So deck pad time.......
I ordered orange, white, and yellow pads from Australian Jet Ski Parts (curiously) which arrived without problems.
Used the Nozza as a start point , having traced that pad off a PSH 12', nice to keep the DNA continuing.


Pictures can tell most of the story.




Obviously not big enough for the Ningaloo


Left it there for a couple of days while work intervened.

Cut the pattern in to colour parts....


Anal labelling of "orange top"......"white bottom" ..... "outside"........."join"......
Start to cut, knife for the straight cuts, angled matt cutter for the edges.
So much for the pictures telling the story......




Now the fun part

But will it come apart again?
The white on one bit ended up a bit short, the other bit a bit long, but we're talking millimetres.
I got the board apart on my own without a problem....


Still felt weird....



The orange isn't quite right, and the yellow is wrong, but I'm happy...


Tomorrow.......
Needs railsaver, but that was enough stress for now.....

So stoked mate- it looks awesome! So glad it arrived in two pieces - for once!
That is an excellent deck grip job there, as well. Nice work!
Cannot wait to we see it playing in its real home around the reef.
Another epic Nozza tale has only just begun!

Well the first paddle still hasn't happened.
A couple of days on the OC1



Coupled with some conflicting things to do, and a weekend of Melbourne weather kept me off the Ningaloo.
Having done the prerequisite minor damage driving it around in the Kombi, returned to the loft for some Railsaver.


Had some older stuff in stock.
I don't particularly like the more prominent graphics, but decided I could live with it.


Decided on the position of the join, and pre cut the Railsaver.


Only standard width, so easier again, but still high stress.
Ready to go....


Using the soap and water method.
Pre heated the Railsaver with the heat gun so it stayed unrolled.
Did the front half first


Ended up with a slight overlap, separated the board.


And trimmed.


Second side.


Had a slight gap rather than an overlap this time.


Finished up with the heat gun to get the edges down tight.


Loaded on the car for tomorrow, all ready, no excuses......

Things just went very strange internetty wise.
I'll start another.
Hopped on, very stable.


But it is immediately noticeable you are very close to the water - not like a 14' x 30" race board would be.
Had an exploratory "bounce" - the board flexes, but I couldn't tell the difference to a single piece.
Off for a cruise.


The board tracks well, not too much side to side.



Shoot the jetty.



Having a ball so far - warm, fish in the water, birds in the air, quiet, peaceful.
Return paddle still glassy.



Breeze had started to swirl around a bit, settled in to a light headwind.


Which quickly became a pretty significant headwind with chop whipped up quickly.


Getting way more exercise than I had planned on, the board behaved perfectly.


Got to a point I could turn cross wind, cross chop not a problem.


In to the shallows and calmer water, tried some sideways and turns.



Feels stable when back, but it's noticeably further back than on the Nozza.
Negotiated the shallows, set up for a wash down.






Very pleased with the board as a flat / choppy water cruiser.

An old jag as well???

what else? A 1942 WW2 BMW sidecar? A fully functional Gatling gun? An Egyptian mummy under the bench?

Nice to have the toys and the skills to trick them out.... well done Nozzaloo!

AA said..

Nozza said..
Got my Surf Aids Stretchie cover delivered today after ordering Tueasday.

Superb job on the deck grip Nozza and generally pimping out our board. Even more than impressed with the PSH logo taking pride of place in your sticker collection. Clearly a man of taste

The front logo positioning on the Nozza and Ningaloo are a deliberate tribute to the PSH logo size and position on the old boards.
And there is a Sunova "S" there above the PSH on the van.....might need to do a new sticker run for us tragics.

Just over a week until we depart for Ningaloo.
Got the car and the board together.


Time to dismantle the board and try for size in the car.



Hmm, maybe I should have measured the Prado first......
Or got a 2 piece 12 footer......


Re arrange, all fits OK.



Going to require some careful packing of the rest of the gear.

Yes Nozza - road trippin' up north!!!
Have a good one man!
Yeeeew!!!!

Fitted our bags and the rest of the stuff in the Prado, headed west.
Easy drive to first stop Bordertown, and the salubrious Woolshed Inn.

Day in Adelaide - weather very Melbourne.
Car and board checked in and loaded on the train

Retrieved the car from the train in Perth, all good.