I've been making my last dozen or so just about as heavy as a PU, just to ensure durability. So I haven't been changing the dimensions at all.
I think if you are making them extremely light, say around 5 pounds or less, then maybe a slight adjustment in thickness.
I'm no expert, but my feelings are that that rail should be kept the same, as it is so crucial to how the board performs.
Lose a little bit of volume down the centre line if you want.
Surfboards are made with volume to mainly assist paddling, not the riding, right?
You can ride a piece of plywood if you can successfully get into the wave.
Makes me think that the rail should as the last 50 years of refinement has dictated.
The other thing is that some people claim that the overall design has to be changed to suit the different materials -
I used to believe this, but I was just repeating the ideas of others.....
I now feel that thinking like that ruined at least 15 or 20 of the early compsands I made, as I was making them really wide and really thin....
Now i've gone back to "standard" shapes that would be great in PU, and i'm much happier.
Not saying that the proponents of such boards are wrong, merely that I couldn't make it work.
By the same token, i'm about to do some really light boards and will not be changing the dimensions at all!
Looking forward to the extra float.
Huie has been making the lightest boards I've ever heard off, and has many different people riding them. Would love to hear his take on it.
kit i have made a few light ones but others have beat me i am sure
you and jarrod are dead right dont change the shape or the volume that suits you. no matter what ( my oppinon)
