Thnx! I really didn’t consider the board a hull per se, because it has a big concave under the nose. But it does have a lot of what I would consider hull characteristics, i.e. low rocker, thin nose & tail, pinched rails giving it that knifey look, and all that belly in the tail. Also single fin only, no option for side bites.
Its been awhile since I was researching hulls, so I don’t recall if nose concave is a disqualifier or not. Plus, I always thought hulls had belly through the middle, and I’m not sure if this does. Will have to check that. However, the pinched rails kinda create a belly-like (convex) condition even if the bottom is flat, because the rails start pretty far inside the perimeter, the bottom isn’t flat all the way out to the edge.
At any rate, I noted a lot of this stuff, without specifically tying it to a hull, so I feel kinda dense for that. But now with you mentioning it, I can definitely see it. This board had a decent amount of dimpled deck up at the nose, I can tell someone spent some time up there.
I once shaped a board with some hull-ish features & I really loved that board. Had a totally different feel from any of my other boards. Had it out at malibu one day about 4’ shoulder high, and that board really came alive. Another time at the point in Ventura I had it out in decent waves, about the same size day but a little punchier than malibu, & I got some super fun rides . Even trimmed way up on the nose, which surprised me. A guy actually paddled up to me & said he saw my waves & was wondering if he could try the board, but unfortunately I was leaving & had to be somewhere. After my hip surgery I started riding longer boards, & finally sold it.
That board was 7’ 4” IIRC, belly up front (no concave), pinched rails for that knifey
look, but I gave it a hard down rail out the very back. That one was kind of a magic board for me, Shaped when I was very new & very ignorant, just really a beginner’s luck kinda thing. I think it was maybe my 2nd foam shaped board. I never tried to shape another one just like it, but I probably should, before I get too old to surf.
I remember when I sold it I mentioned on craigslist that it had some hull like design characteristics, & a few people came unglued. How dare I call it a hull, how many years have I been shaping, and who did I study under, and what is my pedigree or qualifications to call my board a hull, etc etc I finally reworded the description just to get them to back off. It sold pretty quick anyway, I really loved that board. Will find some pics.
