Shaper's Torque. Kneeon Kneeboards with Nick Hartigan

[@mikedeheer6693]

Awesome work Nick. Great boards

[@kneeboardtorque5971]

Thanks Mike. I think it's time we gave you some airtime😃

[@garethcollocott6310]

Nice explination. I have a kneeboard that I am going to strip off the resin and Fibreglass and redo it as a project. Just a question, this may sound dumb but hear me out. Out a body boarder is it not possible to leave fins off totally and use channels? Giving in more spin for 360's etc?

[@kneeboardtorque5971]

Anything is possible. But in doing the possible you going to compromise many aspects of riding the wave. The number of prominent people that ride finnless boards, the one that comes to mind for me is Derek Hyndel. You may know him in the mid 80s he was top 10 Surfers on the tour and then he took his eye out in the shorebreak at Durban the contest. He rides finless surfboards at J-bay. I have put a range of channels onto my board before and has some understanding as to the control and the direction they give you. So the key pointers yes due to that fins put channels in, the Channel rails as well, and a good twin or single concave going through the bottom deck. Those who give the board direction and speed and then just be super gentle on any direction changes. You can always fit some fins later if the experiment doesn't really work

[@garethcollocott6310]

@@kneeboardtorque5971 Awesome thank you for your reply, it is very appreciated. I think you hit the nail on the head, set it up to take fins as well, try out with and without, then it will be easy to see what's working when in action. Thanks again, appreciated.

[@jezlucas3878]

Hi , do you really need flippers on these things ? I can't sure anymore due to bad hip

[@kneeboardtorque5971]

A fair percentage of riders do without flippers. So if you can paddle ok, and your boards got good bouyancy you'll be ok without flippers.

[@jezlucas3878]

@@kneeboardtorque5971 many thanks for your reply

[@viking_training_system]

Bit late to the party😅 I stopped stand up due to hip issues too. Flippers help a lot paddling and duckdiving..so why not?

[@scottymac5174]

Been kneeboarding since 1977 here in Santa Cruz county CA. Who shapes kneeboards? John Mel. Until KSUSA rolled along.

[@garthjohnson88]

Hey Scotty, who in the Bay Area / Santa Cruz is still making kneeboards? Would like to put an order in...

[@dudeleboski2692]

Due to a Motorbike accident, i am now Kneeboarding. Ive been hand shaping since 1982. Id love to exchange ideas with you.

[@kneeboardtorque5971]

Can you search for Nick hartigan on Facebook and throw the questions directly active there? Please. Otherwise it becomes a three-way broken down telephone conversation

[@dudeleboski2692]

Why the extra nose lift?

[@kneeboardtorque5971]

Heavy takeoffs?

[@scottymac5174]

@@kneeboardtorque5971 So you don't pearl on steep takeoffs.