I am ready for fall

October 15 @ Muskegon

The Elmer T got a little squirrely on these bigger waves. But the Red Stripe handled the bottom turns with ease. It is nice to have both a twin fin and a single fin in the quiver. And I loved putting my two favorite boards to the test. Many thanks to Uncle-Mike at SmugMug for taking and sharing the pictures he took Uncle-Mike (you can see me in picture 67).

Wednesday @ South Haven

Before

After

The Elmer T really performed well on these 3-4 foot waves. Waves were smooth and a little on the slow side but it only took a couple of rail-to-rail pumps before I really took off on these waves, laying down some nice groovy lines and the occasional cut back or off the lip.

The Elmer T

The Elmer T is my attempt at a mini-simmons--a fairly wide, parallel board, step-deck, almost no rocker, flat bottom. It started out with a solid rectangular piece of EPS foam (6' x 24" x 3"). The fins took the most time and were made from scrap plywood and scrap cloth. Opposed to what I am used to, I decided to make a leash loop, using scraps of cloth from the Alger Board Room. 

Dimensions: 5'8" x 22" x a smidgen under 2.5"

Leash Loop on the Elmer T

Continuing the experiment of building this board from hand and using materials I already have laying around, I made a leash loop out of scrap 6 oz cloth. All that is left to do now is to sand and apply the gloss coat. 

Elmer T's fins

The "Elmer T" has glass on the bottom

The "Elmer T" was glassed with champagne colored resin.