Whatever you do don’t suggest reading satorisurf’s double ender post again. That outta the way, I’d like some real feedback from any one who has made and surfed a sub 6’ double ender.
It’s 5’10 = my height
my foot size halved = 5.25", 5.25" from nose and tail = my foot size, 10.5" Wide point @ center = foot size x 2, 21’
too much time? just make it huh?? It makes sense to my brain and my feet will probably be able to feel it. Looks like a football. Kind of.
Mahalo
I own three boards with a general double-ender template and have spent a lot of time on all of them. One of them has a real similar dimensions and shape as your’s. It works but it’s also by far my least favorite out of any board I’ve owned in the last 5 years - to much curve through the middle for my tastes. The other two are significantly wider at both ends and carry a lot less curve through the middle - not quite parallel but close, with most of the curve at the ends. Those two are among my favorite boards of the last 5 years.
Different strokes.
Thanks, the reason I asked is I have no friends into them and I never was attracted to the shape.
kind of curious though.
If you are going to do it and want good results go smaller. Think Wakesurf - Wakeskate - true constant curve low rocker boards with minimal volume (basically make a skateboard that is just big enough to surf on) In the hands/feet of a good or decent athelete your mind may get blown.
this i made last year go’s good in small waves very fast love’s the back hand
5’3’’ x 22’’ 3’’ thick 4 fin’s
allot like a skate board
I have recently made some glass fins now it pull’s away like a HQ !
DLOCK, What if you moved the wide point aft a couple inches? Give it some hips for turning. If you are rear footed, it makes sense to me.
If you look at my eggs i have posted they are similer and I love them. I think a trick is to keep them sub 5’10. I ride a 5’5 but my most popular is a 5’8 x 20.25. My nose and tail widths are very close but I pull in the tail with a rounded pin. I like that tail with a quad.
I haven’t surfed a sub-6’ double ender, just spent limited time on a 6’8" one. I liked the feeling though and it left me wondering what a similar but shorter board would ride. My imaginary double ender would be around 5’8" and would have a wide nose, slightly narrower tail and parallel rails (to keep some glide) and a single/quad convertible fin setup. Low rocker, flat to vee bottom. Does this sound valid?
I have a template for a 5’10 eggy thing that you might be interested in…
This is one of my stubbies. 6-0 x 20.5 x 2.5. Started as a singlefin but I ended up putting quad boxes in it.
I’ve put in a number of sessions on this board as a 2+1. That turned out to be a real valid setup, too.
http://forum.surfermag.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=2144426&an=0&page=2#Post2144426
lovin the input - thanks.
Plan is to look at this project with my feet. Get away from the great pair of shoes but wrong size thing. Low pressure systems here at the local beach in winter come from the East usually = small beach break surf.
So, I’ll start with the curve at both ends related exactly to my foot and double it to 21 in the middle. While trimming from the center, if I feel a difference, I’ll pursue this project more and report.
I surf this in small beach break surf. 5'8'' x 17n x 21 x 17 1/8t. Wish i'd toe'd in the fins, but that's' all i'd change. Hollow take offs are easier than you'd think. Much more straight in outline than you're thinking, but for small waves i think it helps. Mine is a supercharged twin fin.
