Stripes new Artwork

surfdad 03-08-2007, 6:20 PM

I was hitting Chip of Stripes up for some swag and he sent along a few pictures of a board he's working on.

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(clubmyke) · (clubmyke) **Join Date: Aug 2004** 03-08-2007, 7:59 PM

very, very kewl !!!!!!

(bigshow) · (bigshow) **Join Date: Feb 2005** 03-08-2007, 8:29 PM

Wow

(clubmyke) · (clubmyke) **Join Date: Aug 2004** 03-09-2007, 4:00 AM

anyone know the weight limit ?

surfdad 03-09-2007, 5:38 AM

I don't see that board on their website, we'll need to get Chip to chime in:

http://www.stripessurf.com

(nickypoo) · (nickypoo) **Join Date: Jan 2007** 03-09-2007, 8:39 AM

Wow, cool piece. That board has all kinds of cool little items. Can't wait to see some hard info on it before I start talking out of my azz about what I see.

I like the art work though.

I can't seem to get the web site to work.

surfdad 03-09-2007, 8:57 AM

I just clicked on the URL above, worked for me.

surfdad 03-09-2007, 9:08 AM

I asked Chip if it was airbrushed or a transfer on rice paper and he tells me:

"Left one was an artist and paint pens actually on the hot coat."

Hand drawn. :-)

(nickypoo) · (nickypoo) **Join Date: Jan 2007** 03-09-2007, 9:51 AM

Hmmm, working now. Must have been a lot of traffic there this morning.

(chipconrad) · (chipconrad) **Join Date: Jun 2006** 03-09-2007, 10:36 AM

(chime)

Sorry about the site, we are getting a ton of traffic.

With these particular boards we tried some new ideas that I thought about late at night (possibly after a couple of Nyquil). Right board looks bitchin but it ended up too heavy. The left board ended up light but when we gloss coated the board the epoxy reacted bad with the automotive paint. Unfortunately we will have to sand off the art work and start over.

The boards are a new model thats in R and D right now. The behind the boat version is called the Flat Top Pro, the ocean version, which is glassed lighter but is a thicker board, is called the Jetty Bug. We do offer this model with our normal tech.

It weighs in at about 4 lbs. But you can order it with 4 oz glass instead of 6 oz and bring it down to 3 lbs.

(entrustclothing)

im really liking the look of these boards! hopefully i will get to try one soon :-)

chip im from active water sports in portland, OR and ive been trying to bring in a non corporate surf brand for a while, maybe you would be willing to send us a sample to demo and check out.

email me sean@activeh2o.com

(clubmyke) · (clubmyke) **Join Date: Aug 2004** 03-09-2007, 5:33 PM

chip,

they look great...

what is the weight limit of the riders the board will support ?

thanks !!

surfdad 03-10-2007, 6:24 PM

Chip, how did you get the board weight down to 3 pounds?

(chipconrad) · (chipconrad) **Join Date: Jun 2006** 03-10-2007, 11:34 PM

Mike, we make that model for all weights. Thats the beautiful thing about hiring the services of a hand made shop.

Jeff, i could tell you but then id have to kill you. No its no real secret. 2lbs eps 4 oz glass. And i did say around 3 lbs. Like i said a board glasses this light would only be for our riders. The normal weekend warrior would ding a 4 oz glass job in seconds.

surfdad 03-11-2007, 8:43 AM

You are using any PVC on the rails?

(clubmyke) · (clubmyke) **Join Date: Aug 2004** 03-11-2007, 9:19 AM

chip,

when i catch up on life (relocating to az)... we have to go out for a surf session on caddywampus..

(chipconrad) · (chipconrad) **Join Date: Jun 2006** 03-11-2007, 5:19 PM

Jeff, no, but i am for my sprinkler system

I have the greenest grass in the block.

surfdad 03-11-2007, 6:14 PM

You goof.

Not PVC as in pipe, as in D-cell. Just EPS and glass? You're not bagging the eps?

(chipconrad) · (chipconrad) **Join Date: Jun 2006** 03-12-2007, 3:28 PM

Molds are for Jello, and bags are for groceries. We make hand laid hand shaped boards. Two materials: EPS foam and Epoxy Resin.