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For illustration: Bottom contours impacting rail shape

In general yes, less of any rail = "hold". There's nothing particularly magical about the chined rail, other than volume reduction. Someone has already mentioned that it is a by-product of the manufacturing process on soft foam body boards. A "hot wire" is used on a CNC machine t...

Whether "Pointy" or "pinched", low volume rails rule! The Aku software has a neat way of quantifying rail thickness. It provides cross-sectional thickness at 1/2" in from rail apex, 1" in from rail and 2" in from rail apex. Anyone can make the same measurements on ...

Hey, Pez...What's the density of the polyurethane blanks you're using?

The 60/40 tucked-edge rail is the standard. It combines some of the release offered by the down rail and with some of the hold afforded by the 50/50 rail. Modern surfboard rails are transitional in that they begin as soft 50/50 in the nose, gaining a tucked edge by mid-point and turning down, hard i...

Your absolutely right, Dave. The Daniels video submitted by JJJ was quite revealing in this regard. I've been dealing with the summer rush and haven't taken the time to respond to all the great input here. I'm working on it, though...

Great to have Larry G's input on this matter. However, I don’t understand what Larry means by his statement regarding WP back outlines “That makes the centerline of the board point inwards toward the wave face when you are in full trim going across a wave, BUT, when you lift the rail up in the air t...

Camo shark proof? Pondering what board to take to the Pacific Northwest next week... the Bonzer Paipo or the Orange Matter (Baseline Austin). Thinking the baseline Austin since it has more float than my bonzer. All that rubber stuff adds up in tonnage! Gives me more time to contemplate my slide ang...

Wow! After viewing Keith’s photos, feedback from Rod, watching SJB ride waves today (where was my camera?) and my own experience today, my mind is just buzzing. First off, C St waves are nothing like the waves in Keith’s photos. Even at head-high and above, the wave never really throws-out. “Spills ...

Warning: If you have no interest in the “why” of surfcraft design, and would rather simply ride different boards until you find one you like (time honored tradition), please don’t waste your time reading this thread. Believe me, you’ll just be bored and may even get irritated. Waiting for Delores to...

Rod/DrRbt...have you ever tried it without the center fin (just the runners)? How would that change the board's performance?

"Sometimes my twin fins could be bigger but I enjoy the speed and semi in-control feeling." Yes, with fins, riding on the edge means you're using just enough fin area for the conditions. Its hard to describe the feeling, but is as if your board will slide out at any moment, but doesn't. In...

Yes, very nice. Finned, or finless?

I have an extra 46" x 22-3/8 x 2" 23L TBG4 blank, fresh from Marko (stringerless EPS) and ready to finish to your specifications. Pick-up in only 2 wks at factory in Camarillo, CA. Price $350, color and/or quad boxes extra. Sized for rider 5'8" - 5'10", 180-190lbs. Pack and ship ...

sorry Rod... SG…I see you’re still struggling to untwist those panties, and that you were up all night with the Thesaurus preparing your retort. I'll give you a B+ for vocabulary, but only a C- for grammar. Re-read your opening sentence. It makes absolutely no sense? And your finish, your "coup...

More chest-high to shoulder-high groundswell at C St. today. Back to the 3.7 x 3.25 quad, and order has been restored to my universe. I got a couple of nice, long, uninterrupted rides. I love how the board holds into the face on a late take-off. I spun and went on a sneaker set wave that everyone ar...

SG…Aside from leaving out reference to that obscure, functionally one-dimensional design known as “the hull”, which has obviously upset you, I’m not sure what your point is here. It is obvious that my remarks are solely directed at my own designs. I want others to know that with my designs, there is...

jbw...for me, its not the board's length per se that determines fin placement but the point at which the rider can exert maximum pressure. Stand-up riders apply pressure with their feet, so fins are set towards the tail. Kneeboarders apply pressure through their knees and ankles, so they place their...

After installing the fins, the thought occurred to me that reversing the fin position would result in something very close to a "twinzer" set-up. However, the TBG4 is designed to have the largest (most fin area) fin on the rail at the "hip" in the outline where the "rubber m...

No, I haven't tried the rear tab of the box, but I don't think it would work noticeably better. It is only an 1/8" or so closer to the rail, and would move the leading edge further from the trailing edge of the front fin. The rear box is set 2" from the rail (measured from the trailing edg...