Downloaded this 4’7" Lis Fish template in PDF format a little over 10 years ago. This half-template is 10.5" wide X 55" long (total width 21").
Thought some of our members might be interested.
TSJ-Steve-Lis-Fish_ActualSize.pdf (318.2 KB)
Looks like this:
BTW retro Fish shapes typically have some vee in the tail.
Thanks for sharing. I think a 4’7" will be well beyond my ability but it’s always interesting to look at outlines, you can often use the curves in other boards.
I believe this 4’7” Fish template was one of Steve Lis’ originals. Lis made it for knee boarding. As the story goes, he later made a 5’5” version for his friend Jeff Ching to ride stand up. And the rest is history.
You can always re-size a full-size template:
And you can move the wide point:
Ahh that makes sense. I’ve seen the info on resizing, it’s interesting for sure. Opens up a multitude of options once you find a few outlines you like! Hadn’t seen the one about moving a wide point, thanks for sharing that!
I got this template from Surfer’s Journal years ago. I stretched it out to 5’ 3" and made an XPS board. It was a bit too short for me but I gave it to a friend and he loved it.
