Help deciding a boad design

General Discussion
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I currently have a 9’0"x22 1/4"x 3" watercooled performance longboard with thin rolled rails, 2+1 fins, rocker 4 1/2 at tail 5 1/2 at nose, narrower tail and nose. I really like the board on bigger days but now looking to add another for those knee to thigh high days. I’m going to build a hollow wooden board for my next one but can not decide on the design yet. I’m trying to decide on either a 9’6" or a 10’0" single fin. Here is a 9’6" retro noserider I was mocking up. I’d love to hear what you all think. Thanks

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I like it.

But I wouldn’t go wider than 23". This will make your outline a little more “parallel” in the middle… which is great for trim.

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outline looks fun!

maybe flatten the nose rocker out , or take the belly out of the curve in it from the center up; the less curve you have up there the better the tail is gonna hold in. curve in the front end of the board is going to want to act like a pivot point once you get past it (cross-stepping-wise) and can lift the tail out prematurely…hope that is coherent as its a little early for me still!

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Thanks NJ_surfer. Ya I’m not going wider then 23" but I do need to go back and fine tune the design to give me 23" exactly. This was a quick mock up to get some feedback.

Thanks again for the feedback!!

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Thanks for the feedback Surferguy80. I understand exactly what you are talking about. The nose rocker was the area that I was fighting with the most. Do you think taking the nose rocker down to 3 1/2" is to much?

Thanks again for the help.

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3 1/2 is a good number, the curve i often times the more important part though, work with it and post the new one!

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Ok what do you guys think of this one.

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The tail rocker is the same height but I pulled the rocker back alittle to help flatten out the belly. I think I may like the original tail rocker design better but do like this nose rocker better.

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the difference between 'bigger" and “smaller” days on the Gulf is not that mush range. One LB outght cover it all. I’d say build a big fish. Also, if you go with another LB, I’d go with more, not less rocker since Gulf waves are have shorter period and be pearling more often. I like the Clarke 9-5 rocker. Look on Foam EZ for a catalog. Just another opinion.