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Re: Six channels

Post by huie » Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:18 pm

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Re: Six channels

Post by diggerdickson » Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:34 pm

looks sweet huie, speedneedle its funny that you were mentioning clinkers slanting the other way as that is what fong has been raving about since him and me decided to shape a board, will be interesting to see what he does.
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Re: Six channels

Post by mustkillmulloway » Sat Dec 12, 2009 9:37 pm

huie wrote:Image
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drool :!:

yep....i'm doing the channels sloping in

it makes sense ( to me...which doesn't say much :lol: )that u should direct the water flow thu the tail and fins :idea:

thoughts...anyone

p.s huie....how u shape them so neat :!:
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Re: Six channels

Post by bohdidontsurf » Sun Dec 13, 2009 10:32 am

Josh, a six channel shooter with no parabolic stringer (due to production issues) but timber deck as the stringer? In epoxy of course. Do-able ??

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Re: Six channels

Post by dUg » Sun Dec 13, 2009 7:55 pm

speedneedle wrote:
I like the arse-tail.

^^

Took the words right outta my mouth. :D

But seriously, I do like the look of that.

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Re: Six channels

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Re: Six channels

Post by Nick Carroll » Mon Dec 14, 2009 4:36 pm

7'7" six channel AB is flying over here right now.

Like driving a knife blade into the heart of Sunset Beach.

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Re: Six channels

Post by pinhead » Mon Dec 14, 2009 9:31 pm

bohdidontsurf wrote:Josh, a six channel shooter with no parabolic stringer (due to production issues) but timber deck as the stringer? In epoxy of course. Do-able ??
I don't know how Josh does his - a fair bit of secret sauce no doubt - but you could do channels in a sandwich construction with parabolic rails - but it'd involve a bit of fcuking around. What you could do is shape the channels into the EPS and make slices in the d-cell where the channels are and then vacuum bag the d-cell with the inside glass only. You'd then have to glue strips of d-cell over the walls of the channels where the EPS would be showing, and shape them down. Then do the outside glass with a standard lay up. Most people use a rocker bed to keep the rocker sweet when bagging - using this method you'd have to use a rocker bed that matches the deck rocker or do it it with a normal rocker bed with weights on the deck when bagging the keep the rocker. A bit of extra time and effort but doable. Obviously Josh would have to do a R&D board - (a 6'3" x 18 1/4 step up round pin quad would be best) which I'd be willing to ride for him.

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Re: Six channels

Post by mustkillmulloway » Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:37 am

pinhead wrote:. Obviously Josh would have to do a R&D board - (a 6'3" x 18 1/4 step up round pin quad would be best) which I'd be willing to ride for him.

:lol: . classic, and interesting post..lot frocking around

it's interesting how surfboard design has kinda involved too wat was cheaper and easier too make :idea:

thats just my take, and other thoughts :?:

and hiue....book me in for a test sesssion 8)

p.s nick nack .....please, aren't u suppose be working over there :!:

p.p.s wat do u love about channels nick in those sort waves ?
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Re: Six channels

Post by Nick Carroll » Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:49 am

Pinhead I think channels and parabolic rails would work against each other.

Channels like the centre line certainty of a stringer down the guts.

hmm fongy what do I like about ABs over here? They are fcuken fast and cover ground. They paddle fast for their volume. They like to fade and do big deep bottom turns and they always come out of the turn fast. Plus the channels give you a lot of feeling and feedback at speed. They're a bit of a free-surfer's board -- they don't surf in the round arcs that surf contest judges like to see. But they get you straight to the point in a way no other boards quite do -- for me anyway.

and I AM working!! I'm actually quite tired from working! Better go for another surf I spose.

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Re: Six channels

Post by pinhead » Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:01 am

Nick Carroll wrote:Pinhead I think channels and parabolic rails would work against each other.

Channels like the centre line certainty of a stringer down the guts.
Yes possibly, that's why I'm thinking quad. the channels would stiffen the bottom skin though, in the way corrogations stiffen corrogated iron. So you might get some odd flex effects as well

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Re: Six channels

Post by huie » Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:42 pm

pinhead wrote:
Nick Carroll wrote:Pinhead I think channels and parabolic rails would work against each other.

Channels like the centre line certainty of a stringer down the guts.
Yes possibly, that's why I'm thinking quad. the channels would stiffen the bottom skin though, in the way corrogations stiffen corrogated iron. So you might get some odd flex effects as well





warning pinhead i sense josh stomping up the freeway with an axe hee''


fellas i am never going to get into a debate about hydrodynamics
i shape things my way they work or they dont
the 4x4 is somthing the lad is trying well see how it goes
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Re: Six channels

Post by speedneedle » Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:16 pm

warning pinhead i sense josh stomping up the freeway with an axe hee''

LOL

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Re: Six channels

Post by gibber » Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:33 pm

Parabolic rails?? really, aren't rails curved anyway so why call them parabolic?
Parabolic stringer? hmm well yes its curved but is it a true parabola?
why not just say rail stringers instead or is that not catchy enough

anyway, carry on...
oh and Pin head, that would be a fucken lot of work mate and knowing d-cell, very frustrating too.
too much effort for little reward in my opinion

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Re: Six channels

Post by speedneedle » Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:59 am

Yes, Parabolic is not technically correct.

The name stuck somehow, but for the technically-correct minded, I call them "Dual-axis stringers", which sounds even more spiffy...

OK, I'm cancelling all talk of channels in composites until either I have a lot of time on my hands (not likely) or some very rich channel bottom afficionado lays down some coin for R&D...

The boards I make take twice as long as it is!!!! So I'd be sticking to all the other design elements.

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Re: Six channels

Post by OddaP » Wed Dec 16, 2009 1:07 pm

Nick Carroll wrote: hmm fongy what do I like about ABs over here? They are fcuken fast and cover ground. They paddle fast for their volume. They like to fade and do big deep bottom turns and they always come out of the turn fast. Plus the channels give you a lot of feeling and feedback at speed. They're a bit of a free-surfer's board -- they don't surf in the round arcs that surf contest judges like to see. But they get you straight to the point in a way no other boards quite do -- for me anyway.
Nick, can you explain your comment, re paddling fast for their volume? I don't really understand that.

Always fancied a six channel board after riding a mate's Matt Hoy model PD eons ago-and it flew!

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Re: Six channels

Post by mustkillmulloway » Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:15 pm

carefull what u wish for josh :arrow: :idea: :arrow: :lol:

now, just asking more expernced folk

say your running channels much like huies...but instead a uniform size....u made the entry twice as wide as the exit

wat would that do :?

i'm thinkin it would funnel more water @ greater speed....thus creating lift and less drag :idea:


mind u....i got no idea

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Re: Six channels

Post by speedneedle » Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:51 pm

Hey mustkill,

Your'e so right man...I have a certain someone twisting my arm badly to pull fingee out...

Just not sure he's that rich though!!

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