People ask me to shape the coolest boards, I call it the Door Stop

Discussion in 'Surfboards and Surfboard Design' started by Mahady Surfboards, Apr 5, 2012.

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  1. Apr 5, 2012 #1
    Mahady Surfboards

    Mahady Surfboards Well-Known Member

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    [​IMG]<br />[​IMG]<br />[​IMG]<br />[​IMG]<br />[​IMG]<br />[​IMG]<br />[​IMG]<br />I broke out my 10 year old Chicago planer I modified to shape this today, a little more tweeking and time to glass
     
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  3. Apr 5, 2012 #2
    billabongmoney

    billabongmoney Well-Known Member

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    ha that thing is crazy looking , but whats the benefit of the raised deck ?
     
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  5. Apr 5, 2012 #3
    Mahady Surfboards

    Mahady Surfboards Well-Known Member

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    The client wanted massive float in a small board, he had the idea and I put it to foam. Gave him many other options and ideas but he would not deviate from his original idea.
     
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  6. Apr 5, 2012 #4
    Aguaholic

    Aguaholic Well-Known Member

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    damn - how thick is that thing?
     
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  7. Apr 5, 2012 #5
    tropic surfer

    tropic surfer Well-Known Member

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    Dec 7, 2011
    it should work...
    how well remains to be seen! Looks interesting though. Is he paddling with arms or paddle ;) ?
     
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  8. Apr 5, 2012 #6
    Mahady Surfboards

    Mahady Surfboards Well-Known Member

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    Apr 20, 2011
    5'10" x 20 1/2" x 4" , he could probally use a paddle but strictly arms
     
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  9. Apr 5, 2012 #7
    surfislife

    surfislife Well-Known Member

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    Nov 17, 2011
    holy **** 4" thick! haha that's a lot of foam..it looks like a ship..
     
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  10. Apr 5, 2012 #8
    rights4life

    rights4life Well-Known Member

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    Mar 29, 2012
    i wouldnt ride/pay for that in a million years
     
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  11. Apr 5, 2012 #9
    MFitz73

    MFitz73 Well-Known Member

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    That's basically what the 7s superfish is... a step deck.... thin rails thicker under the chest.... but this design is taking it to the next level! lol. I think you'll have to provide some udates on this after its finished!
     
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  12. Apr 5, 2012 #10
    DaMook

    DaMook Well-Known Member

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    Dec 30, 2009
    thats not a sit on top kayak? that vee bottom is a hull. I would like to see the guy surfing that thing.
     
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  13. Apr 5, 2012 #11
    Henny

    Henny Well-Known Member

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    Dec 27, 2011
    door stop or .. "the Beluga"

    [​IMG]
     
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  14. Apr 5, 2012 #12
    ZBass

    ZBass Well-Known Member

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    I also would like to see pics or video of this board in action.
     
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  15. Apr 5, 2012 #13
    Zippy

    Zippy Well-Known Member

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    What I learned from my limited shaping is that every board will catch and ride waves, the big question is how well will it do it. That is really cool but with the small amount of water that can wrap round those rails and "bite" it will be really difficult to commit to a turn with out it sliding. If it's just for cruzing down the line on a mushy knee high wave with very little turning it will work.
     
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  16. Apr 5, 2012 #14
    tibu35

    tibu35 Well-Known Member

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    Dec 28, 2009
    pretty cool design
     
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  17. Apr 5, 2012 #15
    a2tall

    a2tall Well-Known Member

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    Aug 7, 2011
    holy moly tom, awesome board !
     
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  18. Apr 17, 2012 #16
    wave1rider65

    wave1rider65 Well-Known Member

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    Aug 31, 2009
    Boysen makes a step deck board but nothing like that beast..........
     
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  19. Apr 17, 2012 #17
    UncleKev

    UncleKev Active Member

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    Feb 24, 2010
    That looks like it could be fun as hell. What kind of fin set are you gonna put in it?
     
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  20. Apr 18, 2012 #18
    beachbreak

    beachbreak Well-Known Member

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    i ride raised-deck designs 3 1/16" - 3 1/4". thinned out rails with tons of float. 5 or 6 of us riding them,everyone else swears by them,but their's are not as extreme as mine. i'm not totally sold since i'd like to get them under 3". 4" is probably way much too much.
    i like the raised-deck idea,though,and thank the glasser Curtis Cromwell at In The Eye for coming up with it.you can watch "curtis' new board" on youtube for the video.
     
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    beachbreak, Apr 18, 2012
  21. Apr 18, 2012 #19
    CapeCodSurfCo.

    CapeCodSurfCo. Member

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    Aug 5, 2011
    Sick Board Tom! Wanna see this thing in action!
     
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  22. Apr 23, 2012 #20
    Greenlight

    Greenlight Well-Known Member

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