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Changing the existing design
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stevea
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changing the existing design
a shortboarder friend decided he wanted more tail rocker in a board he had just shaped and glassed and surfed once he got a saw and cut across the deck then bent the tail to the required rocker glassed it surfed it loved it this between 2 surfs on a magic nthy day . once turned a perfectly good area pin single fin into a double reversed curve whale tail flex with the aid of q cells grinder etc changed so many things didnt know what was doing what but it sure was fun
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kidrock
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I've read several stories about how Steve Lis was not satisfied with his pintail, due to the drag his fins made from hanging over the tail. He subsuquently (according to the legends) sawed his tail into a deep vee and VOILA!!! created the Fish (so the story goes).
On another note, I had a Nectar fish back in the '70's, shaped by Hollingsworth. It was a lot wider and taller than the other fishes of the time (5'8", 22 1/2 wide) and worked very well for me. After several years, it suffered the usual de-lamo in the knee wells along with brown spots where I neglected to fix the dings (gotta surf!). I didn't have the funds for a new stick, and was feeling adventurous, soooo...
I carefully removed the lamination and fins, carefully sanded the whole board to remove the stains and other imperfections that happen when you remove the laminate, and re-laminated the board and reset the fins. It worked very well for a few more years until I bought a new board.
I then stuck 4 table legs into the bottom of the board and turned it into a garage table
On another note, I had a Nectar fish back in the '70's, shaped by Hollingsworth. It was a lot wider and taller than the other fishes of the time (5'8", 22 1/2 wide) and worked very well for me. After several years, it suffered the usual de-lamo in the knee wells along with brown spots where I neglected to fix the dings (gotta surf!). I didn't have the funds for a new stick, and was feeling adventurous, soooo...
I carefully removed the lamination and fins, carefully sanded the whole board to remove the stains and other imperfections that happen when you remove the laminate, and re-laminated the board and reset the fins. It worked very well for a few more years until I bought a new board.
I then stuck 4 table legs into the bottom of the board and turned it into a garage table
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kidrock
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Martin,
I know what you mean about "memories". I was fortunate enough to have Lis boards, Nectars, Casters, La Ranas and even the "Pure Fun" shapes of the early '80's. I never really split into one crew or the other, 'cause it was so much fun to experiment with all the great shapes and shapers of the time. It was also frustrating at times experimenting with the numerous posers who put out some serious crapola.
I guess it really doesn't compare with the sheer number of experienced, kneelo-savvy shapers around the world today, tho.
Whatever happened to the Nectar logo and the shapers? Do they even exist anymore?
I know what you mean about "memories". I was fortunate enough to have Lis boards, Nectars, Casters, La Ranas and even the "Pure Fun" shapes of the early '80's. I never really split into one crew or the other, 'cause it was so much fun to experiment with all the great shapes and shapers of the time. It was also frustrating at times experimenting with the numerous posers who put out some serious crapola.
I guess it really doesn't compare with the sheer number of experienced, kneelo-savvy shapers around the world today, tho.
Whatever happened to the Nectar logo and the shapers? Do they even exist anymore?