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I have been mountain biking a lot lately and neglecting my fin plug repair. But I got it taken care of yesterday. I kept putting off a run to the hardware store for epoxy since I ran out the other day, so I ended up just using what I have been mounting bindings with lately, Gorilla construction adhesive. I also had a small gouge in the polyethylene base of the surfboard from the rear of the fin digging in there. I patched that with a small bit of ptex. If I ever have to replace this plug it's going to be a bigger pita than with epoxy probably because it would be a little trickier to keyhole out due to the elastic nature of the adhesive, but hopefully that won't ever become an issue. I have been missing being in the water and looking forward to getting back out there this weekend.
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That looks good. Is it in solid?
Childhood friend once took a dump in the water. Have him shit for years. Still do when I see him. Paddles about 100yrd outside the line up, pulled down his suit and left a deuce floating. There was no bath room nearby on the beach and the surf was going off. He had his reasons. It’s rare to get clean, head high long period swell in Maine.Quote:
Originally Posted by BS720
Fucking gross tho. Even at 16.
Your not getting into that kind of surf this first time around. Don’t worry about that yet. Unless hot chicks in bikinis is too much for you to handle. In which case you likely need some other helpQuote:
Originally Posted by 3PinGrin
Lol, not too much to handle, unless there are more than 3 in the camper at a time. :fmicon:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ottime
Plug mount is solid. It appears they mainly epoxied the bottom of the plug, maybe that was for easier removal or maybe an oversight, not sure. The two other plugs seem solid still.
I think they do that specifically so they can pop out just like it did. Creating a safe, easy point of failure. Thats one of the purposes of fin boxes on real boards anyway, generally instead of all the glass ripping off to the rail, it just pops off similar to how yours has.Quote:
Originally Posted by 3PinGrin
I've done a couple of aqua shits. Its not very cool. Never tried one with a wetsuit on though...
That makes sense, this one won't pop out easy now that's for sure, ha.Quote:
Originally Posted by nortonwhis
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THATS impressive!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ottime
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Haven't been out on the water lately, it's hard to load up and drive out to the lake when I can get a great MTB ride in from the house. I have decided to oversee a field work project through November so will be getting a later start than originally planned. I also have had an ongoing knee issue for a while so getting an MRI today to see what's up with that.
With all the covid concerns I'm thinking avoiding a large populous of people will be good and will have to play it by ear as the time gets closer to see where I want to first get my feet wet in the ocean. I hope you all are getting some good waves. I'm still excited, just a bit of a delay in starting the adventure.
Good thread. If you're down around LA you can definitely park your rig right along the water for the day on PCH between county line and ventura. Country line is a beach break that might work for you. I'm a kook as well and have never had any issues there. There's also camping at Point Mugu in Malibu right there. Hard to get a spot in summer but if you're thinking November it might be available. Rincon Beach in Ventura has RV & camper spots right on the beach, not sure on the details or quality of surfing.
If you make it out here shoot me a note - like the hawaiians say, the only thing better than one old bald kook is a pair of em.
Not to be confused with Rincon Point just up the road a bit - a world class wave (apparently, what would I know). Mondo's is the closest Kook spot to Ventura. Watch out for SUPs and Foils. I also had fun at C-Street but my less experienced companions did not.Quote:
Originally Posted by HellgateBasement
Thanks Hellgate.Quote:
Originally Posted by HellgateBasement
Looks like I have a torn meniscus so waiting to consult to see if surgery will be necessary. That knee has been a problem since the 1980s so maybe it's time to deal with it, lol.
Haven't been on the forums for quite some time, been biking my brains out. Meniscus issue is some weird "rent" as the surgeon called it, in my meniscus wherein it folds in upon itself and gets wedged in the knee joint. I got damn near stranded bc skiing last year when I postholed into some deep wet snow and wrenched my leg trying to extract myself. Couldn't extend my leg without excruciating pain. I told him how I finally levered my leg/knee joint a certain way and the pain was instantly gone. He demonstrated what I did with his knee joint model and said "yeah, if it happens again do that". It's been an intermittent issue for 40 years or so, glad to finally have someone look at it and understand what the hell is going on.
Plan is still on, just got delayed due to some work obligations, probably through the holidays. Once biking slows down and before skiing starts, I'm going to get back to paddling for conditioning.
You decided were you are going? San Diego is typically really good in Nov/Dec for mtb and surf.
Would like to check that area out, need to look into cheap camping options even if inland a ways. What about Jan/Feb? Might be after the holidays before I can hit the road.Quote:
Originally Posted by 406
Still nice in Jan/Feb, water gets colder, typically waves get bigger. Can get some days of rain which shuts things down for a couple days after...but we are due for a winter of no rain.
Inland campgrounds that are nice enough, 30 min from beach:
https://lakejennings.org/see-and-do/camping/
https://www.escondido.org/Dixon-Lake...formation.aspx
About an hour from beach there are nice campgrounds in Cuyamaca state park and Laguna National Recreation area(USFS) in the pine trees and good mountain biking or hiking out the front door.
Plenty of spots to overnight in town that likely would not get asked to move...based on what I have seen. Business park type areas. I can give addresses if you end up needing them.
You should be far enough out you can start working the State Park reservation system. https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=662 Is nice enough, epic views and walk to amazing beer/food.
Much appreciated as always!Quote:
Originally Posted by 406
I took this photo from the door of the RV at San Elijo campground Feb 2018:
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Sweet! It would definitely be nice to be right on the water, going to start looking into parks.Quote:
Originally Posted by 406
Uncrowded, go to Baja. You can camp anywhere.
Yeah, thought about Baja, don't know what covid restrictions might be like. Delayed trip to wrap up a work project that's going to spill into Spring looks like, so have a while to see on restrictions.
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Just a shout out and apology for not following through/up to all that responded on here. I went through a rough patch, had big plans to sell everything and travel, bought surf gear, covid hit, beaches shut down, bailed on surf plan, got depressed, drank heavily, got more depressed, stopped posting on TGR, quit job, found much better job five months ago, moved back to home town after 40 years for new job, enjoying backcountry mecca and four 10s with no people/fishing with my 79 year old dad, life is good again, daughter moving to Long Beach this summer, excited to visit and learn to surf.
I think that about covers it. Thanks all!
I just surfed for the first time in Kauai 3 weeks ago. I'm 45. Caught the first wave I tried. It was awesome. The actual surfing was the easiest part. The paddling out was fucking exhausting. At the end of my 3 days surfing my ribs fucking hurt like nothing I've ever felt before. I can't wait to go again.
Poipu?
First day I did the lesson at what they called Sheraton Beach (end of street by the hotel), after two waves the instructor said I was good to head to a bigger break so we left there and paddled to the other side of the reef to the east where the waves were bigger. Day two and three were at Poipu. We were staying at the Grand Hyatt and I watched little groms ripping the shit out of Shipwreck beach in front of the hotel, I wanted to go so bad but my wife shut it down, apparently she didn't feel my skill set matched the wave size or consequence. So I made do and jumped the 40ft cliff into the ocean instead.........after I jumped I was told by a local Justin Bieber jumped it, so now I have street cred.
I never got my board to the ocean but did spend quite a bit of time paddling at a large reservoir. I was surprised how hard it was. Had a couple instances of surfable waves, but the gale force winds creating the waves were just too brutal.Quote:
Originally Posted by easyrdr
Sorry to revive the thread, but does anybody have a good YouTube channel for beginners? Ive been surfing on the coast of Ecuador for last week and a half and finally caught my first green wave a few days ago. Should be here for about a month hoping to make a few turns before then.