Hey All,

Thought i'd put it out there, mostly to get some advice / ideas and direction...and share the journey!

I've been working closely with (a very patient) Kami on designing a Surf SUP that helps me progress my surfing and lets me have some fun making my own board. I think we've drawn about 8 different LB designs (with multiple revisions) and settled on what you see below.

Most of the waves that I surf are rolling points, with the occasional reef and even more occasional beach break (to which i'll make a different board for). Sometimes waves with size, sometimes not...

Dims 9'4 x 29.5"x 130L - An Eggy Longboard shape

But with a twist...

- a Twinzer fin set up!

www.shape3d.com/Viewers/Viewer3D.aspx?Account=6301&BoardName=ROUND%20PIN&fbclid=IwAR12KAHC7Ax5fHih7S7sZhSAm5la9MQBgE-BeEi8U3UIyoNHx_QS4xUzgAE



I really enjoy bottom turn drive on a board and then being able to snap at the lip. Fast and loose, with drive..

Here's a brief background on Twinzers for those that don't know : https://www.swellnet.com/news/design-outline/2014/12/05/twinzers-forgotten-four-fin-design

With Scotty@Smik having success with his Hipster design, I was curious as to how this fin set up would go on a SUP. To my basic knowledge it should work really well. Kami is very positive towards Twinzer set ups for SUPs and highly recommended it, so I thought, what the hell - lets give it a go.

A couple of my friends are surfboard shapers - so I can get some advice there and one of them has a CNC machine, so machine shaping is sorted. Only one of them uses epoxy though. Neither use pvc reinforcement for fin boxes as PU boards don't need them and surfboard EPS is more dense than what is used in SUPs - thus not needed.

The plan is to either:

a/ Make a twin stringered blank and glass with Innegra on deck and rails and glass.

b/ Stringerless blank, Carbon tape stringer and carbon rails, innegra on deck and glass

Fin wise I am looking at FCS2, MR Twin fins with trailing fin (only to use on bigger days) and GX fins as canards. I know most would suggest to add high density foam blocks to put the FCS2 fin boxes in... Am I correct in thinking that could be a little tricky, doing it so close to the rail... Or would it be best to have glass on fins made for this and only put plugs in for the nubster?

I'm not planning on flying with this board (as it is over 9' and Jetstar doesn't accept larger) so glass on fins are not an issue for this.

If anybody has some idea's / or advice that they would like to share, please do.

Cheers!