I'm designing a new board...all this stuff has been running around my head for months...and when that happens I just have to let it run...so I thought maybe I should share my thoughts. I just replied to cuttlefishes thread on mid length guns, where he stated some needs for what he wants to ride....its all criteria isn't it?....you have wants and needs for a surfboard... mine is not a gun, its a mixture of a whole lot of design concepts that I have learned over 45 years of shaping...and in this era of self promotion...where narcissism is the new black.....I feel free to lay it all down...it is an experiment of sorts so it will end up success....or I will get egg on my face...either way...here we go....so here is my criteria
1 I didn't want it to be too long
2 I wanted it to turn smooth
3 I wanted it to be a cruiser so it couldn't be too short
4 I wanted it to have a broad range of wave size
5 it must be quick
6 it needed multiple personalities...ie room for experimentation with fins...but not a quad or thruster
7 it must be a little odd ball and slightly out of the square...something you could ride with a beard and an open check shirt
8 it must paddle well
9 I want it to blade through the water ....like a KNIFE

YEP....I THINK YOUR ONTO SOMETHING THERE....WHEN YOU FIGURE IT OUT....I WANT ONE!!!!!

looks good so far, interested to see the fin set up if it's not thruster or quad.

nice lines, so what are dimensions?...centre box and 4 side plugs?

I'm all ears.
This is the type of thread I love.

Malo....I think I have it dialled...as I said its a mixture of a whole lot of concepts I have been using for a long while now...you will see more as the thread goes on...you can take it for a spin after I'm convinced it works

surfer....it will be basically a single fin but with little blades along the top of my chine bottom...hard to explain, it will all come clear when I start to glass

maniac....it is 7'8"x 21 x 2 3/4"....the 7' 8" is part of the design criteria....I can stand it in my shaping room so I can perve on it while i'm shaping...anything longer it has to lie down

Geez some big lift in the snout brother - looks like a winner so far

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thePup said..
Geez some big lift in the snout brother - looks like a winner so far

deceiving photo Pup.... actually it has a pretty flat nose entry....high low rails make it look like nose flip

The holy grail. A really really good mid length.


Im interested in this one.

Please follow up

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laceys lane said...
The holy grail. A really really good mid length.


Im interested in this one.

Please follow up

What he said.

I like the outline.

Yes very nice.

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arkgee said..

I'm designing a new board...all this stuff has been running around my head for months...and when that happens I just have to let it run...so I thought maybe I should share my thoughts. I just replied to cuttlefishes thread on mid length guns, where he stated some needs for what he wants to ride....its all criteria isn't it?....you have wants and needs for a surfboard... mine is not a gun, its a mixture of a whole lot of design concepts that I have learned over 45 years of shaping...and in this era of self promotion...where narcissism is the new black.....I feel free to lay it all down...it is an experiment of sorts so it will end up success....or I will get egg on my face...either way...here we go....so here is my criteria
1 I didn't want it to be too long
2 I wanted it to turn smooth
3 I wanted it to be a cruiser so it couldn't be too short
4 I wanted it to have a broad range of wave size
5 it must be quick
6 it needed multiple personalities...ie room for experimentation with fins...but not a quad or thruster
7 it must be a little odd ball and slightly out of the square...something you could ride with a beard and an open check shirt
8 it must paddle well
9 I want it to blade through the water ....like a KNIFE

I want all of that & to be able to able to clomp down onto the nose

Hope to see more pics of your new board, especially the rocker

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laceys lane said..
The holy grail. A really really good mid length.Im interested in this one.
Please follow up

me too

Keep the self promotion coming RG.

if it does half the list I'll take 2...Can't wait for more pics.

shaping is all done....I hope to get a side on it tomorrow....with some fiberglass trickery I will enhance the peak of the chine forming blades on the rail... I wont do that until I get both sides glassed, so be patient... I can only work on her in between other jobs so this may take a bit...should be able to surf it finless....and experiment with fin size

Looking great mate, can't wait to hear the test report.

We need more build threads on here, always good to learn more and see people's skills.

Don't let it distract you too much

Geez mate that is such an aggressive looking underside sure is interesting

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yeah mate its starting to show a bit of attitude now



thePup said..
Geez mate that is such an aggressive looking underside sure is interesting

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vanders1 said..
Looking great mate, can't wait to hear the test report.

We need more build threads on here, always good to learn more and see people's skills.

Don't let it distract you too much

thanks mate....I will have some shots of a very nice ten footer soon ....if you want to see em

I really appreciate a good chine and the aggressive bottom.
Talk about riding it finless and it gets even more interesting.

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arkgee said...

vanders1 said..
Looking great mate, can't wait to hear the test report.

We need more build threads on here, always good to learn more and see people's skills.

Don't let it distract you too much

thanks mate....I will have some shots of a very nice ten footer soon ....if you want to see em

Yep and some of a Bunker too if you have time...

this has been a favourite bottom shape of mine for over 25 years now...this is accentuated quite a bit, and will be more so when I build up the peaks of the chine

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arkgee said..

vanders1 said..
Looking great mate, can't wait to hear the test report.

We need more build threads on here, always good to learn more and see people's skills.

Don't let it distract you too much

thanks mate....I will have some shots of a very nice ten footer soon ....if you want to see em

Bring em on

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arkgee said...

yeah mate its starting to show a bit of attitude now



thePup said..
Geez mate that is such an aggressive looking underside sure is interesting

Love everything Ron dose the board looks SIC

I love posting positive stuff for the negative to have a cry

Trust you to turn a positive into a negative

flying saucer.....showing the bowl in the nose...no glassing today, too busy, will try tomorrow

A few action shots from today. Thanks mate for all the secret tips.

Which one is yours V

thanks for those shots Mark...she's looking good with some skin

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SP said..
Which one is yours V

if you go back a few shots SP....its piggy backing mine