New Custom shaped for Derek "Fish Simmons"

Discussion in 'Surfboards and Surfboard Design' started by a2tall, Mar 24, 2012.

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  1. Mar 24, 2012 #1
    a2tall

    a2tall Well-Known Member

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    just shaped this fish simmons for Derek, he wanted a wider tail than my simmons model and a swallow on it. he wants a purple nose dip with lime green tail. will post more pics as i glass. [​IMG]
     
    a2tall, Mar 24, 2012
    a2tall, Mar 24, 2012
  3. Mar 24, 2012 #2
    Zippy

    Zippy Well-Known Member

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    Derek McKenna?
     
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  5. Mar 24, 2012 #3
    a2tall

    a2tall Well-Known Member

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    ya, he is my team rider.
     
    a2tall, Mar 24, 2012
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  6. Mar 24, 2012 #4
    Zippy

    Zippy Well-Known Member

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    Cool I knew Derek since he was a baby. When he was two years old he would run out of the house and wax a toy board every time his dad and I were getting ready for a surf. His dad and I are good friends even though I haven't seen them much since I moved south. That's really awesome, your boards look great I'm sure he will love it.
     
    Zippy, Mar 24, 2012
    Zippy, Mar 24, 2012
  7. Mar 24, 2012 #5
    PhILTAYLOR

    PhILTAYLOR Well-Known Member

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    looking foward to seeing more of this one.
     
    PhILTAYLOR, Mar 24, 2012
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  8. Mar 25, 2012 #6
    Mahady Surfboards

    Mahady Surfboards Well-Known Member

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    Saw the shape last night, looks great, good job Andrew
     
    Mahady Surfboards, Mar 25, 2012
    Mahady Surfboards, Mar 25, 2012
  9. Mar 25, 2012 #7
    a2tall

    a2tall Well-Known Member

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    Ya Derek, is a good guy, really nice and a great family. Thanks Tom and Phil
     
    a2tall, Mar 25, 2012
    a2tall, Mar 25, 2012
  10. Mar 25, 2012 #8
    mysurfstory

    mysurfstory Member

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    nice shape,hope to see more pictures
     
    mysurfstory, Mar 25, 2012
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  11. Mar 25, 2012 #9
    LBCrew

    LBCrew Well-Known Member

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    Somebody's gonna be STOKED!
     
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  12. Mar 25, 2012 #10
    a2tall

    a2tall Well-Known Member

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    I hope so LB thanks!
     
    a2tall, Mar 25, 2012
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  13. Apr 1, 2012 #11
    a2tall

    a2tall Well-Known Member

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    so i figured i would update this with the lamination and show everyone that ninja turtles are real... and never doubt it!
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    a2tall, Apr 1, 2012
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  14. Apr 4, 2012 #12
    SUPREME

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    freshhhhhh
     
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  15. Apr 4, 2012 #13
    njsurfer42

    njsurfer42 Well-Known Member

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    awesome! what's it going to be? a twin keel? quad?
     
    njsurfer42, Apr 4, 2012
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  16. Apr 5, 2012 #14
    a2tall

    a2tall Well-Known Member

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    it is twin futures setup, here is the gloss i will sand and polish tonight, ill post more pics when i finish. [​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]
     
    a2tall, Apr 5, 2012
    a2tall, Apr 5, 2012
  17. Apr 5, 2012 #15
    ZBass

    ZBass Well-Known Member

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    You and Tom should keep posting pics and descriptions of the different shapes that you are both working on. I have been enjoying these posts. Thanks.
     
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  18. Apr 5, 2012 #16
    a2tall

    a2tall Well-Known Member

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    to give a little bit more information about it, it has a slight single to vee out the tail, since the board is only 5'3 and 2 5/8" i wanted to keep a good amount of volume for derek so i left the rails full, also i gave him a hard edge at the start of the twin fin, usually shortboards have a hard edge further up, but since the board is so small and i want to keep that twin feel i brought that edge back further. the cool thing about this board is it has such a large area in the nose and that single up their will actually allow him to nose ride it.... not to say hang 10 but cheater 5's for sure.
     
    a2tall, Apr 5, 2012
    a2tall, Apr 5, 2012
  19. Apr 5, 2012 #17
    Greenlight

    Greenlight Well-Known Member

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  20. Apr 5, 2012 #18
    SJerzSrfr

    SJerzSrfr Well-Known Member

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    that thing is looking sweet. was just on your website and saw your standard mini simmons design with the squash tail and noticed you make these boards as twins or quads. could a tri fin be used on something like this? been browsing around a bit, and have had a couple of twins and quads in the past but wasnt crazy about the feel of them specifically the quads where the two inner fins are spaced so far apart from one another.
     
    SJerzSrfr, Apr 5, 2012
    SJerzSrfr, Apr 5, 2012
  21. Apr 5, 2012 #19
    a2tall

    a2tall Well-Known Member

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    Hey Sjerzsrfr, thanks for your kind words, yes you could make it thruster if that is what you want, everything is customizable, just for my stock models i do quads or twins. but yes i can do anything you want for any board. usually east coast boards ride a bit better with a more clustered rail quad setup, the mckee setup almost mimics a thruster feel but i think below waist it doesn't perform as well as a standard rail quad setup.
     
    a2tall, Apr 5, 2012
    a2tall, Apr 5, 2012
  22. Apr 5, 2012 #20
    SJerzSrfr

    SJerzSrfr Well-Known Member

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    a2tall, thanks for the info. will hit you up for sure if i decide to go with something like this. with the mckee setup i assume its a quad where the fins are spaced closer to the stringline of the board than a rail setup. i had a firewire quad fish and it felt really slidey right off of my first pump especially going backside. i can remember a couple of summer days on a thigh high really clean day and trying to get that first pump in and it sliding out right from the start. just a much different feel from riding anything else ive ridden. i finally got the hang of it but once i would go back to my regular shortboard and ride the way i always ride and then switch back to the quadfish again, it was like back at square one.
     
    SJerzSrfr, Apr 5, 2012
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