Just got this one back from glassing. Was a beast to foil and refine as I went with the US Blanks 10'2 BX which comes with an extra 1/4 of thickness. Reason being, I wanted a specific thickness near the back 1/3 of the board that I felt could be more easily achieved with a thicker blank. I ended...
Interesting. Yea, that board on the left is def showing thickness in the tail. I think savvy shapers are sneaking more foam into their boards without explicitly saying so. On an average SoCal swell, its going to pay dividends.
Great thread! Im right in the middle of shaping an 8’4 double ender with bottom contours similar to the outlier. I was going to roll the entire bottom, but decided to go with a flat in the tail like the outlier and other variations on hulls I’ve seen. CJ surfing his board may have influenced the...
Paul is without question a master fin craftsman and fount of surf wisdom, and he’s spot on in regards to the stock 4a . Having said that, when I got my first car and went to buy tires, I didn’t want “the best” I just wanted something that was the best value that everyone else trusted. Most...
Haley Pin is the way to go. Ryan made a comment recently on IG about the HP being very true to the original Lovelace Lizzy. Having seen both, he’s right.
The vBowls vs ReBowls on the other hand... two different boards with two very different bottom contours. The latter is not a substitue for...