Re: [swied] Balsa Fish Project

Hi Swied,


Just a quick comment in reference to the width


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My current board is 21'' wide, and I was thinking about making it a little wider. What do you think is the widest that I could realistically go? I'm 6'0'' tall.

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I'm also 6'0" so I assume our arm reach to be similar to mine. I've shaped a few wider boards and found that 21" is about as wide as I can go for my arm reach. Anything wider and I find myself having to reach around the board too much in order to get my arms in the water... resulting in an inefficient paddling action.

All personal, but as yours will be balsa, you'll need a bit more paddle power than your normal board... Don't forget that a fish shape is going to give you more overall volume anyway as the nose and tail is generally wider than other styles.

-Cam