MY PAIPO BOARDS
Four Decades of Paipos
Paipo-70
Green Machine II
Paipo-70 was shaped and glassed during the summer of 1978 and was first
used at the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. This board differs from GM-I
in its volume and rail shape. It is longer, wider, and thicker (turtle
top hump at 2/3 point) and features hard rails throughout its template.
Paipo-70 was crafted from a stripped down Pig board from the early '70s.
I was satisfied with my amateur shaping job but the glass job is a different
story.
Paipo-70's Vital Statistics:
Teardrop shape w/roundtail
| Length |
51-3/4" |
| Width |
20-1/2" @about 19" from nose |
| Nose |
19-1/4" |
| Tail |
16-3/4" |
| Thickness |
3-1/4" max and consistently 2-1/2" |
| Weight |
9 lbs. w/large fin glassed in box |
| Stringer |
1/8" redwood |
| Rocker |
Flat bottom from tail to about 18" from the nose, rocking up 3" |
| Fin(-s) |
Glassed-in single fin |
| Rails |
|
| Glass job |
Probably 10oz single glass bottom and top. This board was rough and
tough. |
| Made by: |
Shaped and glassed by self (and it shows!). |
Fin(-s): I'll give my best shot at describing the size sizes
| Base |
6" |
| Height |
8-3/4" (90 degrees) |
| Width |
9-3/4" (180 degrees) |
| Diagonal |
12-1/2" (rake?) |
| Fin box |
Unknown type |
| Fin made by |
Fiberglass fin by unknown |
Comment: I had two fins, the one listed above and a smaller one that
I used more frequently until it lost on a large day at Frisco Beaach, NC.
Bought some resin at the Hatteras marina, went to my campsite at the Frisco
Woods Campground and glassed in my backup.
[Paipo-60
Green Machine I] [Paipo-70 Green Machine
II] [Paipo-80 Red Machine III]
[Paipo-90 Red Machine IV] [Paipo-XP04
Green Disk V]
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