Help contour 11’ longboard
I’m looking for suggestions on shaping a long board.
I’m going to shape a 11’ longboard.
I’m 6’2" 250 pounds and fit. I want a board that will get me in the wave faster. I want to develop a board that is strictly used in knee to waist high waves east coast small mushy waves.
So I want to catch the wave with ease and nose ride.
I am looking for ideas for the bottom contour of the board.
Nose rocker 5"
Tail rocker 3 1/4
Nose @ 12" 191/2"
Center 26"
Tail @ 12" 17 1/2
I was thinking 60/40 rails.
Possible nose concave?
Flat middle and tail?
Or vee in tail?
Thanks. The nose is chined, nothing concave about it. The middle is big soft rails with a very slight (unintentional, still a beginner) concave on each side of the stringer, rails harden up at the side bites and there is a tiny amount of vee in the tail.
Hopefully some of the more experienced shapers and riders will offer some big board advice. I had the foam so I went for it. Not 100% sure it was the best idea but that does not tend to stop me.
I just shaped a 10’8" a customer wanted as a big nose rider. I gave it very slight nose concave, a little belly in the middle, with some vee out the tail. I’ve found this to work well on boards this big, although I’ve only made a couple that size. 50/50 To 60/40 in the tail
Hi RISurfer - I like the overall dimensions. You could kick the tail a bit more and just give it the entire bottom a bit of roll/belly and probably be fine. A conservative full 60/40 egg rail (about the thickness of the fat end of a chicken egg in the middle and more pinched at nose and tail) seems to work OK on bigger boards like that. I’d skip trying to incorporate too many high efficiency shortboard concepts. There are often drawbacks that will rear up when you least expect them.
Thanks for all the replies. I think I may do the nose concave, to belly to slight vee in tail. I’ll stick with the 50/50, 60/40 rails. I haven’t shaped a board with a belly so well see how it comes out. Thank you!
That is wide; you’re pushing into SUP territory. How thick? And to get into waves early, try a little less rocker on both ends and keep the bottom contour simple (belly, flat, vee) and widen out the tail a bit. And with those RI reefs at Matunuck or Point Judith, don’t go too down rail to deal with the afternoon onshore winds. 60/40 is fine. Good luck.
Haha. That’s where I intend to ride it, Matunuck. Tired of those young kids catching the waves before I do.
I want it wide so I can knee paddle. I plan on installing a sup handle to make it easy to carry.
I’m looking about 3 3/4 inch thick. Your right, its almost a sup.
I originally contemplated on totally flat bottom with a slight nose concave.
I have noticed with the 11 foot boards that they don’t do very well with short interval swell.
Long clean lines and they shine.
By the way the board you posted about is mine and it works like magic at Malibu.
Good advice from gunkie. The longer the board the simpler the overall bottom contour. Less rocker-- Easier entry. You won’t be whipping big powerhouse turns, you’ll have to finesse it a bit more than a smaller board. And yes definitely concave the nose for nose rides.
I will post some pics once I finalize the board. Well if you see the biggest longboard around with blue airbrush, that’ll be me. Usually I surf Matunuck or K’s.