Kneeboard Surfing USA Community Forum

hey guys, im making my first knee board, ive made surfboards and i don really know where to start with the knee board. i have a blank in mind http://wncsurf.com/sunshop/index.php?l= ... detail&p=8 , bit don't know if its to big, im 6'2" 150 lb. and am expecting to gain weight, ( im still a bit of a grom, at 15) ive surfed for 3 years. can anybody help me with design, ie fins placement, rails, and general shape.. and is that to big of a blank? thanks for the help! oh yea, and dose anybody knee board on the east coast, on long island? thanks

Colin-

that blank looks good....

like standup surfing , you have alot of options on what kind of kneeboard to ride...so it depends on what you want the board to do and what kind of waves your surfing....

id say the easiest board to learn on is a fins-forward tri design...6'+ and thin..

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or steal all the cooks recipes and make your own damnd board,...err broth

Here's a design I've placed in the public domain:
http://www.swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.c ... ead#unread
(if the link does not work, go to Swaylocks thread "AKU/APS etc PDF Drawrings/Templates"

I just finished the PI Classic on a board of this design and it went like stink in 3' reef and ugly, ugly 3-5' beaches. Only board I ride in 2'-8' surf.

Red

the design looks good. ill be attempting to draw up one on ms paint in a little. but would the fin boxes fit? it looks like it protrudes out of the top. im riding mostly 2 to 4 foot waves, so where would i place fins, ive seen that they're up twords the center of the board, a little after your knees. if im riding 2 to 4 foot waves i would go with a thicker core if i wanted a 5'9" or something like that, and if i used the 6'2" i could make it a little thiner,right? i like beefier boards and i have good balance, so i think i would go with something a little smaller for more performance, and just make it a little thicker with a swallow tail, and a set of fcs fins ( tri or quad)? should there be alot of bottom contour and should it be shaped like a fish surfboard. but wider and the fins moved up? thanks alot for the help.

Colin-

also what program are you using to generate the template, and where can i get it

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i have some good news, i finished the outline and measurements on the board. using the program given, thanks beeline. but i don't know how to post the picture on the forum any help? thanks alot

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here it is

http://www.swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.cgi?post=348708; last post

dont use FCS brah....bad choice for an eps blank....if you wanna use FCS fins then install Pro-box fin system...

hey, ive herd guys riding lik 5'4" boards and small things like that, should i go smaller with the board, or leave it at 6'2"? i want a performance board. thanks

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http://www.swaylocks.com/forum/gforum.c ... 98;#354498

i posted two new designs, ive changed my mind and want to go with the pintail, let me know if i should change anything before i start shaping. thanks

Colin-