This is my #1. Made of Home Depot Insulfoam with door skin stringers.
Glassed by fellow Sway member Stingray.
5’-10" x 23 7/8" x 2 7/8", wide point 9" forward, 16" tail, 21" nose. Build Pictures
Here’s intentional the foil (or lack of).
Took it out this morning in less than optimal chest high conditions at a spot I normally ride my 8fter (Coronado). Paddled well, no problem catching waves but it doesn’t glide in, pop and go works best. First drop was backside and I cranked it around hard to see what she could do…ha haven’t ridden a board this short since jr high…came around so quick I went over the top of the wave, way twitchy. Twice went in to adj the fin farther back and that took care of that. Managed a couple of decent rides, even got up on the nose. Can’t wait to get it out in some better conditions. On the downside it’s like trying to duck dive a tanker.
Intend to try it next with diff rake fins, and eventually put some rail boxes in.
Big thanks to all those here who made these before me.
I predict astronomical wave counts for you this summer, Allen.
Great build…you should port all those pictures over here and to a journal of the build…there’s a lot of interesting and useful stuff going on in there with your stringer cuts, foam build, rocker table, etc.
Thanks fellas, you’re too kind. Here’s some shots of the bottom.
Based on an idea discussed here. The nose did seem to push water a bit, but did well in the chop. I’ve always wondered “what if” on foiling thin tails/noses, talk of foam distribution, sinking rails, ect…so this was just an experiment. It’s a trip to ride tho…doesn’t trim from the back at all, the farther you move up the better it trims. Not sure why.
afoaf, that rocker table was posted a while back.
stingay, spent 3.5 hours Sunday on it and not a single dent anywhere so far. I’m pretty easy on boards, never broken one or fin/box…yeah, always get heal dents eventually. Been thinking I could get away with less than the recommended 3/2-6 on this foam, we’ll see.
I took this board out at Tamarack this morning, got quite a few
comments. It’s a lil’ wave catching machine and paddles effortlessly,
but it doesn’t surf well from the tail…well, except on the drop and
about half way thru a bottom turn. After that its too lose and
uncontrollable. The weird thing is the farther I move up on it the
better it rides and nose riding the steep inside sections was a blast. Since I’m having fun on it, I want to make another one, but make some changes so it surfs from the tail better. Being a surfer not a shaper I could use some input.
Ray, rode one too far inside and managed to ding the nose right on a stringer, not too bad tho.
I took this board out at Tamarack this morning, got quite a few comments. It's a lil' wave catching machine and paddles effortlessly, but it doesn't surf well from the tail...well, except on the drop and about half way thru a bottom turn. After that its too lose and uncontrollable. The weird thing is the farther I move up on it the better it rides and nose riding the steep inside sections was a blast. Since I'm having fun on it, I want to make another one, but make some changes so it surfs from the tail better. Being a surfer not a shaper I could use some input.
Ray, rode one too far inside and managed to ding the nose right on a stringer, not too bad tho.
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You need a fin with much more rake to take the ''twitch'' out of it when on the tail. On a board that short, a high AOA fin will bring on the turn much too quickly, and effortlessly. You need SOME resistance, to give you feedback. Try it.
I took this board out at Tamarack this morning, got quite a few comments. It's a lil' wave catching machine and paddles effortlessly, but it doesn't surf well from the tail...well, except on the drop and about half way thru a bottom turn. After that its too lose and uncontrollable. The weird thing is the farther I move up on it the better it rides and nose riding the steep inside sections was a blast. Since I'm having fun on it, I want to make another one, but make some changes so it surfs from the tail better. Being a surfer not a shaper I could use some input.
Ray, rode one too far inside and managed to ding the nose right on a stringer, not too bad tho.
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Hello Dukdiv ,
...I'll fix the nose for free....call me...
...You can test drive the Yellow Disc any time you want.....And.....The blue BioFoam is going to SrPato but I still have it if you want to test drive it...
