Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Hourglass Close up


Since finishing the hourglass board we have had one poor day of swell so hasn't been ridden as much as it should. However here are a couple pics to get a better idea of the board. The top is while glassing, you can see how it is a simple mellow outline and boxy rails with a fairly flat deck to conserve volume.























The bottom is a little different than your average. The black channels are 2" wide x 1.5" deep and 15" long. Also has some small wings to narrow up the tail and a small battail to help it paddle fast. On the really tiny boards it is all a balance of keeping enough volume to be usable and try to keep it fast enough to paddle. When it gets steeper the lack of rail length and the boxy rails can make the board a little sketchy so for this board I went with a single fin so it could hopefully hold tight and be more adjustable.

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