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March16th
Black walnut slab table
Posted in: Woodworking
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May13th
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February23rd
The essentials of life? Food, water, and… shelter your surf gear!
Completed remodel
When your board quiver outgrows your shed its time to expand! We stretched an old garden shed 7′ and did a complete overhaul.
- New cedar shingle roof and siding
- New tongue and groove cedar doors and hardware
- New cedar trim
- Set of surfboard racks
The before pic
Laying the western red cedar roof shingles
New door with old fashioned hardware
Don't forget the board racks
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November21st
White oak table top with metal base
Posted in: Woodworking
Dinette table for a newly remodeled Brooklyn house. The table top is white oak (reclaimed from a shipyard). The single column base is iron.
Assembling the table. Huey the dog supervising
Hand-rubbed oil finish
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October2nd
Seawind Seaplane Keel Repair
Posted in: Miscellaneous
This Seawind seaplane suffered a big keel ding on a recent trip to the Arctic in NE Canada. The crew scored a sketchy and gusty Arctic Circle kiteboarding session on a remote lake. Back in Newport the Dingshack repaired the plane and added an abrasion resistant kevlar strip to protect the keel during beachings.
- In the hanger
Vacuum bagging the composite repair
Keel repaired and repainted with new abrasion resistant kevlar added along the bottom
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September1st
Broken boards from hurricane Irene
Hurricane Irene brought powerful surf and a good dose of anxiety to RI as we braced for a direct hit. Fortunately the storm weakened and tracked west. We made out with a few days of good swell before and after Irene hit and not too much damage.
There are plenty of broken and dinged boards at the Ding Shack from Irene getting fixed up for the next swell. Hope you scored some good surf over the weekend!
Drop off your board for repairs at the Ding Shack, Hooley Boardroom, or Water Brothers for repair.
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August2nd
Same day surfboard repair – SUP
Posted in: Surfboard Repair
This C4 SUP came in for a rush repair at noon. The ding on the deck was repaired, painted and back on the water by dinner time the same day.
Damaged fiberglass ground out and ready for new fiberglass
Ready to ride
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July18th
Shortboard Nose Buckle
Posted in: Surfboard Repair
Custom shaped new board buckled in the shore break on the first ride!
This brand new board suffered a freak accident and buckled in the shore break on its first ride. Fortunately we were able to repair it to the original shape with almost no added weight (the tweak-out Shimano bicycle scale showed the same weight before and after). We used come-along straps to restore the original rocker during the repair. Pourable urethane foam replaced the cronched foam, fiberglass repaired, and this broken board in back in the water like nothing ever happened.
Putting the board in traction with come-alongs during the repair to restore rocker line
Finished repair with virtually no added weight
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June10th
This paddleboard took a tumble from the roof racks and the hard landing buckled the bottom. We patched this Tuflite composite board with a vacuum bagging technique to keep the repair as light and strong as possible.
Buckle ground away and repair area ready for new fiberglass.
Vacuum bagging provides clamping pressure as the fiberglass repair cures.
Fiberglass repair comlplete and faired in. Now its ready for some paint.
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May30th
Newport Pallet Lounger
Posted in: Woodworking
The Newport Pallet Lounger
\The perfect pallet chair for your campfire or loft space. These chairs are made from 100% reclaimed oak pallets. Available in a variety of colors and natural finishes. Very comfortable and super green. Email us to order and for more info.
Natural Oil finish
