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#2900959 - 01/19/19 01:08 PM
Re: Bottom contours and channels
[Re: ghostshaper]
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Gerry Lopez status
Registered: 05/18/04
Posts: 981
Loc: Innzid
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Looks good.
I don't think the shape of the channel matters much bc resin ends up filling them in anyway. I think channels disturb water flow, anyway, as water moves diagonally across the board on a turn. This disruption and redirection out the back of the tail would give the board more control/less speed. Yeah, good work, Patrolman. Ghostshaper, channels definitely don't fill up with resin, except if they're poorly glassed. And if think they're slow, you're in for a treat when you try a good one. It feels like all that lateral force is translated into forward propulsion.
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#2901112 - 01/19/19 08:30 PM
Re: Bottom contours and channels
[Re: need 4 speed]
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Miki Dora status

Registered: 07/28/05
Posts: 4333
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Check out Jeff Beck's IG (Nine Lights) Lots of wood, lots of channels...but no wood channels. Wood tail blocks on channeled boards. There was even one photo where he had channels and then set blocks of wood in the channels but no photos of finished products. I did like the amount of experimentation he's doing. Thanks for pointing him out.
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#2901119 - 01/19/19 08:36 PM
Re: Bottom contours and channels
[Re: patrolman]
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Duke status

Registered: 01/16/06
Posts: 21954
Loc: Carlsbad
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I had thought about bagging some soft 1/16" balsa on the channels, then sand off the top and bottom so that it only covers the sides. But I also wanted to avoid further locking up the flex in the tail. I decided to just paint the channels. Will glass tail patch then see how to fit the veneer. I'll post pics before bagging. One variation I was thinking of was cork. Glue the sides on, trim to the "bottom" face and cover the seam with your veneer or plank. It seems to me the channels themselves would lock up the flex factors in the tail. I-beam style.
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