single fin short-midlength board

General Discussion
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My brother and I have been wanting to shape a single fin retro type board for him. This would be his second board after riding a 9’6" single for the last 2 years. I have no idea where to start in terms of dimmensions. Here’s a little info on him and the waves.

He’s not an agressive surfer so thats why I think the single fin would work. He wants to be able to surf beach breaks, slowish points, and fast hollow points (kind of specific… theres a spot near our city similar to sandspit in santa barbara). So an all around type of board. He would prefer to be able to at least duckdive a little (maybe enough to get under breaking faces). He’s 5’9" and 175lbs.

I’m thinking a board in the 6’6"- just over 7’, 21"-22" would work unless you guys think thats completely wrong. I have no idea what to do for the rest of dimmensions and rocker. Are there any templates I could follow? Should I do a 2+1?

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Also, he will probably only surf a bit over head (1-3ft) at most breaks and up to 1.5-double overhead at the mentioned point break.

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I’ve kept 1-2 midlengths in my quiver for the last 15 years.   And although I like singlefins with a flat rocker, I never surf them in fast conditions.  

In my opinion if he’s already dialed into the 9-6 and wants to a more versatile and less specialized shape for beachbreaks and faster conditions then a 2+1 egg or “hybrid” shape will work better for that.  I assume he’ll keep the 9-6 and continue to use it for slow/small conditions and will only use the smaller board for the more agressive conditions.  

You don’t want his board to be the primary limitation when he faces the faster conditions.   

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Unclegrumppy’s board looks to be the ticket.  For my personal preferences I’d like to see a bit more width in the hips and tail.  Looks great though.  What are the dimensions?  

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7’6" x 18.25 x 22.5 x 15 x 3

for the board pictured

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Thanks.

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check :liddlesurfboards.com  check the various plan shapes. should find something you will like-perhaps the “id” model or mp3…

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2 boards I made and ride that are 7’ x 21" and single fins. I have a lot of boards that have the same round pin shape from 6’ 4" up to 8’ 6". A few years ago I made a couple with the rounded square tail. I like to have the wide point forward of center. I’ve also changed up  quite a few of my shorter singles to add side fins and they get more drive when turning. I can ride those as singles, 2 + 1 or thruster.


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