Hi Tony.... thanks buddy! I hope all is well with you! ha ha... I am the laziest person in the world, but I am a task master, and this task will keep me engaged until it is finished. It's a hot winter in Florida and it will be between 85 - 90 C for the next 10 days.... I slow down after lunch.

Thanks Zoe Cat... balance is one thing that SUP will improve immensely! The act of just standing on glassy calm flatwater is constantly firing up your "small twitch" muscles. We spend all out time on flat floors, flat spaces outside and most seldom walk on uneven ground, so our ability to balance goes to sleep. SUP changes all that and brings us back to where we need to be.... it improves so many things, just by having those small muscles working for us again!

@@rickweeks You are so RIGHT

YUP YUP!! Thanks for your support... it helps more than you know!

Thanks Rob, it's not anguish, as I am actually loving this opportunity to have a home again! I was more answering the many questions I get from folks wondering why I am not making as many SUP surf Videos this year. What you are doing is awesome, helping out family in a very selfless way, kudos to you Rob! I hope you get more water time soon my friend! After I get the house closed in to the weather, I will head back to Cape Cod and pump out some serious videos ! Be well and see you back in the water!!!

Thanks Beav... I will get videos out more often, now that my nightly planning is easing up. Can you send Eddie over? I have some work for him!

Yes, that was a fun session for sure!! Yup... I am, let's meet up! email me at: supthecreek@gmail.com I hear that... I was under the house doing stuff until 8pm tonight by lantern. Not enough hours!!!!

Welcome to the magic world of SUP!!! Thank you for your nice comment, it is much appreciated! Keep charging!!

Hi Paul…. Yuppers, no exaggeration on this project, it’s full metal jacket time 🤗 But it is more than rewarding to have a challenge that I have to step to every day. Keeps me on my toes.

Hi George.. glad to hear from the Lake region!! I will try to get videos out on a regular basis now that I have the bull work done and the floors are gone!

Thanks BBmac, I grew up when the Barry Kanaipuni bottom turn was king!

Thanks Murmann... sorry I missed your very kind comment but much appreciate it!!!!

Thanks my friend, I appreciate your patience!

Yewwwww John, thank you!! Get me some!!!

Thanks Reg... I am hoping to finish this reno soon, I need to go back to Cape Cod for the summer/fall and get some good surf!!! To keep the energy up... just go hard every session, no backing down or lowered expectations. In fact, I expect more every session, not less.

Thank you Brian! You are so right... I need to get in the water more, because it does trim the sails for a smoother ride!

Many Thanks Frank!! I appreciate the stoke and support... it keeps me geared up!!

So awesome loop d... comments like yours fuel my tank!!! 🙏

Stoked that you are loving the Kanga!!! The work is fun and grueling at the same time…. like anything worthwhile!!

Wow... thanks Michael, that is very kind of you!! The waves are there, you just have to seek them out, so many good spots on that amazing coastline!

So awesome Bryan.... truly appreciated!

Thanks Tiago... stoked you liked it my friend!

Thanks Steve, it's good to be back!! If you SUP surf, let me know, we can meet up for a session... I have a number of good Sunova's and paddles if you want to try some! supthecreek@gmail.com

@@rickweeks You got it! Thanks. Will let you know when I can.

Thank you Max, it's good to be back!!!

jaja... perfectamente dijo mi amigo!! ¡Gracias por la amabilidad y el humor!

That's awesome James.... I am glad it worked out for him! If my bottom layer was solid, it would be finished by now. I actually don't have any subfloor at the moment, as I had to rebuild a lot of joists and wall studs. Total gut and rebuild.

Thanks Marcel, your comment is much appreciated!!! the good news is that the bedroom on each end, had only a tile layer above the original, and the doors open in, so they are the proper height 😊 That step up where I showed the layers was actually taken from inside the bedroom, so there was a "step up" to enter the living space. Yeah... 8 layers was totally insane luckily the OSB/linoleum square layer was very poorly glued and I was able to rip the tile layer above it in much bigger sections, without chipping every single tile up. That was the "Yeah Baby" moment!!! I am going to entertain the mobile home renovation crowd with my rehab.... if I can find the time. (I have filmed every day, so I have the raw footage.)

Much appreciated supon!!! Thanks ☺

Thanks Owen, I appreciate that! the Flow has become a go-to board after I started using the Quobba Mix Thruster Fin set... totally change the board for the better!

@@rickweeks can you send me a link to the exact ones? Thanks again

Thank you Owl, I appreciate the stoke!

ha ha... you got that right JJ!! But, I'll get it done and still hit the beach when there is surf

Thanks for this K B!

Thanks Mike, I appreciate your comments! I will be getting more water time soon, because my new Sunova model will be arriving in probably a week.... then I may never finish the home rehab 🤣😊

Thank you my friend! That's the goal Kingsley... no more wetsuits. I can surf Fall swells in New England through most of November with just a 2 mm top, then it's off to Florida!! I did get some pretty awesome days wandering those points by you! Such and amazing place.

