What happen to this?

Oh I cant wait for Lacey and Billboards input to this one.

C'mon Mark what's your spec's, Burleigh double overhead what are you on.

Rob

Hey Rob, funny you should mention it but I have been agonising over this one as well.

I downloaded AKU Shaper software and have been playing with some designs. At first I wanted something about 9' 4" x 27 1/2" but after finding the little Laguna going well in double overhead a few weeks back decided to drop it down to about 9' or 9' 1" as well.

I find the 8' 9" Laguna fine for paddling into the big slabby reef breaks around here but it would be nice to have a bit less tail width and less width in general as well as a touch more rocker. Admittedly this board would be a compromise for the big bombies we get occassionally as a 10'+ would be better for those I reckon. If ya lived in Sth west WA that would be a board you would use a lot!!

Anyways the final dimentions I came up with were a 9'1" x 27 1/4" x 4 1/2" pin tail that came in around 115 litres (similar volume to my Laguna I reckon).

I had to put the extra thickness in to get the volume up a bit as it would have a rolled deck and lower profile rails. The tail and nose are very thinned out as well so majority of thickness is under the balance point for paddling. I am 82/3 kilos BTW.

Anyways it has been fun playing with on a computer so will see what happens. The new PSHs that AA is getting his hands on look sic as well - hanging to demo one. Good luck with it.

PS I will be riding the Laguna for the normal stuff we get around here

goatman said...



Anyways the final dimentions I came up with were a 9'1" x 27 1/4" x 4 1/2" pin tail that came in around 115 litres

The tail width is always the trade off for stability.... with each board I get made I pull them a bit more every time. I like your numbers , any chance of seeing your AKU shape.

Hilly what are the actual specs on the PSH's ?
Rob

I'd go a bit wider and put the widtha bit forward of centre witha nice long drawn out pin to it, think a gerry lopez old school pipe board.....should get you in nice and early and the thin tail will hold in the slott nicely when you way back in the slot

Piros said...

I like your numbers , any chance of seeing your AKU shape.

Hey Rob if you click on my profile there are some grabs of the AKU shape in there.

Cheers
John

tha dogman said...

hurry up goatie and get that board happenin

as we are keen to see how it goes being as short as youve said with the combo of thinned out nose and tail

and when its done make one for me too dtm

piros just scale down that big 12ft bitch but keep a bit of girth in it so it will float my keg for when i have a go

bring on the r'n'd on the pinned out tail boards guys as im keen to see what the f@rk you guys come up with


gotta get a rocket ship myself for the winter swells

so do the hard yards for us so we all can reap the spoils

Doggie this pin works well for the xxxl gentleman 10 x 29 x 4 1/4
if I was 85kg I would go 9 2 x 26 x 3 7/8

Wood veneer 10 6 x 28 1/2 x 4 5/6 140 liters

Sorta down the same lines, but a 9'10 x 29 x 4 1/4.
Single to double. Thinned the nose and tail out quite a bit. 115 lt.
Just waiting for some proper swell, but real fun in the smaller stuff
great minds must think a like.........

nice lookin sticks hilly and lookie

dont hold ya breath waiting on some swell lookie

As far as stock boards go the 9'3" ripper was great as a big wave board! I just want more rocker for the steep drops.