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Postby Roy Stewart » Sat Apr 22, 2006 8:20 pm

hiphopdec wrote:not die hard fan, but I like the site.

My point is, why bother posting negative things on the site, if you dont like it, dont post. (this is aimed at Roy, Taco...i mean Carlos, the guest...etc)

Gulfsurfer :lol: taco..



The obvous reply is that you should apply this to your own behaviour. . . . if you don't like Roy Stewart then don't post about him !

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Postby tomcat360 » Sat Apr 22, 2006 8:49 pm

you can post pics roy. either have them already hosted, click "Img" then the link then "Img" again, or click the "Upload an Image for this post" right above the text box
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Postby Roy Stewart » Sat Apr 22, 2006 9:37 pm

Hello Tomcat,

Unfortunately I can't post pictures because html is not enabled on my account.. . . . I have tried to change my settings in my account often , but when I tick 'html enabled' it doesn't make any difference. I used to post pictures here but possibly the administrators disabled my account, either that or it's a glitch. Stranger still, if I log in as guest I can't enable html either, so perhaps this means that my ISP address sets of a 'no piccie' setting or something?

I didn't mention this previously but not being able to post pictures did keep me away from the forum.


:?
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Postby Dec » Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:01 am

OK..peace then.
We all settled?

and just post a link to your pics.
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Postby surf patrol » Sun Apr 23, 2006 1:11 pm

Roy - you should be able to post pictures.
Use the http://www.surfing-waves.net/add_pics.php page to upload them and then past in the code. Let me know if you have problems.
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Postby Roy Stewart » Mon Apr 24, 2006 9:39 am

It works!!

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Thanks
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Postby Dec » Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:53 am

What are they Roy? Tunnel fins? And how big is that board?
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Postby Roy Stewart » Mon Apr 24, 2006 8:48 pm

Hello Hiphopdec,

Tunnel fins with bulb tipped flex fins is what they are, some with mini vortex generators added.

The board is a 10'9" (smaller ones work too), I am building two of them at present, hoping to clock some very high speeds on them (over 30mph on a head high wave for a start)

Here's a standard 4 inch diameter tunnel to fit FCS tabs, available soonish.


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Postby Dec » Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:55 pm

So, you can buy these and fit them straight into your FCS plug?

Sweet...Do they improve performance or something?
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Postby Roy Stewart » Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:36 am

They need FCS plugs fitted each side of the stringer, so it's unlikely that they will fit your standard trailing fin plugs, but yes, they improve performance, basically they provide loads of lift and loads of drive, increasing your speed dramatically on any board which has a flat tail rocker and lots of nose lift (like most shortboards, including classic singles, big wave guns, and 'longboard guns'. . . but not suitable for noseriding boards)

So the deal is that they can be placed behind a singlefin, instead of a thruster trailing fin, or as an add on to a fish.

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Postby Driftingalong » Tue Dec 12, 2006 4:43 pm

It seems like everyone's got an opinion on this topic...
http://yourdailydonkey.blogspot.com/2006/12/roy-stewart.html
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Postby surferdude_scarborough » Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:50 pm

lmao sounds about right. anyone been looking through the other pictures? some funny stuff
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Postby essex sucks » Tue Dec 12, 2006 7:12 pm

do not get me started on it
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Postby Roy Stewart » Wed Dec 13, 2006 5:57 am

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Postby mostyn » Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:41 pm

Roy, just wanted to say hi. Been watching your vids for most of the night, and man thats some sweet boards your making. whats the longest you`ve got those fellas up too.?
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Postby Roy Stewart » Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:45 am

Hi Mostyn,

Thanks for the compliment re. boards

The longest so far is 17 feet, am building a 19 footer too.

Also made a 14'9" which I haven't got any video of, sold it to a surf museum when short of cash one day.

We have done quite a few 11 and 12 foot boards, and a couple of 13'9"s

Right now I'm on a 10'9", some waves tomorrow too after a long flat spell, hoping that the arms will still work

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Postby mostyn » Wed Dec 20, 2006 4:57 am

had my first surf since july ,last week, and was surprisingly ok. I guess sanding camper van side panels by hand comes in handy some times.! So are all your boards balsa, or do you incorporate other materials into the designs?
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Postby Roy Stewart » Wed Dec 20, 2006 5:14 am

Hand sanding's hard work alright, still hand sanding all our boards so that the sanding is all fore and aft.

We started out using balsa in 1995 and used it exclusively until 2000, then started using Redwood and Cedar. These days we are using Paulownia (Empress wood) which is an amazing surfboard wood, it's nearly as light as balsa but much harder and stronger (it has the highest strength to weight ratio of any timber in the world) it is also extremely durable and as if that's not enough it's also easy to work and can take a fine finish. A chambered Paulownia bord is slightly lighter than a solid balsa.

Looking forward to trying out a new fin setup tomorrow.

Are you longboarding or shortboarding ?



Will post some video if we get any decent rides, it's just a windswell though, and the banks don't look too flash


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Postby mostyn » Wed Dec 20, 2006 5:47 am

just only started really, but bought my first board last weekend. 9.4.
good size for me , and already had some nice rides. Happy as lary.

The fin set up, is it different to the fins ive been looking at tonight? or a varriation of the same principle.?
Can you tell much difference between the straight side fins, and the curved varriety?
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Postby Roy Stewart » Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:16 am

Good stuff, you have the right end of the stick, or the right length of stick, or whatever.

Sounds like you have been looking at these boards:

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If so then I have ridden the one with the right with the upright fins a couple of times but not the one with curved fins. Actually that board with the curved fins (the squidtail) belongs to my son James (15yrs) who built it himself, I hope that he gives me a turn, it's a Paulownia board, the one in the right is Poplar and Redwood.

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