Getting a SIMSUP

[tautologies]

hey so I am convinced. i am getting a simsup. I am actually getting a custom one. It looks so awesome and sooo different. Deck is all scooped out, and it is only 7'2'' Twinser with nutty fins. I am soo psyched. hahaha.

Sooo, now for the waiting...man I suck at that.

[colas]

Welcome to the weird club!
I hope 2013 will be the year of the SUP weirdos everywhere: do not get stuck in traditional shapes!

[tautologies]

Welcome to the weird club!
I hope 2013 will be the year of the SUP weirdos everywhere: do not get stuck in traditional shapes!

definitely!!!!

I will probably keep my 9'0'' hokua forever, and the 7'6'' hokua...and
I am still going to try to get a buddy to carry the 5'9'' but the sim board just looked too fun.

I'll post pics once it hit land..it is a pretty aggressive form. 

[SoCalSupper]

me too Tautologies-as if you couldnt tell from my simsup hyper-ventilating about Boludos board!

prob gonna go with an Infinity Phoenix but with some tweaks for my size-etc..

gonna thin out nose and tail pretty good too-dont want that really fat butt thing goin on.

Not sure about the JET tail that Chill likes-gonna work it all out withy Dave

Most know i get a little kooky with custom paint (spicollisan comes to mind) but most likely gonna keep this pretty simple-i think.....
Post it up when you get it!!

[tautologies]

me too Tautologies-as if you couldnt tell from my simsup hyper-ventilating about Boludos board!

prob gonna go with an Infinity Phoenix but with some tweaks for my size-etc..

gonna thin out nose and tail pretty good too-dont want that really fat butt thing goin on.

Not sure about the JET tail that Chill likes-gonna work it all out withy Dave

Most know i get a little kooky with custom paint (spicollisan comes to mind) but most likely gonna keep this pretty simple-i think.....
Post it up when you get it!!

Nice!!! You know though, it is all about trying something to see if it works..now it is an expensive error to make if you are wrong...but still how bad can it possibly be hehe.

For me it was one of those things when you see it you wanna try it..and then the board was sort available so I jumped on it. I can't wait to get it in house. Obviously I do not know, but I am thinking it will be a great addition to my setup.

If it does not work for me I'll try to attach my foil on it :-) SIMSUP Foil boarding. 

[surfnpoppy]

hey so I am convinced. i am getting a simsup. 

Me to. I got my new Kings custom Sim SUP yesterday. I am so stoked. I surfed it this morning... I am sold on the design these things work great in the pocket. yeah baby.

[Kiku]

I have been reassured that mine will be ready next week!  7'4" x 28" x 4" full carbon fiber.....

We should have a SIMSup party!

[Boludo]

Awesome guys!  surfnpoppy, send some pix and dims.  Have fun with it!

[stoneaxe]

I'm jumping in too. I'm thinking the L41 S2 or 3 custom to my size and with my crappy balance and need for stability in mind. I still need to talk it out and see what dims make sense for me. I'd like to get it down to at least 8-6, thinking about 8-0 though.

[Strand Leper]

I promise... I didn't email dimensions to L41... I promise!

SL

[JeanG]

I've said this elsewhere, but the large surface area of the Simsups really seems to increase stability dramatically more than the standard dimension spec would imply.

[tautologies]

I just picked up mine.

Ill post pics. It looks nuts. Some killer fins on it too

[Dwight (DW)]

I'm jumping in too. I'm thinking the L41 S2 or 3 custom to my size and with my crappy balance and need for stability in mind. I still need to talk it out and see what dims make sense for me. I'd like to get it down to at least 8-6, thinking about 8-0 though.

When you talk it out, don't let those Cali boys shape the rails too thin or dome the deck. They have no idea what surfing in typical east coast wind blown seas are like   . Their victory at sea conditions, are glassy clean to us  

I got cocky and shaped some thin railed Cali style boards. I couldn't even stand on them. Can't even give the board away here.

Back to my standard FLAT deck MEDIUM thick rails. East coast style baby  

[Bean]

Hey DW, why doesn't a domed deck make sense for east coast?  Is it only because it raises the center of gravity?  I'd like to hear your ideas for an east coast specific simsup.

[Dwight (DW)]

Hey DW, why doesn't a domed deck make sense for east coast?  Is it only because it raises the center of gravity?  I'd like to hear your ideas for an east coast specific simsup.

Flat decks are just more stable than domed, regardless of volume.

I design my decks to be flush with the water, or near flush. Never high and dry.

There really is no need to dome a deck. Due to SUPs being wide, it is no problem to thin rails without doing dome. I've taken my rails all the way down to prone-board-thin without doing steps or dome. I maintain a minimum flat deck width of 16" to 18" (depending on board width) on all my boards at the handle. BTW, if you're standing with feet wider spaced than 18" you're doing that wrong too. Wide feet = unstable. Feel free to dome the tail, but never around the handle.

Until you experience it, it won't make sense. Blane (PSH) has always understood this. The others, Naish, Starboard, are finally "getting it" and doing flat decks.

BTW, its not just the Cali guys who get it wrong for us east coast guys, there are a bunch of shapers in the Cocoa Beach area still doing dome. Shocking to me.

Quite a few people are baffled by the small boards I ride at my weight, height and age. Now you know how I do it.