Met a Swaylurker at Malibu yesterday who was riding his 3rd. creation. 10-0 step deck....Yater spoon influenced. I have ridden some of the 60's Yaters and none of them rode as good as this board. The Tylers and Cooperfishes that I have tried did not measure up either. Brian told me he learned a lot from Swaylocks.....I got no doubt about that!!
Thanks for lettin me give it a go Brian!!
Roger
i think brian should surface…with pictures.
Yeah - C’mon Brian. Don’t be a dork.
Wow, thanks for the kind words Roger! Here are a couple of pics of the board. I used a Walker 10’2 with old man foam and double 1/4" cedar stringers 1 1/8" apart. I also had them flatten the rocker a bit. Dimensions are 10-0, N18, 23 1/4, T15 1/2.
I glassed it with 3x6oz on the top and 2x6oz on the bottom. I used Resin Research epoxy resin. On this board I tried to pinch the rails as much as I could, give it some belly, and foil the nose and tail as thin as I felt comfortable with. I’m having a little trouble making nice curves, so it looks a little funky, but I’m getting some real fun rides on it. If you see it in the line-up anywhere in SoCal, I’d be happy to swap boards for a few waves (especially if your sticks are as sweet as Rogers-it isn’t every day that you get to ride a Paul Gross custom at Malibu!) I’d also like to thank everyone at Swaylocks for the awesome resources available here-without this place I’d still be riding some s@#$ty board that didn’t really fit me. Oh, and Roger, thanks for the fin recommendations, I’m getting on it.
-Brian
cool story. welcome casapobre. your pictures are kinda small, so it’s hard to see what’s going on, but the ride review sounds very positive. good for you mate!