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Surfboard Nose Rocker
First time surfboard shaping question.?
I'm looking to shape my first surfboard soon and i'm planning on making a longboard that will be good for noseriding on a small, weak beach break. What can I do to make sure it will nose ride fine? I know that having a wide nose, wide tail, and little or no tail rocker help - but i'm not sure about concaves; I know that concaves are good for noseriding but don't want to mess up doing a concave on the bottom of a perfectly good blank. Will a longboard noseride just fine with out any concave? How should I shape it to make sure it noserides just fine?
You don't want to mess up a perfectly good blank but haven't every shaped a board before. Shaping is not as easy as it looks, plus the cost of equipment and materials will be well over what it would cost to just go buy a good board.
I'll answer your design questions first then go into what you need to shape. A good noserider is not necessarily a good performance board. For small waves, the board should be at least 23" wide with the wide point towards the nose maybe 16" from center on a 9 ft board. I prefer flater rocker for noseriders but some people like more rocker so they can turn easier. Concave does help for longer noserides, but it's more difficult to shape and keep even. With no experience, don't do it. Your best approach is to go find a design you like and then just make a template from it.
Your biggest problem is equipment, particularly if you want to glass the board as well. Before you start you need a stall with a shaping stand, overhead and side lights, plus you need to get quite a bit of shaping equipment ready, Since you are glassing, plan for a stall with good ventilation and no dust as well. Because you have no experience in shaping, use a practice foam blank (around $100) before you actually shape your board. Most everyone ruins their first blank.
Assuming you shape the board correctly, there are many things that can go wrong with glassing, plus you can still ruin the board when you sand or mount the fin box. Glassing requires the proper ventilation, temperature, and moisture, plus resins, cloth, swueegies, buckets, etc.
Just remember that you will end up paying as much just for the material and equipment as it will cost you to simply buy a new board from a manufacturer. I own a shop and have been building boards since the 1960s. With all the imports lately board building isn't as great as it once was. Also, even with tons of experience and all the equipment, it is still a lot of work to make a board. Better to just spend less money and time by simply buying a good board.
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Lost Round Nose Fish Quad 5'4 Surfboard $629.95 The Lost Round Nose Fish 5'4" Surfboard; A sign hangs outside your door that says "Gone fishing!" That?s a rather cryptic message seeing that you?re referring to surfing on your Lost Round Nose Fish Surfboard. This catch chimes in at 5?4" of fast, hard carving, high performance turns in varied surf. Features:5 fin setup for playing with a multitude of fin optionslow overall rocker and a central concavedesigned as a twin with rear trailer |
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Santa Cruz Pumpkin Seed 5'8 Surfboard $599.95 Plant the Santa Cruz seed and watch it grow! The Santa Cruz Pumpkin Seed 5'8" Surfboard is the Swiss army knife of surfboards. This SC master and commander blends design elements of a fish with the performance characteristics of a pin tail resulting in maximum versatility. From small, gutless surf to high speed tube riding, this board can handle it all. The wide contemporary nose and relaxed rocker make this board paddle fast and accelerate out of the hole like a jack rabbit on roids. The single to double concave bottom and dynamic rail profile further complement the rail to rail performance and versatility. Essential for any quiver.Features:Length: 5?8"Nose: 14.75"Width: 19.5"Tail: 14.75"Thickness: 2.25"Cruise Missile Concave- single to double concave bottom Tail- Round Pin Rocker- Low Construction- PowerLyte Fin Boxes- Future Fin System Fins- Curtis Fins Fiberglass CH- 437 |
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Santa Cruz Pumpkin Seed 6'0 Surfboard $629.95 Plant the Santa Cruz seed and watch it grow! The Santa Cruz Pumpkin Seed 6'0" Surfboard is the Swiss army knife of surfboards. This SC master and commander blends design elements of a fish with the performance characteristics of a pin tail resulting in maximum versatility. From small, gutless surf to high speed tube riding, this board can handle it all. The wide contemporary nose and relaxed rocker make this board paddle fast and accelerate out of the hole like a jack rabbit on roids. The single to double concave bottom and dynamic rail profile further complement the rail to rail performance and versatility. Essential for any quiverFeatures:Length 6?0?Nose 14.5?Width 19.75?Tail 14.75?Thickness 2.25?Cruise Missile Concave- single to double concave bottomTail- Round PinRocker- LowConstruction- PowerLyte LTFin Boxes- Future Fin SystemFins- Curtis Fins Fiberglass CH- 437 Suggested Rider Weights:Expert: 165-180LBS.Intermediate:,/b> 150-160 LBS.Novice: 150 LBS. and under |
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Santa Cruz Pumpkin Seed 6'4 Surfboard $629.95 Plant the Santa Cruz seed and watch it grow! The Santa Cruz Pumpkin Seed 6'4" Surfboard is the Swiss army knife of surfboards. This SC master and commander blends design elements of a fish with the performance characteristics of a pin tail resulting in maximum versatility. From small, gutless surf to high speed tube riding, this board can handle it all. The wide contemporary nose and relaxed rocker make this board paddle fast and accelerate out of the hole like a jack rabbit on roids. The single to double concave bottom and dynamic rail profile further complement the rail to rail performance and versatility. Essential for any quiver.Features:Length: 6'4?Nose: 14.5?Width: 20.5?Tail: 14.5?Thickness: 2.43?Cruise Missile Concave- single to double concave bottomTail- Round PinRocker- LowConstruction- PowerLyte LTFin Boxes- Future Fin SystemFins- Curtis Fins Fiberglass CH- 437 Suggested Rider Weights:Expert: 190-200 LBS.Intermediate:,/b> 180-190 LBS.Novice: 170 LBS. and under |
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Hynson Black Knight Quad II Surfboard - 5'8 $674.95 The Black Knight 2 board from Hynson is the latest model with the same magic rocker with a pulled in nose and pulled in double wing tail which allows this board to be surfed more vertically while still achieving extraordinary rates of speed. Features: |
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Hynson Black Knight Quad II Surfboard - 6'0 $674.95 The Black Knight 2 board from Hynson is the latest model with the same magic rocker with a pulled in nose and pulled in double wing tail which allows this board to be surfed more vertically while still achieving extraordinary rates of speed. Features: |
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