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Thanks for the info everyone, Have been mulling over tail dimensions for a while, will widen things up i think. You have got me interested again I have a play in AKUshaper and post up a couple of ideas, i would be interested in what you come up with as well. I have done this for a 6' short board in the past and its still going strong. Not sure what rocker the mid length simmons boards are using? I have also built a few vac bag epoxy boards over the years and if your are struggling to find a blank or block of polystyrene just go to the local clark rubber and pick up 25mm thick sheets and use contact adhesive to glue them together on a rocker table to build up a blank. Bottom shape the standard single concave to double concave in the tail would work. Rocker I thinking I would keep to 0.5 to 1' in the tail and 4' in the nose. I would like to build about a 7'8' footer 32 wide with a 17' tail and S deck about 4.5' thick for my 105Kgs. As soon as i started this build I thought that this shape would scale up for a short board style sup suitable for beach breaks. Hi, I have built a hollow timber mini simmions surf board (check my gallery for photos). Had a fridge pump to make a vac pump but turns out it is dead, so back to the drawing board as to getting a vac pump happening. Still tossing up whether to go glass/carbon, carbon/basalt or all basalt in the cloth department. Have done up a design in AK shaper based on forum info and pics of similar designs, PM me if you want it (no guarantees on how it goes though!) to muck about with. Have spoken to the corkcore distributer and they are getting me sorted with the nl-20 cork sheet.

#AKU SHAPER SWAYLOCKS PLUS#

They were great on the phone! Not too sure on foam density though, there seems to be a few different ratings US seems to use 1,1.5 & 2 pounds per cubic foot Aus seems to use KGs per cubic metre Plus there also seems to be M=Medium / H=Hard / VH=Very Hard Not to sure how they line up but am looking to go for the VH rated foam. Not sure if I can post company names on the site, so pm me if anyone wants the details. I guess you would have been busy in Vatican city with the new pope and stuff! I had a few probs sorting a blank here in hobart but have spoken to a foam company who are out at bridgewater and they look like they will be able to sort me out. Reprobate, Sounds good, let me know how you are going.

I have made a few surfboards before and done plenty of windsurf repairs over the years and am keen to step up my board building skills to the next level. Currently chatting with furniture maker friends about this. Would love to have access to a shaping machine but not much chance of that down in hobart so am looking to investigate getting into a more complex template setup to get the shape consistent(ish). I am currently working on different sources for materials if anyone is keen I will start posting up. Was wondering if anyone else is keen on this sort of project maybe we can share ideas on the forum? Maybe we can develop our own Aus version of this design, share what works & doesn't etc.

Still trying to sort out the rocker line for these type of boards. I Have done some basic design work in aku shaper but still need to refine further.

I am thinking of doing a eps core with glass(maybe basalt)/cork/carbon and vac bagging. I am not aiming to build this to be a tightass, I want to build the best board i can and to keep refining the design for fun. They seem to be gathering a cult following on the standupzone forums. I am enthused to build myself a simmons style sup. I am finding i can have fun in small waves with my kids surfing and me on the SUP, it is really a double bonus! Down here in Tas we are looking down the barrel at some cold months on the way and need a project to keep me keen over winter. Hi there, I have been fully getting into Sup over the summer after flogging off all my windsurfing gear and buying a Naish Nalu 10 65 which has been the best fun.

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