i have a 6’5 eps blank to work with. when i dream of ideas and look through pages of shapes and designs i keep coming back to the idea of a mini noserider. but can it be done? am i being realistic?
Years ago (many!) I had a 7’ tri nose rider shaped by Dave Johnson in Santa Barbara. Never ever should have sold it. Never got 10 but easy hang 5’s and turned and pumped really really easily and well. Pretty fast just forward trim as well. Loved that board. Longer by a lot than 6’5" esp considering at the time I was 5’3" X 130 lbs…
I can't recall who the first was to shape" The Thumb" it might have been Takayama ? All I Know is that it has been kicking around in one form or another in the north San Diego area for years. Kind of like Fish have been surfed in The Sunset Cliffs are since the 1970s.
just shape it, ride it and see if ya can nose ride it...be sure to leave alot of area in nose and the right rails to hold into the waves, and not rails that wanna release.....I can cheater 5 on my 5'7" x 21" .....
im super stoked to be shaping this board. just getting the materials ready at the moment.
when you say "the right rails to hold and not rails that wanna release"... could you help me out with this. just looking for a little more specifics and advice.
yes..send your e-mail..and i will will show you mine..it's actually 6.6
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hey folks,
looking for some advice.
i have a 6'5 eps blank to work with. when i dream of ideas and look through pages of shapes and designs i keep coming back to the idea of a mini noserider. but can it be done? am i being realistic?
I talked with peter at moonlight about his thumbs he puts a extreme kick in the last 6 inches or so of tail rocker to hold the board while you go to the nose. I can get 10 toes on a 6’3