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Poobah · Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:05 am Post subject: Namkhai

Namkhai:

Tumak's notes:

This paipo's name is "Namkhai."
Length: 4'10"
Nose: 17 3/4"
Center & Widest Point: 21 1/4"
Tail: 18"
Distance between pins: 12"
Fins: 4 1/2" Rainbow keel fins, glass-on Fishtail cutaway depth: 4"
Nose rocker: 3"
Tail Rocker: 1 1/2"
Contours: This board has a flat planing surface, with a slight "V"
behind the fins, and with "hidden chines" on the rails extending from near the nose back to just in front of the fins. The deck has a 1/8th-inch concave extending from the laminate back through the tail.
Estimated thickest point, at the laminate, is 2 1/4".

I wanted a paipo with a Lis fish look, but with full paipo functionality. Wide point at center and slightly wider tail than nose accomplished this goal, I think. The board turns amazingly well, hangs very high with much stability in steep barrels, and delivers lightning speed! Because we gave it a sky blue color, I named it Namkhai, which is a Tibetan word meaning "limitless enlightened space."

Board design: tumak
Shaper: Tom Neilson, Neilson Surfboards, Indian Harbour Beach, FL
Laminator: Morgan Pope, LP Glass, Indian Harbour Beach Sander & finisher: Larry Pope, LP Glass, Indian Harbour Beach

Poobah · Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:17 am Post subject:

I especially like the template. Were you present when the shaper drew it on the board?

Hidden chines? Is that a chine that's slightly rounded with a sanding screen?

Is there a story to tell about agonizing over the fin placement before the board went to the glasser?

Is it Clark Foam and poly resin?

swordie · Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Posts: Location: Wales

nice. can I have one please? Very Happy

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tumak · Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 8:51 am Post subject:

Poobah, I was there for the entire process of drawing it out, cutting, and shaping. We actually drew out a prototype on another blank before we had the Green Clark blank delivery. Tom planned to just make that board separately into a kid's fish for a surf shop somewhere.

Yep, the chines were done and then finished out with a screen.

Fin placement was just a shoe-in; Tom has his little formula, and I trusted his expertise... as I did with Larry Pope's glass-on abilities. I just left it for him to do!

Tom has the template right there in his shaping bay... tomneilsonus@yahoo.com

I'm in love with this little board. It's just magic. Unfortunately, Florida is pancake city right now... totally PHLAT! You Californians must be pretty surfed out about now! Enjoy.