Hey guys anyone out there made there own downwinder im thinking a 14 footer my i have made some surfboards in the past with some much needed help from others. So i think why not give it a crack im thinking of using the AKU shaper designer? Dont have any idea where to start with rocker numbers or tail or nose wide points?
Would maybe think 14 x 28?
Have tryed a 14ft glide and went good but thought i would do a homemade project ?
I know nothing about AKU but Isn't 12'6 a "standard" and longer than that is unlimited ? If the blank is going to be machine shaped there will be a limit to how far the cutting head (or table ?)can move and you may want to avoid having to join foam pieces together. Given the large volume of a race board it is most likely you will want to use a very low density EPS or it will be very heavy. I would suggest minimal rocker that you can get away with to maximise the waterline length.
If you make it out of eps without a stringer, make sure you brace it while you glass it, cause over that length with the weight of the glass it will go out of shape
and keep the rails hard for atleast the last third of the length
pull the tail in a bit, downwind boards are like women, big square arse ends just don't work
good luck finding a machine that'll do a 14fter, pm me if you do
the glide really is the best gp downwind board
so demo one and steal the mesurements
then post photos when you finish it
yeah i thought may be hard to find a cutter big enough? will look into it but. Any thoughts on nose rocker? Was thinking maybe 3 inches?
looks nice who makes them? When do thet hit the shelves? Are they all custom or stock boards?
Contact Dwight here.. ncpaddlesurfer.blogspot.com/ ..
He's made so many down wind boards.. btw his shapes are now very close to what the 14' Naish Glides are.. 
DJ
