Step Deck Surfboard Design

Use as a functional surfboard.

Step deck surfboard design.

The step deck features a wide californian style template and as its name suggests a noticeable step in the deck. The stepdeck takes the tracker and boosts it into the modern era. With less turning ability needed these boards give you plenty of hold in bigger more hollow surf. Stepped deck surfboards often feature a visual and drastic difference in volume toward the rails.

Contact us location. Stepped decks feature more volume in the center of the board. One of 60 s donald takayama s original models. Surfers were completely enthralled by the newfound speed and maneuverability of a shorter board.

The pin tail is a staple among many step up options and guns where you may find yourself in the barrel or powering down the line in steeper bigger waves. A fish or single fin normally a little heavier. Surfboard shaping and design have both changed significantly over the last few decades. Step deck allows for a lighter weight nose thinner nose to help lighten up for swing weight off the tail and while increasing nose rocker for steeper sections.

A standard shortboard is normally glassed with two layers of 4 oz on the deck and one on the bottom 4 4 4. Double stringer foam t band for a unique flex pattern while walking the nose or hotdogging off the tail. Punt surf non slip grip boat floor traction mat paddle board marine step pad kayak surfboard paddleboard skimboard deck padding versatile trimmable sheet eva foam grip by punt surf 14 95 14. Featuring the iconic s shaped deck design and beautiful yellow tint with wave set fin.

California worldwide shipping available eppich s deck surfboard shaped in the late 1960 s. The most beautiful template on a mid length the stepdeck carries a pure flat bottom throughout then a tiny vee in the tail corners allowing sweet banking and bottom turns forward trim speed and fast cutbacks. The step reduces volume up front along with increase the amount of flex when standing on the nose this increased flex allows the board to bend and manipulate its rocker all while your perched on the front of it. A design like this increases flex with a super light super thin surfboard and snappy maneuverable surfboard.

Beef up the glassing on your step up. Why the step down on the deck nose. In the seventies the twin fin fish began to dominate line ups. 95 32 95 32.