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5'2" 125 lbs ??????? Let's build you a fish........I've got lots of Fish templates if you live near San Diego.....
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ha, thanks stingray... I was between shaping a fish or an egg... couldn't find a fish blank for now, so I started with the EGG... i'll would really like to discuss this design later on... i really like the classic fish concept... BUT i'm not around, never been in California..!! hopefully soon..!!!! i'm from San Juan, Puerto Rico...
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stingray wrote:
...Eggs are for old guys like me that are bored with longboards but don't ride short boards......
How about old guys like me that don't catch enough waves with shortboards but don't ride longboards? I'm gonna hatch an egg!
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haha.. thats nice to hear, then ill have lots of potential buyers where I surf the most if the board turns out good..! to help budget my next project... a FISH... i'll make sure to get your input there also...
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....I think it depends on how you want to surf the board and under what conditions. If you're into singlefin longboards, like my youngest son, then sticking to that type of layout for your egg makes a lot of sense. Flat rocker, touch of vee to help smooth your turns and a flex fin will put you into the pocket. A 15" tail on a single fin calls for a fin of at least 8". The egg we have at our house rocks a 16" rounded pin tail and my son (weighs 230#) uses a 10" Velzy flex fin from Tru Ames. Of course, his weight does figure into his setup....
...OTOH, singles are all about going with the wave and milking it for what it's got rather than making your own speed. You would trim more from the center and move back to sink the tail for your turns. They're harder to ride well. I like singles a lot because I think the help to smooth out your surfing and force you to read the wave and use it better....
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good point... i'm really a mellow surfer, that's what i'm looking for..
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A 15" tail on a single fin calls for a fin of at least 8". The egg we have at our house rocks a 16" rounded pin tail and my son (weighs 230#) uses a 10" Velzy flex fin from Tru Ames. Of course, his weight does figure into his setup....
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and thanks for the example of fin size vs. tail measurement... i'll comment on it later, will see what FINS of this size i can find in local shops or with friends...!!