Friday, May 20, 2016

The "Fun Czar" - A Bonzer/Twinzer Inspired Diamond Tail

Just picked up my latest creation from the glasser!!! Colors came out Siiiick! Went with a heavier glass job again so the weight feels like a poly board. Did the same on the previous shape and its holding up great, no real heal dents or dings and I've been riding it for about 7-8 months.


 This is similar to the Bing Synchronizer with a fishier nose, the same nose as the Shortbus model, my last shape. 
With the 5 fin box configuration and the deep double-concaves, there are tons of options to play with. First test ride was on a small weak day so I tried it as a twinzer  and that setup seemed to give me plenty of speed. It was very responsive and I got a couple nice close out turns that felt really good. 





It has a lot more hull in the entry than the last shape.


I gave it a little more rocker and kept it a little thicker in the tail since I narrowed the tail down a bit to work better with the single fin option. 




My little bubby Asher helped me every step of the way. 





Here's a vid of the shaping process and some of the first test rides.


Stay stoked!!!

James 

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