5'10" Bottom Feeder

The bottom feeder is done too.  I added an FCS fin plug on the nose of the deck to provide "GoPro" compatibility.  Here are the pics:

Kelly's fins match the blue on the deck perfectly.  In person they really look sharp!



5'10" Biscuit

Ok, the Biscuit is done.  This shape came out great and the glass job is nice and tight.  I'm pretty stoked on the new logos too!  Here are the pics:

5'10" Biscuit & 5'10" Bottom Feeder

I am working on a 5'10" x 17" x 22" x 17.25" x 2.7" board for Kelly Repper.  It is inspired by Lost's new "Bottom Feeder" model.  It features a deep double concave, very low rocker, slight belly, and lightly chined rails giving it a tri-hull planing design.  Here is a pic after the bottom laminate coat...

Also, I am working on a 5'10" x 15.25" x 20.5" x 16.5" x 2.8" board for Ed Han.  It is inspired by Channel Islands' popular "Biscuit" model.  This board features relaxed rocker, a lightly beaked nose, double concave with vee through the tail, and five FCS Fusion plugs for a quad, thruster, or twin option.

(taken while bottom laminate coat cured)

(taken just after deck laminate coat cured)

 I spent last weekend reorganizing the workshop and building a storage rack to accommodate more boards at different stages of construction.  I also built taller glassing stands which made tucking the laps much easier!

New logo designs!!!

Over the past couple of weeks I've been working with a graphic design artist, Tim Broderick.  He is based out of Jacksonville Beach and has a very impressive portfolio online at http://www.2ndfloormarketing.com/marketing-and-advertising-portfolio/index.php.

I've attached a few logo designs that he has generated for me.  Let me know your thoughts!

So, now I've incorporated his logo font with one of my original designs and this is what I came up with...

80's Inspired Thruster

This board was made for me.  I really wanted to test an 80's style thruster.  This was my first time shaping with EPS/epoxy and was a great learning process.  I kept the bottom design simple and the outline fairly classic.  The dimensions are 6'7" x 12.5" x 21.25" x 15.5" x 3" with a squash tail, modern rails, lightly beaked nose, relaxed rocker, and thruster setup w/ S5 fins by Surf Source.

I rode this board for the entire 2011 hurricane season in North Florida!  At seasons end, I ended up selling it used & am going to shape another one with 0.5"-0.75" more nose rocker for the steeper drops.  Even with the relaxed rocker, this board was making 99% of the drops with ease and I scored one of the best and biggest barrels of my life on it!  

Quad Fish

This fish was for Dan Jones.  Dimensions are 6'2" x 16.25" x 22.25" x 16.75" x 2.88".  Features modern rails, single to double concave w/ tail vee, relaxed rocker with a beaked nose, and quad fin setup w/ G7 fronts and GX rears.

I had an opportunity to surf this board for a while today in some 2-3ft surf w/ hard offshore winds.  The board was great & lived up to all of her design features...fast like a fish, reliable hold with the quad setup, but still loose and manueverable.  I'm going to use this exact template and shape one for me next!!!

Mini Simmons

The Mini-Simmons features a hulled entry transitioning to a deep single concave through the tail w/ twin keels.  It features step deck rails with full foil both laterally and longitudinally.  The dimensions are 5'6" x 19" x 23" x 20" x 17" (tail block) x 3".  It has very low rocker in the nose and tail which makes assists in making it fast as lightening....plus you can still score a cheater five!

Quad Pod

This board was made for Dave Burden.  Dimensions are 6'5" x 17" x 22.75" x 17" x 3".  It features a round tail quad w/ double bump, single to double concave w/ vee through the tail on the bottom, relaxed rocker with a beaked nose, and performance rails.