So I've decided that I want a SUP but I also decided that I was going to build it myself (this will be my 3rd board). But I have a couple questions, backround is that I'm a "competent" surfer living in manly.

Question 1 - about rocker, it's going to be 11'6" andd look a bit like the Hawaii'n Pro Designs ALII (I've got a thing for DT's designs and I'm a fan of pin tails on longboards). I'm starting to put it together now in the AKU shaper but I've got 6' of rocker in the nose and 41/4' in the tail. It seems like a bit much to me but I'm not sure.

Question 2 - how hard or soft should rails be?

Question 3 - how much volume do I need? I'm 6'5" and 103kg my current design is 185 liters but I havn't started the rails or bottom profile yet.

dims are 11'6" x 29' x 4.5'

Any help would be great especially to question 1

Cheers
CC

What are you going to use it most for - ie: long distance, flat water cruising, surfing, learning etc? The length, width, volume, weight should reflect what it's going to be used for.