Kneeboard Surfing USA Community Forum

Thanks... I totally flaked on the Swaylocks refferance... I have the site bookmarked under a different name, so thats why I was confused. Your help has been invaluable. FYI - OZ surfer, here are some pictures of the wave! http://www.2imagine.net/news.html and then go to the postings "editing Ai...

Swaylocks? what is this?

Corran

OK, I will. Actually I've already figured out the bouyency thing... it was more kneelo specific questions that i had.

Corran

Thanks... all very usefull. I am actually an experienced shaper... but whitewater kayaks :lol: So I understand the complexity of rail foils etc to a fairly high degree. Its jsut I've never done a kneeboard specifically. Most of what you said made sense. However you refer to design specs on swaylock ...

Fast, but gutless.... the water is fast, but so aerated that its usually gutless. There are several waves, and i want to use 1 board only, so its a compromise. One of the waves is about 5 ft and super super fast and hard. Lots of punch to it, but its a pretty flat wave, so the board must be fast or ...

Won't the parallel rails and wide tail take away from the boards ability to carve a tight turn?

How about fin placement - how far towards the ncentre from the tail?

Corran

I've shaped a few surfboards and wave ski's and want to shape a kneeboard, but I have a questions. 1) This is for SLUGISH river waves. Face height of about 3 or 4 feet, and no guts. FAST wave, but gutless. Paddling on is a bitch because you're in the current flying downriver and you have to swim lik...