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I'm a pretty big guy so foam is my friend. But I have seen big guys on boards that were thinner but they had more experience than I do. Also there's more to it than thickness you could go wider and thickness taken out. Plus I only have shaped 10 boards which 3 were really any good. I just feel that ...

A little update on my boards I shaped. First one has gone a little better but I felt like I needed to have a more thinned out rail, they are pretty full. Fin placement is really close to the rail and doesn't feel right. Second one has a pretty bad flat spot so that I'm pushing water when paddling in...

Starting to figure this thing out. Was a little unstable for me while up and riding for a couple sessions no real waves to write home about. But I did some searching on where your knees should be and watched some video and concentrated on where riders were positioned. Went out today in weak slightly...

o'neill has the super freak which runs around 200 for 3/2 and its a chest zip and that kept me plenty warm last winter.

So I uploaded a couple pics of #2 tonight. I was supposed to see it until it was finished but I got a call that I needed to mark my fins again because they couldn't see the marks. I wasn't sure if I was going to like the color but it came out really good and I do like how it came out. Going with a s...

Thanks will most likely see you guys there. Will even try and make it for a dawn patrol.

What time are the heats running? May make trip up.

Board was finished up this week, getting glassed a little heavier with 6*4 bottom and 6*6 deck with 4 deck patch. Bottom contours are flat for first 12" going into single to double behind fins. Fins are set 16 and 10 quad with single fin box. Doing a glasser special on this which means I don't ...

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So board has ended up at 5'7 23 3 5/8. Was trying for 5'8 but I screwed up my rail band on one side so I cut an inch off and do some sort off diamond tail on it. Rail bands are done on the deck just have to do the bottom and finish sand. Question with this board being shorter would I move the fins b...

Did the outline today and will work on foil and bottom contours Sunday. My first was flat with V in the tail. I think what I got caught in was thinking the volume would be the same as my stand ups. The shortest board I tried was a 6'6 simmons that I wasn't ready for at the time. Thinking of doing a ...

Well I've had this board out a few times now and here's what I got so far. I need more volume. This is the shortest board I've had and I think I tried to fit the volume that I would ride on one of my stand up boards into this one. The rails are pretty full to help with having enough volume in such a...

I haven't picked it up yet. I'm on vacation right now and will most likely take it out this weekend. Before I left it just needed a hot coat on the bottom and sanding. Once I get few sessions on it will let you know how it goes.

Thanks Kel, It's been quite the journey the last year. My first board turned out good because I had help. 2-7 had varies issues but now I feel I figured somethings out. If anyone is ever going to shape a board here are three things to help. Take your time, make sure outline is good, and when doing y...

So I finished up my board on Sunday, final dims are 6'0 23" and 3.25" with pretty full rails. Flat bottom with v starting at 22" inches from the tail. V is about a 1/4 inch deep at the rails compared to the stringer. Fins, fronts are 17" and rears are 11" and I went with 5 F...