They ranged (I think) from about 5'4" to 5'8"...22 3/4 wide...and thick!
Single fins.
I saw one today, like this one, but with a big wide rounded longboard type of nose...
Same type of tail and 5'8"
Wondered how they handled
Jacobs Kneeboard
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Birdie
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Jacobs Kneeboard
Has anyone here owned one or tried one - a Jacobs Kneeboard?
They ranged (I think) from about 5'4" to 5'8"...22 3/4 wide...and thick!
Single fins.
I saw one today, like this one, but with a big wide rounded longboard type of nose...
Same type of tail and 5'8"
Wondered how they handled
They ranged (I think) from about 5'4" to 5'8"...22 3/4 wide...and thick!
Single fins.
I saw one today, like this one, but with a big wide rounded longboard type of nose...
Same type of tail and 5'8"
Wondered how they handled
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I used to ride single fins. You had to have a long enough fin so it wouldn't pop out on bottom turns. The tail couldn't be too wide or it would break loose as the wall of a barrel got too steep.
I took care of those probelms by narrowing the width of the board and, thus, the tail, riding a 12" flex fin and adding two, 2 inch tri fins on the rails.
The boards were fast and rode barrels well but did not surf small, wimpy waves very well or cutback without the tail sinking.
I took care of those probelms by narrowing the width of the board and, thus, the tail, riding a 12" flex fin and adding two, 2 inch tri fins on the rails.
The boards were fast and rode barrels well but did not surf small, wimpy waves very well or cutback without the tail sinking.
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The one I am looking at is a Jacobs shaped by Wayne Rich. Has to be an 80's board....It looks like a cross between a longboard and a kneeboard, and is about 5' 8".
As far as long and thin fins go - windsurfing fins have to take the cake there....
I emailed Wayne about it.
Will post back - if I get more info.
As far as long and thin fins go - windsurfing fins have to take the cake there....
I emailed Wayne about it.
Will post back - if I get more info.
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Beeline...
The picture is a board from the 70's, and is 5' 2". I think it is onsale at Aloha-Cruz or Chubbysurf or something....
The board I am curious about is also a Jacobs but about 5'8" 22.75 x 2.5ish and was shaped by Wayne Rich - who worked as a shaper for Jacobs from 1980 - 1992 or so...*not* before.
And, as I said, it looks like a longboard with a kneeboard diamond tail.
So, the board I am curious about (no picture of it) is from that period, and is a kneeboard, and does look like the one pictured except for the nose and is bigger, wider, and thicker.
Sorry for any confusion!
Probably made out of a blown blank for a longboard.
The picture is a board from the 70's, and is 5' 2". I think it is onsale at Aloha-Cruz or Chubbysurf or something....
The board I am curious about is also a Jacobs but about 5'8" 22.75 x 2.5ish and was shaped by Wayne Rich - who worked as a shaper for Jacobs from 1980 - 1992 or so...*not* before.
And, as I said, it looks like a longboard with a kneeboard diamond tail.
So, the board I am curious about (no picture of it) is from that period, and is a kneeboard, and does look like the one pictured except for the nose and is bigger, wider, and thicker.
Sorry for any confusion!
Probably made out of a blown blank for a longboard.