I’m in Utah but I get out surfing a few days a week. Yes here in Utah. We are wakesurfing on a regular basis. It’s a small, weak wave but it’s surfing nonetheless. I need some help locating some short surfboard blanks. Nearly all the boards made are not made by surfers so they are lacking. I’d like to get some blanks around 5’0" so I can put some ideas to the test. I haven’t been able to find any under 5’9". Any ideas?
thanks
Inland_surfer
uhhhhhh…do you have a saw?
FOr that matter you get buy a totally crappy used board and strip all the glass off it, cut it to size, reshape it and glass it from there. After seeing what Shipman did to that broken longboard, it opens up a whole other realm of possibilities.
Are you surfer small waves on a lake (Salt lake?) or surfing wakes off of a boat?
It’s wake surfing. Most tournament ski boats if weighted right can put a 2’- shoulder high wake(wave). I’ve ripped down a 6’3" that I had but the foam was all dinged up and the stringer split on me pulling a chunk with it. I’m working with it but It’d be nice to start with a blank slate.
soo…you DON’T have a saw???
I'm in Utah but I get out surfing a few days a week. Yes here in Utah. We are wakesurfing on a regular basis. It's a small, weak wave but it's surfing nonetheless.
I disagree. Surfing is 90% paddling, knowing ocean conditions, handling yourself in the impact zone, being able to read how waves will break, etc. All without your friends in a motorized boat nearby.
Ditto.
i agree
and intimidating grommets,dropping in on bodyboarders(at least once a surf)
having messy hair, wax all over your car. sand in everything,paddling out when its 30knt wind in the rain in winter, a rusty car
surfing mags in the dunny,pig dogs are optional,some experience with drugs in the past if not currently, good taste in music,
take a barrel over a root anyday 
As soulstice is alluding to…just get the 5’9" blank and cut it down. I would cut off the tail so you still have rocker in the nose.
How about Dow blue foam that can be bought at home supply stores and roofing supply outlets. Needs to be glassed with epoxy.
Thanks for the help. I’ll do that and let you know how it goes.
Why does the guy in Florida keep asking if I have a saw? I didn’t ask what his favorite tool was, I get it a saw. I guess I’ll tell his wife he needs/wants a saw for Christmas.
Thanks again for the tip.
As soulstice is alluding to...just get the 5'9" blank and cut it down. I would cut off the tail so you still have rocker in the nose.
I might be inclined to cut off the nose and leave the tail rocker instead. You’re not making steep drops, so you don’t need a bunch of nose rocker.
Why does the guy in Florida keep asking if I have a saw? I didn’t ask what his favorite tool was, I get it a saw. I guess I’ll tell his wife he needs/wants a saw for Christmas.
well…you said you can get a 5’9" blank. 5’9" blank - 3" sawed off the nose - 4" sawed off the tail = 5’0". assuming that you do in fact have a saw, i guess you must have misplaced your calculator. regardless, this is hardly rocket science. good luck with your new wakesurfer.
