Nice job bud. you rip.
This is how I feel. I went from my 6’6" x 19 to a 6’2" x 21 and it makes takeoffs way more stable and paddling a breeze. What do you do in the winter though? You can’t bring out the 6’0" when it’s 8’ n hollow? What kind of board do you make for fish lovers in the winter?
6’3 x 185, 60 years old, multiple orthopedic surgeries and a bad hip to go,
getting in 3 to 4 days a week, cold NW waters.
Current all conditions winter board is 7’9 x 13 x 21.5 x 14 x 3, single to double.
Started at the same NorCal beach and time as Ambrose…only he demonstrated admirable good sense
by moving to HI, and I’m now in northern latitudes.
Where solo sessions are still to be had, a heated wetsuit vest is an older surfers
good friend, and in the river just a short walk from the paddle out zone, large salmon
can occasionaly be enticed to bite down on a hand tied fly.
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geez how old are we talking about here? :)
I'm old (47) and a shortboarder
5'7 x 18-1/2 x 2-1/4
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Beautiful! Best thread in awhile.
Dayum!!! The things I could do on that board. 
broken record…
damnit, bud!
yeah, well, 8’n hollow, and I might be on the beach. unless it is a point or a reef. But to your point I also have a couple of Griffins. a 6-2 modfish and a 7-0 Rocket. they are great and are both duckable.
Bud, still loving your work. How are those fins set? More gramatically correct, what are the dim’s of your fin setting? thx
It’s not the old part that’s the problem, it’s the out of shape part. As we get older and the 8-5 work schedule and the kids, and the house and the great food your wife makes, all the other excuses that keep us from staying in shape do their thing. It’s laziness, and I got it in spades.
My optimum weight would be somewhere between 145 lbs and 150 lbs. I’m 165 and I don’t force myself to get enough exercise. So now I notice the body starting to break down quicker and the road to good health gets longer and harder. You need to be a bit more patient trying to get back to fighting shape or you end up messing something up and spending more time out of it.
In the mean time, a little more width, thickness and length in the boards helps keep me in the water, but it doesn’t help me get in shape. My latest creation is 7-2 x 20 1/2 x 2 3/4, single fin rounded off square with the hips forward of center. The length and thickness allow me to catch waves in a crowd mixed up with SUPs, longboards, and young guns with short boards. Style is more 70’s morning of the earth than 2000’s, but I’m having fun. I still got tons of experience that makes up for the lack of flexibility and paddling.
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Bud, still loving your work. How are those fins set? More gramatically correct, what are the dim's of your fin setting? thx
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i'd like to know too...
i don't know if i qualify as an "older guy" ... i'm older than i was yesterday. definitely not a grom anymore and officially leaving my 20's this saturday. i'm in the worst shape of my life by far. i just don't have the time to work out or surf enough. a good month for me is 3 sessions. 4 in a month is rare and 1-2 days per month is average... i started off riding '80's boards then rode potatoe chips forever. straight off the rack standard glass slippers. my recent trend with boards is back to '80's style boards. wider, thicker, less rocker, and a little shorter. i'm catching more waves and surfing better than i can remember. i don't notice any bad side effects in larger waves either... ha ha ha, i hope to one day surf as well as Bud who's old enough to be my dad (barely)... =)
Man those are some tough customers! 
Awesome stuff, this is a big help to me, thanks!
Tom can I ask what those adjustments might be ?
The reason I’m curious is , if I like my Mollusc I intend to build a couple of duplicates , a quad and a bonzer.
Downsized to 6 10 x 20 3/4 ( that’s the size I would’ve preferred but the 7 oh was there and a good price so , yeah …)
Welcome to Swaylocks by the way…Please don’t get annoyed and go away like a lot of other industry guys do . : )
Loving this thread
Don’t know the OP’s age or weight but I’ll throw another one in. This ones for me, 40 y.o. 190-200lbs for east coast beach break. Hasn’t been shaped or proven yet. Maybe make it round tail, push the W.P. forward a little.
Yes I like to float and not swim paddle anymore!
if half the time spent on computer was replaced with surfing shagging or some form of excercise, we’d all be alot better for it…haha…
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6'3 x 185, 60 years old, multiple orthopedic surgeries and a bad hip to go,
getting in 3 to 4 days a week, cold NW waters.
Current all conditions winter board is 7'9 x 13 x 21.5 x 14 x 3, single to double.
Started at the same NorCal beach and time as Ambrose..only he demonstrated admirable good sense
by moving to HI, and I'm now in northern latitudes.
Where solo sessions are still to be had, a heated wetsuit vest is an older surfers
Nice looking board, Is this your own work or did you have someone shape it for you?
good friend, and in the river just a short walk from the paddle out zone, large salmon
can occasionaly be enticed to bite down on a hand tied fly.
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Shaped by Art Coyler of North Pacific Surfboards, located in Hood River, Oregon. A former shaper for Rusty back in the day, he’s well respected for making highly functional surfcraft of all sizes and types…
Hi guys, might just try and kick this thread in the guts again...I ride variety of boards (5'10 - 6-6) but looking for a bigger board that takes a later drop and has a nice bottom turn. Was thinking 6'10 x 2 7/8 x 20 1/2 Widow Maker/2+1...I'm 215 pounds 6'1 45 YO and surf 3 times a week just paraniod I wont be able to hit the odd lip, cut back etc.... Had a 6'8 bonzer Egg that I left at the beach and was gone when I returned (aghhh) but found the rounded nose caught a bit and was a bitch to duck dive but I loved that board all the same. Also is it possible to get a non fish 6'10 that is loose as I like loose boards...F8ck I just want a decent bottom turn that doesnt have the turning circle of a Mac truck in 1st gear....any design input welcome.
Anyway I stumbled across this from Rusty P, I guess I'm intermediate - to advanced surfer (surf up to 6 OK) and says I should be on a 7'3...now of course its all relative but what are your thoughts here.
Thanks
6’1"/190/51 Mike Daniels shaped me this 6’6" x 21" x 2 5/8" thruster last year, works quite well for me. If you mostly surf waves head high or under you may want to checkout the Stoker V Machine thread something in the 6’6" - 6’10" range would be interesting.