Hi Austin, Absolutely! Nothing better than a good task to challenge you!

Thanks Mike... the work won my heart for 2 months, now I am opening up to chasing waves more, to keep in balance

You are correct Luke... the big B. Great place and super stoked I scored a place here! I'll be the big Santa looking guy... please join me!

Thanks AP... I appreciate that!

Thanks Doug, I appreciate that!!

Many thanks Dustin, it's such a great place! The people are awesome!!!

PS: In case you'd like tiles on top of 2 layers of underlayment, you need Schlüter Ditra, and Ardex FBM (glue, cement-based) Look it up. I use it in bathroom building, on any wooden surface.

Thanks Chris... I have learned to go easy and steady. Turtle like!!

True that Lion!! I'll need a ladder to do the ceiling work!!

Thanks Shane... I have a lot of half finished vids that I need to get done!!

Hi Erik, it's a pretty sweet area, with plenty of empty spots to surf. Level access at many Email me and I'll tell you some details that helped me in my search supthecreek@gmail.com

Thanks Daily... I see all kinds of cool stuff when I review the footage, that I never see when I am out there. In Florida, there are always spinner sharks flying around.

@@rickweeks makes me wonder about all the things happening around us as we go along every day that we don't see :O haha :) enjoy the renovations and keep the videos coming :)

Thanks Dave!

No excuse Andrew... we have airplanes!! 🤣 I greatly appreciate your support 🙏🙏 My planing will now include more video work.... I miss making them!

Hi Karen, welcome to the magical world of SUP Surfing!! Thanks for the awesome comment 😊 That is a really good suggestion..... there are many little things you can do to make this easier, so maybe I can put something together. I am 100% "all in" on renovating my new home in Florida, so not a lot of time... but this would be fun! until I make the video: Here's a couple of quickies (I will treat each tip as a turn to the right, just to simplify) 1- look where you want to go... the body follows the eyes --- this is the single easiest thing to do. Want to go right? Look to the right" 2- Keep your paddle on the right side ("turn side").... that will automatically turn your shoulders and start you body rotation to the direction you want to go. 3- keep your front foot on the center line of the board.... lean more on the back foot and lean slightly to the right

@@rickweeks thank you. That is really helpful. Going out Sunday so I’ll give it a go. Good luck either the renovating. Make room for some of us and you can run a sup surf retreat 🏄‍♀️🙏

@@KarenSavageEpicTV I have been considering a "one on one" SUP retreat because a few people have asked me about doing a camp and It seems much more effective if the coaching is done with just one person. I would put the tracking tag from my SoloShot camera on them, so we could go over good solid footage at the end of the day. It would be fun to see the changes that would take place with that kind of concentrated instruction.

@@rickweeks oh exciting.

Hi Steve! Yowza... that's a crew right there!!! Good times for sure. Yup... no vodka around here anywhere.... I gotta change that 😀 You SUP surfing these days?

@@rickweeks No paddle for me. I'm still too young. ;)

@@stevemack4643 glad you are still fit and going after it! I love the paddle, it really enhances my experience in the water…. I enjoy the heck out of it!

Yes Mam', I is in the Great State now!!

ha ha... I tried to convince myself of that! But that would be too easy!!

Thanks Vincenzo! Absolutely the warmth and no wetsuit!!

Hi Dave The house I bought is in the Melbourne area The surf is my warm season home on Cape Cod... a place I have always returned to no matter where my surf travels took me. Every day I say the same thing.... "I never get tired of looking back at the beach here, it always makes me happy" And yeah... the waves are pretty fun too! 😊 Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment Dave, I greatly appreciate that!

Hi Jared, I appreciate you reaching out, I was 285 lbs when I started out on SUP, so I have a lot of experience in boards that will help you ease into SUP Please contact me at supthecreek@gmail.com Then we can have a detailed conversation about some good options for you

One important thing is that you will outgrow your first (couple of) board(s) fast.

ha ha... it's actually a great challenge and going to be super cool when it's done!

Thanks dfo, I appreciate that!

Locations are always masked, so they stay empty!!! 🙂

It's all good! I am super stoked to have a place to work on again... too many landlords and rising rents. This project was expected when I bought.... all the flippers walked away, shaking their heads, and I said "Heck yeah... I'll do it!" The extent of the work is the only reason I could afford it... and my labor is cheap 🤗

I'll wait for your episode with great anticipation. Thanks Jon

@@pugmug77 I'll try to have some progress to show!

🙂.... my beach bum days have been put on hold for long enough!

Hi Zoe.... Oddly enough, I was just finishing a vid as I read this 🙂 Lots of fog, busy beaches and camera failures have made getting good footage very hard to get.... I will step up my game!

@@rickweeks yea I am counting on it!!!!

Easier just to lay another layer on top... no mess, no fuss 😵 The bottom layer had totally failed and no one was willing to rip it all out and do it right, so they covered it and had a beer.

Not sure what you mean…. But then I’m on my phone and can’t see all the comments