Here’s one of the newest…
Started with a US Blanks 6-8A (had it)
Cut it up and did my second glue line job, used yellow this time and much better results thanks to a little experience.
What started this build was basically three things, rocker, outline and bottom contours.
Having success with longer boards with low nose rocker, hell why not?
Ah, the template, grabbed an early “flyer” (one of AM’s best ever) as base on this build.
Tweaked and fiddled around till I was happy enough, cut it out and stand it up and Whoa!
The thing looks a lot like the Hansen/Lopez boards (fin drift special) from 69!
Kind of cool and I went with it, after all the idea was to get straighter lines at the tail outline and if I stumble into something that was done before (the story of my life, yeah Velzy’s bump) I’ll try to update it.
So now I’m stuck, too interesting to just sell so again why not?
The bottom was in flux I am tried for what is the norm single to double and so forth.
Prior “tries” were two full single concaves via “Tales from the Crook Shed” AKA M. Cole and tests prove (to me) you need a lot of “juice” and being this is Cali not a wise choice for the normal surf, well except for “blue moon days” of head high low tide Rincon!
Being located close to big name shaper and learned a few years ago, the man is on my wavelength (or vice versa). And he is going with a single concave under the fins, so monkey see monkey do!
The dimensions are 5’-10” x 21 ½” x 2 ½
Flat deck with volume thru out, tucked edge from nose to fins hard edge from fins to tail. The bottom, nose a very slight “belly” goes flat and single concave begins about a foot ahead of the fin cluster going deepest under “da feet” or at the fins and exiting flat with a tail roll for those revert landings, “Boy” not me, Ha!
Build was not without a few little crappy trouble (like puttin the stomp pads too far up, ops ha) that won’t happen again.
Set it up fin boxes as a “thang” and I know I’ll war with “Boy” over fin set ups, I pulling for the quad!
Wet test soon waves coming Thursday HA! Really Noon to 3PM extremely short period swell!
Hope you guys find this somewhat interesting.