Hi DJ. What is the theory with that channel type bottom? cheers

bigmc said...

Hi DJ. What is the theory with that channel type bottom? cheers

I think the explanation is contained here...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrugated_iron

Seriously though, the other interesting thing with that design, apart from the obvious channels on the hull, is that fat arse. I've never seen a board so square at the tail. Except perhaps for that freaky octopus board that Laird was on.

does lysaght roofing know about naish using their roofing profile

Aren't Naish boards made in china now?

Basha69 said...

Aren't Naish boards made in china now?

I think Naish have two factory's producing their boards.. One in Thailand (the Cobra factory) and also a factory in China.. I think it's smart move by Naish to do this because having all their eggs in one basket is not good.. A while ago when there was a big fire in the Cobra factory production stopped.. Robby told me the China factory was going to help them bring prices down and I think they produce the cheaper AST models.

DJ

Anyone who had surfboards with clinkers in the 80's and early 90's knows that they rocket in glassy conditions but are terrible in chop.

Looking at those photo's you'd have to say it's a family type flat water cruiser with the storage strap inserts, big arse tail and front to back clinkers...it would IMO be a terrible board in surf.

Picture a tinny with the corrugated hull bouncing across cross chop. That's a fair comparison.

surfanimals said...

Anyone who had surfboards with clinkers in the 80's and early 90's knows that they rocket in glassy conditions but are terrible in chop.

Looking at those photo's you'd have to say it's a family type flat water cruiser with the storage strap inserts, big arse tail and front to back clinkers...it would IMO be a terrible board in surf.

Picture a tinny with the corrugated hull bouncing across cross chop. That's a fair comparison.

I should have mentioned that I was telling the ocean addict guys that I spend most of my time paddling in the river, want to put kids on it with me and may occasionally take it for a surf (only when good, glassy conditions).
So as you say Brett looks like a family flat water cruiser so they were steering me in the right direction for that kind of usage.
On a side note Josh Dowling who makes Josh Dowling composite surfboards (worked with Bert Burger on Sunova parabolic stringers development) not long ago started doing channels with his vac bagged boards.
So the clinkers are an interesting process when using vacuum bagging from a technical point of view.

Footstraps! but they're on the wrong end.....

Had a look at this unit at the Zu on my way in to work this morning - along with the funky bottom it has a super-straight rail profile, 32" wide it looks all about stability and paddling in a straight line rather than turniness...with all the attachment points it might be a nice rig to fish off...

Bnaccas said...

The board was designed for fishing and touring on flat water and rivers.

So that's why it looks like a tinny