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Surf Splendor

240 – On Boards with Dave Parmenter (& Fletch): Part Three

Surf Splendor

David Lee Scales

Sports

4.8 β€’ 653 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 17 October 2018

⏱️ 89 minutes

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? In part three of On Boards, we meet master laminator Doug Fletcher (aka Fletch). Last week Dave Parmenter began to explain what happens after a surfboard is shaped. This week we Fletch and Parmenter detail vacuum bagging, what causes delamination, the pros and cons of polyester resin versus epoxy regarding strength, longevity, and health … Continue reading "240 – On Boards with Dave Parmenter (& Fletch): Part Three" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Every runner knows the moment when everything clicks.

0:04.0

When your legs lock into a rhythm, the aches float away and doubts fade.

0:08.0

Replaced by a feeling of euphoria.

0:12.0

It's why you lace up at dawn.

0:15.0

Why a little rain doesn't stop you.

0:17.0

Why one run turns into a habit.

0:20.0

So next time you go for a run, chase that runs high. why one run turns into a habit.

0:24.3

So next time you go for a run, chase that runs high.

0:28.1

Learn more about running and go wild at puma.com. Welcome back to the show. My name is David Scales, and this is part three of Onboards

0:44.0

with Dave Parmenter and Doug Fletcher today, as he'll be weighing in as our expert laminator.

0:51.7

On Boards is a board building 101 series that we're releasing in four parts

0:55.8

each Wednesday in October. I encourage you to go back and listen to parts one and two before

1:00.8

proceeding with this episode. In part one, Parmenter gave us some social context and history

1:06.8

regarding the advent of polyurethane foam for surfboard production, the basic components of a

1:13.4

surfboard construction, various options on foam available for shapers. In part two, he explained

1:20.1

more about foam densities and cell structure and why it's important to select the correct blank

1:25.8

for a given design. He explained Rocker. He discussed

1:29.4

health concerns for shapers and laminators and began to unpack the process of laminating,

1:36.3

which we will get deep into in today's episode. And you're probably also aware that we're

1:40.7

giving away Channel Islands rocket wide this month, built in Spine Tech

1:45.5

technology, which is their EPS core with an embedded composite spine instead of a traditional

1:51.8

stringer. It's designed to retain pop longer than a traditionally constructed surfboard.

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