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by **(PeteCresswell** » Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:17:24

Not enough wind... too much coffee... but here it is:

I've got a board that has all the planing surface in the world... but has wave
rocker.

I love the board and it's exactly what I want much of the time.

But on marginal days, it's "sticky" and I'm The King Of Schlog.

Can't help thinking that if it could have a straight rocker line on those days
that it could save me from lugging around a third board.

Has anybody tried making a tape-on wedge that negates all or much of a boards
rocker?
--
PeteCresswell

by **Florian Feuse** » Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:39:43

Quote:

> Not enough wind... too much coffee... but here it is:

> I've got a board that has all the planing surface in the world... but has wave
> rocker.
> I love the board and it's exactly what I want much of the time.

> But on marginal days, it's "sticky" and I'm The King Of Schlog.
> Can't help thinking that if it could have a straight rocker line on those days
> that it could save me from lugging around a third board.

> Has anybody tried making a tape-on wedge that negates all or much of a boards
> rocker? --
> PeteCresswell

Don't do it. I once turned a perfectly good wave board into a 20lbs dog
because I had a similar idea. It may work, but the benefits will
probably hardly offset the extra weight.

Florian

by **G Woo** » Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:54:24

Not that it answers your question, but ... Buy a user board with similar
outline and straight rocker behind the mast track. Prolly 2-300$ ?

"Tape-on wedge" - the visuals bring forthe a Jeff Foxworthy kind of
solution - or maybe Red Green, if you know his philosophy. ;-)

Cheers
Gary

Quote:

> Not enough wind... too much coffee... but here it is:

> I've got a board that has all the planing surface in the world... but has
wave
> rocker.

> I love the board and it's exactly what I want much of the time.

> But on marginal days, it's "sticky" and I'm The King Of Schlog.

> Can't help thinking that if it could have a straight rocker line on those
days
> that it could save me from lugging around a third board.

> Has anybody tried making a tape-on wedge that negates all or much of a
boards
> rocker?
> --
> PeteCresswell

by **(PeteCresswell** » Tue, 26 Sep 2006 22:30:58

Per G Wood:

Quote:

>Not that it answers your question, but ... Buy a user board with similar
>outline and straight rocker behind the mast track. Prolly 2-300$ ?

It's not so much the money as the hassle of carrying an additional board around.

OTOH, if I could find the guy whose wife/daughter bought him my old ProTec semi
custom 9'10" giant slalom for ninety bucks, I'd probably offer him a few hundred
for it....-)
--
PeteCresswell

by **Jerry McEwe** » Tue, 26 Sep 2006 22:21:21

Hey, Pete, I'm picturing something that must be fairly strong and
tapers down to nothing in the front; do you have a plan about how to
build this?

Quote:

>Not enough wind... too much coffee... but here it is:

>I've got a board that has all the planing surface in the world... but has wave
>rocker.

>I love the board and it's exactly what I want much of the time.

>But on marginal days, it's "sticky" and I'm The King Of Schlog.

>Can't help thinking that if it could have a straight rocker line on those days
>that it could save me from lugging around a third board.

>Has anybody tried making a tape-on wedge that negates all or much of a boards
>rocker?

by **(PeteCresswell** » Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:16:07

Per Jerry McEwen:

Quote:

>Hey, Pete, I'm picturing something that must be fairly strong and
>tapers down to nothing in the front; do you have a plan about how to
>build this?

Not even a clue. The fragility factor was the first thing that occurred to me.

I think Florian has me talked out of it..... that and the caffeine wearing
off...
--
PeteCresswell

by **Zephy** » Thu, 28 Sep 2006 03:41:27

Quote:

> Per Jerry McEwen:
> >Hey, Pete, I'm picturing something that must be fairly strong and
> >tapers down to nothing in the front; do you have a plan about how to
> >build this?

> Not even a clue. The fragility factor was the first thing that occurred to me.

> I think Florian has me talked out of it..... that and the caffeine wearing
> off...
> --
> PeteCresswell

Hey Pete,

did you look at this?

http://www.mistral.com/public/content/index_eng.html
click on the hydroblade " deep insight story' link

Dave

by **(PeteCresswell** » Thu, 28 Sep 2006 08:04:10

Per Zephyr:

Quote:

>Hey Pete,

>did you look at this?

>http://www.mistral.com/public/content/index_eng.html
>click on the hydroblade " deep insight story' link

Sounds interesting. The pic doesn't tell much.

Is it sort of a super fin - i.e. one with a horizontal foil as well?
--
PeteCresswell

by **the principa** » Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:13:11

It's a planning step or speed bump.
I put something similar on a formula board, seemed to
aid chop handling but no way to know for sure.
Transverse ridge just in front of the mast track,
alittle farther back than the Mistral install and with a
sharp trailing edge. Next time I'm gonna try under
the front foot.

Quote:

> Per Zephyr:
> >Hey Pete,

> >did you look at this?

> >http://www.mistral.com/public/content/index_eng.html
> >click on the hydroblade " deep insight story' link

> Sounds interesting. The pic doesn't tell much.

> Is it sort of a super fin - i.e. one with a horizontal foil as well?
> --
> PeteCresswell

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