Look like cool boards, anyone have any thoughts on them ??

They look like fun if you're Dane Reynolds.

i've got a 6'0. should have got a 5'8 maybe smaller.

good fun on the smaller mushy kinda days.

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Bertie said..

i've got a 6'0. should have got a 5'8 maybe smaller.

good fun on the smaller mushy kinda days.

Shows us a pic Bertie.

here u go. Its a Yahoo Kelvinator model

That spray job rules did you do it?

I had that exact same board and size (minus the funky spray) and absolutely hated it, so slow and chunky.

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surferstu said..
That spray job rules did you do it?

yeah I did.
It was a black resin tint board and it has suffered in the heat and needed a few repairs.
Was mainly about keeping the black to a minimum but being functional.
Rasta throwback to bob marley.
Before i did the stensil my mates were calling the board Bob so i did it as a bit of a joke. turned out really well.

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Bertie said..

here u go. Its a Yahoo Kelvinator model

JAH LOVE!!!

I recently got a mini simmons inspired 5'4 quad shaped by Josh Constable at creative army. Its called a Taco.

got it to use when I surf longboard style waves with my dad.. perfect for most of the long point breaks around here. and high tide on some of the reefs

Ive only had it out a few times, since the winter swells have been awesome and ive been using my katana 95% of the time. but it goes great..really easy to paddle into waves and heaps of glide/speed over fat sections. its really loose as well..maybe even too loose for me so I was thinking of putting in some stiffer or bigger fins in it.

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Bertie said..

surferstu said..
That spray job rules did you do it?

yeah I did.
It was a black resin tint board and it has suffered in the heat and needed a few repairs.
Was mainly about keeping the black to a minimum but being functional.
Rasta throwback to bob marley.
Before i did the stensil my mates were calling the board Bob so i did it as a bit of a joke. turned out really well.

Did you buy it secondhand? You might have even bought mine, I sold it on gumtree.

mini simmons are one of those boards that you have to get the thickness right-been through two or three. overall they are great boards!!

I've had a 5'4, (made by the boys at Rake), for awhile.
It's a board that needs to be used in the right waves, and with the right mindset.
In lined up, clean waves- weak or powerful - the board will fly.
Use it when you'd usually take out a log, when you want to make fast sections, or when you're just feeling lazy.
Go short - super short - just balance the length with the correct width, thickness, and importantly rail volume.

Don't try and surf it like a shortboard - if you do this it'll be feel slow, slidey and a little clunky. Use the inherent flow and speed, slow you're surfing down and let it run on its own. Short rail line means you can still whip it round even in the fattest waves. Unlike any other type of board when used correctly.

I see you're SA, but Yahoo's Kelivinaters rip! Fast, drivey, and loose if you know how to weight and release correctly. Lower rail volume than a lot of Simmonesque boards but much more responsive.

I remember seeing an article in one of the mags about an SA shaper that made some beautiful looking Simmons.

Enjoy

Ah not sure, not a whole heap of shapers in SA??

Genesis, Wallbridge, Gravelle, Liquid Stix, Clarke, 100% Surf ??

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birdman89 said..

Bertie said..

surferstu said..

That spray job rules did you do it?

yeah I did.

It was a black resin tint board and it has suffered in the heat and needed a few repairs.

Was mainly about keeping the black to a minimum but being functional.

Rasta throwback to bob marley.

Before i did the stensil my mates were calling the board Bob so i did it as a bit of a joke. turned out really well.

Did you buy it secondhand? You might have even bought mine, I sold it on gumtree.

Yeah it could have been yours. I got my ranga mate to pick it up.
If he'd known anything about surfboards I would have bargained the price down a bit. a number of bits of delam and 2 of the boxes needed replacing.
All fixed now but since i work away I dont get many chances to do my own repairs while i'm home (i'd rather be surfing). So I had to pay for a repair (havent done that in years) and then spray it before I could get it wet.
Ended up like 4 months before I got a ride on it!!
I need to mess with the fins. 4xPC7 felt too much and it wanted to track a little too much. will swap the reas out for GQX rears next time, should be sweet!

Wallbridge rings a bell...I think!

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MickCam said..
Wallbridge rings a bell...I think!

Gravelle are good as well.

These are a couple of 5'5's that I ride. I love them and so does everyone who gets on them. soooooo fast down the line and they have a fair amount of foam in them so they paddle really well. the 2 tone has concave running the whole way through and the smurf has a bit of hull into concave. I cant stop smiling when I ride these things!

Amazing work Dr Funk, love your work. Love the blue one looks amazing. You seem to shape a few boards, good on ya!

Dope!

Love the two tone and the asymm

Haven't ridden an asymm before. Shorter rail line and quad for backside?

Hey Mick,
Yeah, shorter rail quad for tighter turns! works a treat but is a mind f*&k to surf! I reckon everyone should have a simmons in the quiver though.....my old man took one look at it and told me that I should have shaped the blank before I glassed it!!

Looks amazing Dr Funk, Since I am such a horrible surfer I think I would go about 5'8. Ever surfed one that long ??

They spin me out just to look at,much to say ride one. Here is a one from Harvey

Crazy (awesome) looking board

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McHenry said..

Looks amazing Dr Funk, Since I am such a horrible surfer I think I would go about 5'8. Ever surfed one that long ??

no mate, 5'5" is the longest sim I've ridden but there is a guy I surf with who has a 5'10" and he rips!

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McHenry said..

Looks amazing Dr Funk, Since I am such a horrible surfer I think I would go about 5'8. Ever surfed one that long ??

look at the volume more than the length. mine is a 5'4 and has more volume than my go-to 6'1 shorty

im definitely not a great surfer.. but surf it easily.. had a couple of ripper sessions on this over the last few days actually

Here is a weird one . Saw being glasses today. It's fin less and I'm not sure how to describe it haha

^^^wtf!