This board with flat to good amount of Vee bottom.
Bio-foam blank that i will glass.
Looking for a 2+1 set-up to have this board be a daily driver for well rounded Irish surfer in Irish waves.
The tail width is lacking, will post that tomorrow, but looking at it, i would say 14.6-14.8 inches, with the widepoint some 21 inches or so.
Rails are pretty low, and fatter towards the nose.
Thanks guys!
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Thanks for looking
How long is the board Wouter? and where is the maximum vee located?
How much tail rocker does it have?
Wouter, just sent u an email, hope the info helps
regards
Deano
Hey G,
Board length over deck is 7ft1.1/2 inches
width at tail is 14.25
rocker is substantial, as seen in pic, did not measure it
sorry for the confusion about the length, thanks for the replies!
thanks
Hi Wouter,
Not knowing where the maximum vee occurs, I'll take a guess at the fin positions:
For front fins I'd go 14-1/2" up, 1-3/8" in from rail and pointed 1" off the nose
(this is for the rear dots of the Front Fins)
If you are using a 10" fin box, I'd put it at about 5" up from the tail, maybe 5-1/4"
(the center fin will be around 7" up from the tail)
Of course, all this can be adjusted to work with the location of the max Vee as this
is the pivot point of the board...
Hope it helps,
George
Wouter this is very good advice from George.
Spot on!
Kind regards,
surfding
Thanks George,
went back to have a look at the Vee
the max Vee is at 14 inches from the tail
Does your answer stay the same?
Thanks
Wouter
p.s. Traded the finishing of this board for a near new Bufo board, 6ft2 by Robby PAige, quite nice a trade i think. Ding knows the dutch liquorices! he like em salty, what a hero! all foreigners hate the liquorices.
Hi Wouter,
I would have guess the Max-vee would be around 20" up, so maybe those number are a little
far up, BUT, the template is not going to allow the rider to get his foot back there anyways.
So,
yes, keep the marks where they are...
Funny I was talking yesterday to the U.S. guys working with Bufo about some R&D boards.
I think you got a great deal for that Page board, the man is a legend, he's seen and done it all.
George
i think the fin placements that George and i have proposed seem pretty spot on...
if u decide to use 4 ways as thruster set-up,
this will help increase the range of fin movement, toe-in, or out, and the effects of the vee can be adjusted by changing the splay angle, as u know.
So i think from the sounds of it, you have the right positions. +- 7-7.25" x 15 - 15.25" 1 3/8" in from the rail ... with +- 1/4" toe in to about 1" off the nose....
that's what i'd do ok...
keep us posted,
cheers
Deano
So, after a long time, board is done, to your specs exactly
no ride report yet
but the guy surfing it can provide us with a very good one
homeblown in uk sells these blanks now, and in portugal they are sold too, BioFoam
shapes nicely, but this trial version had uneven density
ended up nicely, looks like a yellowed poly blank, but it is all RR resin
Prepping the rattle can spray thingy [mal in dutch]
will use plastic next time!!
the paper bends up with the wet paint… bummer
and the removable glue by 3M also stuck on the board, had to remove it, quite delicate job, with the paint work butting up against it.
anyways
learn and live, but surf mostly
by now, Bufo is big in US but he wants to return home to Europe
sold the paige board to raise funds for more making boards [that is broke also]
anyways
o, i learned that to get the best result, pre-resin the blank!! did not do it on bottom, which turned out a bit hazy, airy, whitey
deck got a sealer coat of epoxy, and came out better than great!
THANKS!!! i love swaylocks, the mentality behind it is great.
Hi Wouter!
You got the board done and it looks good! Congratulations!!!
What are the plans for it?
And how does it go?
*that paper pattern is called a “stencil” in English! ha!
Best Regards,
George
The plan for it is a nice one!
The guy i did the trade with, Mark, has a friend in Ireland, Simon.
Apparantly Simon needs a little motivation.
Because with the recession, no job, bit of a depression kicking in.
So Mark started this board as a motivator for Simon.
Board is going to make a trip, to Ireland, Bundoran, to get to his final destination…
