What would be difference in performance in a short board if the front 1/3 of the bottom had a slightly rolled bottom as compared to concaved or flat bottom?
We used to do these bottoms in the early 70’s quite often. It lets the board roll into a turn easily, unfortunately without some juice, it tends to slow the board down quite a bit. Liddle still shapes these bottoms, but again,for juicier or more lined up surf. Now days we put a little rolled v in the front of the board sometimes for the same type of surf. The drag of the roll or the v keeps the nose high in the wave where the power is. aloha
What would be difference in performance in a short board if the front 1/3 > of the bottom had a slightly rolled bottom as compared to concaved or flat > bottom? I stopped shaping this type of bottom in the early seventies because they would not plane out without a lot of push. The bottoms on the boards that followed were quite different and more in the style of the boards I shape today. All the outlines plane out with very little power. They are very efficient particularly at length of 7 feet or greater.
I stopped shaping this type of bottom in the early seventies because they > would not plane out without a lot of push. The bottoms on the boards that > followed were quite different and more in the style of the boards I shape > today. All the outlines plane out with very little power. They are very > efficient particularly at length of 7 feet or greater. Mr. Liddle, As a great admirer of your Boards, I would love to have you describe in detail your current bottom designs! aloha
I stopped shaping this type of bottom in the early seventies because they > would not plane out without a lot of push. The bottoms on the boards that > followed were quite different and more in the style of the boards I shape > today. All the outlines plane out with very little power. They are very > efficient particularly at length of 7 feet or greater. Greg, nice to read your name. I’ve seen a few of your boards filter into the Beach House in Santa Barbara. Wow! the memories. The early morning fires on the beach at third. We swore by your boards. You glassed my first board, back in 67’. Glass textured deck. Put a hole in the knee of my wetsuit in no time. Taught me to get my knee out of there too! Your boards are still really special Thanks! Steve Brom
Greg, nice to read your name. I’ve seen a few of your boards filter into > the Beach House in Santa Barbara. Wow! the memories. The early morning > fires on the beach at third. We swore by your boards. You glassed my first > board, back in 67’. Glass textured deck. Put a hole in the knee of my > wetsuit in no time. Taught me to get my knee out of there too! Your boards > are still really special Thanks! Steve Brom hey steve, that’s one post i can agree with. thanks for the great boards greg!!! it’s good to see some new ones in the water around here again.