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...
Beautiful board. I own a 10’2 Kellogg long hull (that once belonged to @BigBoard!) and it is a pleasure to surf. Spencer knows exactly what he’s doing with these shapes. Someone’s going to score.
If you've got a log from 9'6 - 10'0 grab a 9.75" Heratige Fin. I avoided it for a long time, liked the looks of 4a-ish fins too much (for obvious reasons), so the Heratige turned me off. One day I saw it for sale on here and nabbed it on a whim. Threw it all the way back in the box. Pivots off...
Ouch. It's a terrible look AND an iconic surfer putting a few well deserved dollars in the bank. I'm torn.
Also, can you imagine what he thought the moment someone pitched the Gerry foamie idea?
And then what he thought immediately after when they told him what it pays? Whiplash.
Beauty of a board Bruce. Really into that double ender plan shape you put together. And that extra foam... I dig that. Sit a little deeper and snag the fun ones. Whats the rocker like?