I just got my hands on Lis Fish, circa 1973 that I’m going to grab the measurements off and make a template for. I’d like to shape on using the same outline and rocker, but was wondering what you would do make it a little more modern…? A little harder rails? I’m going to put LokBox’s on there so I can play with the fin setup a bit as well…
concaves, thin it and bit pinch the rails a bit. toe in and cant the fins. you could play around with rocker and template but you said you weren’t so. but you could always make it a quad
some options : -
single fin . (With the option of removable bonzer sized side fins / runners )
thinner.
longer [6’ or so]
a bit more nose rocker.
narrower tail
possibly a ? single to ? double concave? …or a good ol’ flat bottom .
venturi near the apex of the swallow / fish tail [a la Bertlemann’s c. 1976 twinnies]
voila …
swallowtailed , good turning board !
ben
[ this is just my aussie .05 / ‘opinions’ / suggestions ]
truster setup, 18" - 18 1/2" wide , 2 1/4" thick , nose and tail rocker. Go vertical and go hard.
cecil
chipWA is a kook
Put an electric outboard between the fins.
Tenover,
Can you post a picture of it? Why would harder rails be an “update?” Is there something wrong with the board that makes you think it needs to be updated? A MR type twin or a McNabb type rocket fish might be a nice update. I have a 94-95 Lis fish. The nose is 15.5, width is 21, the tail is 15.5 inches. Single concave. Gephart double foiled twin fins. I always considered it an update. Would you like a template? Mike
I just got my hands on Lis Fish, circa 1973 that I’m going to grab the measurements off and make a template for. I’d like to shape on using the same outline and rocker, but was wondering what you would do make it a little more modern…? A little harder rails? I’m going to put LokBox’s on there so I can play with the fin setup a bit as well…
concaves, thin it and bit pinch the rails a bit. toe in and cant the fins. you could play around with rocker and template but you said you weren’t so. but you could always make it a quad
some options : -
single fin . (With the option of removable bonzer sized side fins / runners )
thinner.
longer [6’ or so]
a bit more nose rocker.
narrower tail
possibly a ? single to ? double concave? …or a good ol’ flat bottom .
venturi near the apex of the swallow / fish tail [a la Bertlemann’s c. 1976 twinnies]
voila …
swallowtailed , good turning board !
ben
[ this is just my aussie .05 / ‘opinions’ / suggestions ]
truster setup, 18" - 18 1/2" wide , 2 1/4" thick , nose and tail rocker. Go vertical and go hard.
cecil
chipWA is a kook
Put an electric outboard between the fins.
Tenover,
Can you post a picture of it? Why would harder rails be an “update?” Is there something wrong with the board that makes you think it needs to be updated? A MR type twin or a McNabb type rocket fish might be a nice update. I have a 94-95 Lis fish. The nose is 15.5, width is 21, the tail is 15.5 inches. Single concave. Gephart double foiled twin fins. I always considered it an update. Would you like a template? Mike
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I just got my hands on Lis Fish, circa 1973 that I’m going to grab the measurements off and make a template for. but was wondering what you would do make it a little more modern…?
sign your board 2006
some options : single fin, optional removable bonzer-sized side fins/runners, thinner, longer, more nose rocker, narrower tail, possibly a single to double concave, flat bottom, venturi near the apex of the swallow/fish tail [a la Bertlemann’s c. 1976 twinnies] voila …
It’s like magic! Voila! …and the Lis Fish, circa 1973 disappears after all those changes!
Depends a little on how much more modern you want it. It could turn into an MR twin, or it could turn into a McCoy style zap.
My suggestion would be to narrow the nose a bit and add a little more nose rocker, and then…how far do you want to go?
exactly !
a relic bites the dust
…and , as the next part of that quote would have said , instead you get a “swallowtailed , good turning board”
Amusing how those who have never spent a season surfing a Lis Fish circa 1973 imagine they’re sharp enough to “improve” it. An updated 2006 “mixed breed” faux isnt worth squat compared to an early 1970s Lis Fish in good condition.