45 litres is probably a good volume for a 70+ kg person. The rails up the side are quite full (60/40). So after a few iterations in AKU we went with a 6'2" x 22 ¾” x 2 ¾” and 45 litres in volume with a flat bottom contour and slightly sharp rails towards the back. In this case we used the formula and settled on a volume of 45 litres. My coefficient is a bit higher (about 0.7) because I am a fat, lazy, paddle-phobic chimp. This seems to work well for the average surfer. I use a rough formula of 0.6 x body weight of the surfer (The Cater Formula).
I've never really understood the metric system so I work in beers.Ģ. Once the design is complete, AKU calculates the board volume (in beers or litres). I photograph the outline and side profile and use the images to do a rough design of the board in software. If someone has a favourite surfboard that they enjoy surfing, I assume the volume of that particular board is okay and I measure it using AKU Shaper. I approach this from a couple of angles.ġ. Now this is a personal preference and dependent on how much buoyancy is preferred and how much paddle power is on tap.
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Why not go for all three and install 5 sets of fin plugs and interchange the fin setups as required.įish plan shapes can vary from classic shapes to modern hybrids. Thick rails through the middle, sharp at the tail.įin setups – twin, quad and thruster. Easy to turn but also a higher aspect ratio (tail width to board length) to assist the board in getting up on the plane. A little like me.Ī flatter rocker for speed and ease of catching waves.Ī wide tail (with swallow tail) – a couple of reasons for this. This is by no means definitive but helpful in putting together a Fish design.Ī wide nose with a slight point which is stable and maneuverable.Ī wide thick board for buoyancy and stability making the board easy to paddle and stable to ride. So we did a little research and put together a summary of Fish design attributes. They were as follows: a Fish style board, and 6'2" in length. The first step was to gather some design requirements.
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