My New Shoes :)

I finally got around to finishing off a board that I’ve slowly been working on for myself for the last few weeks, i couldn’t be happier now that she’ll be done for the next pulse that comes through!

anyways, I used the template from my favorite board of all time (my old magic 6’5 hull), stretched it to 6’8 and pulled the nose and tail just at tiny bit in. I wanted to use the paulownia rails that ive been experimenting with for the last year or so on it, you can juuuust barely see them in the pics.

I added a deep fishy crack to keep the rail line long; a bit more rocker in the tail end, and put in a funky hull/deep single/narrow double concave bottom…basically i tried to spruce up my old board without completely violating the shape!

so here she is shaped, ill get some glassed photos tomorrow :slight_smile:

hull deck:

She’s going to be a singlefin (hull placement) for now, but ill put in lokboxes in for keels soon…im just too antsy to surf it and ive been on a serious singlefin trip lately!

nice board ryan, did you do that design in pencil?

really like the lines on that board

Seriously sic lines on the hull, very nice. I really like the artwork on the deck sometimes simple is harder to pull off well and not look unfinished, but I think you did it quite well. Take it out to rivermouth this week it will be sick.

#$%$#%#!!!

That’s seriously beautiful and looks like a point MACHINE and someone should get RK on it.

thanks for the stoke guys!

im looking for a bit more rail to rail action but simple, clean flow and trim on a nice section when i find it; report will be on friday, she was finished today with a new fin that was cut out of the first fin I ever layed up (im in a recycling mode lately!)

the drawing started small and got more intense as i wasted more time; i used to draw that in school on all my books and notes (maybe there was more drawing than note taking…), im pretty happy with it, here are the finished piccys:

said fin:

from the nose:

under the front foot:

and out the back:

That shape looks great!

What foam and glassing schedule did you use?

Great artwork, too :slight_smile:

Killer looking board man. Really like how everything on it really flows together.

Can’t wait to hear a ride report.

Also interested in the glassing schedual.

glassing is 6oz deck and 4oz bottom, i used Ice9 foam and only ever put one layer of 6 on the deck of my boards, i cant even put a serious pressure dent in this foam, even when i was 215lbs!

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Melting over here!

youre more than welcome to come up sometime and sample it after i give her a run this weekend!

shoot me an email if you want to run her down a point or two!

She looks great Ryan! Im really digging thr perimeter stringers my friend, maybe when I come down I could get her a shot :slight_smile:

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youre more than welcome to come up sometime and sample it after i give her a run this weekend!

shoot me an email if you want to run her down a point or two!

tears from Flatonia, TX! (actual town, but not where I literally am)

dang didnt realize you were in tx J, thats a huge bummer!!

though i will most likely be out there this summer!

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She looks great Ryan! Im really digging thr perimeter stringers my friend, maybe when I come down I could get her a shot :slight_smile:

abso-frickin-lutley.

you should cruise down this weekend, ive got a few boards to shape if you wanna come hang out!

alright! ill give you a call friday! hopefully ill be better by then, im as sick as a dog right now :frowning:

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alright! ill give you a call friday! hopefully ill be better by then, im as sick as a dog right now :frowning:

im on the same page down here, got a nice sized abscess on my left tonsil…yeehaw!

hope you feel better soon!