picked up this Xcel infinity xflex xzip 2. That's a lot of "x". It's 100% ultra flex material so it's super flexable. On the initial once over the suit feels super strechy, super light, and very buttery(suple?). It has the same chestzip entry as the top of the line Xcel drylock but seems lighter and more strechy. I'll post a review once I wear it... Hopefully it'll keep me warm and dry. Wetsuits are so hard to judge till you get them in the water.
Fall is in the air. I think i'm covered.