This is the 20' outline at 26" wide, it has heaps of stability. What about 24".....22"....?

Holy mother of Christ!

Dean.. I think anywhere between 22 and 24" would be fine but I think going too narrow would be a mistake.

You don't want your stance to be too narrow.. and you don't want to be standing too close to the edge of the rails.

Sounds like you're thinking about making another one?

DJ

DavidJohn said...

Dean.. I think anywhere between 22 and 24" would be fine but I think going too narrow would be a mistake.

You don't want your stance to be too narrow.. and you don't want to be standing too close to the edge of the rails.

Sounds like you're thinking about making another one?

DJ

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Yes, I will make another if I can see an improvement resulting in more fun,( we dont want to get wet on these cool days......thats not fun)

A good test to go narrower would be to stand on a prone racing board , I've seen smaller people stand on these when we train in the river and they absolutely fly , I say go as narrow as possible , don't worry about the feet being too close just offset them a little.

The stand up board that won the mal function race was a prone paddle board , they just cut out foot wells in it , very rough but effective it was nick named "The Mutant" Kelly and Dale Chapman put it together.

You don't have to be a hydrodynamics expert to work out narrower is faster and because this is a flat water board only I think this should be as narrow as physically possible.

Great effort LSD a really great left field design.....keep them coming. Alot of eyes are on what you are doing.

Rob

Hey LSD,

You, Adam and Jarod definitely have the FUN bit nailed!

Eyes should be on what your doing, those boards you were riding and throwing around on the weekend blew alot of people away.

Watching you get down the face in that wind 25 - 30kts on those light 8ft boards was a real eye opener for me, then seeing you nose ride almost half way to the beach you get my vote. I have always used a heavier board in those conditions thinking it sat in the wave better with the weight???

The first time you lift up an LSD creation its so light you almost throw it out of the carpark and that is no BS. Your theory on windage and the small board seem to work well I saw it with my own eyes.

There were guys on 12ft boards paddling their rings off and could not get down the faces on some off those waves on Sat afternoon. The short paddle boards like LSDs and Rich and my 9'6s were the weapons of choice unless you wanted to sit inside. Inside was not the place to be on a sneak set lol uless you like pain.

Opps forgot to say then topping it off you got the only barrel I saw all weekend.

If there is swell this week I will stay on the beach and shoot vid and pics.

Oh and you can buy tickets to the show at:

www.LSD DOES IT HIS WAY AND IT WORKS.com.au

Phill

How about adding some wings into the equation?

You can retain the stance width, but reduce the hull width at the same time.

Perhaps a bit like you see on the NS14 yacht class:

555 said...

How about adding some wings into the equation?

You can retain the stance width, but reduce the hull width at the same time.

Perhaps a bit like you see on the NS14 yacht class:

I have been concidering that idea for a while, its been around for ages in kayaks.
Note the flared hull above the waterline, when healed it produces good secondary stability. That waterline is 17" wide.....DJ will have trouble getting his "Crocks" in that one!

Added stability will be gained from standing 3" below sea level.......now we are getting like a C1!
Check the designers website, another possible way of making SUB's in wood, some beautifull craft www.guillemot-kayaks.com