Four Way Fin System

In my opinion, one of the least explored areas in making surfboards is fin placement.

4Way Fin System allows you to adjust your fins to try different set ups in ways that used to require purchasing another board with a different set up.

Here's a few pics of the 4Way Fin System. Forward/Back; Toed-in or out; Canted more or less.

RJ takes 3rd in Men's Open

Last weekend in a wakesurf competition on Lake Castaic, RJ (proud new owner of a custom Smed Wombat - blue & black in the middle) with 4 way adjustable fins, took third place. He was beat out by Johnny Steig and James Walker, two of the top wakesurfers in the sport. RJ is only 13 so look out!!!

Life Rolls On

Earlier this summer I built a board for a Charity Auction with WakeOutlaws.com
Each builder was able to select a Charity to auction their board for to raise money.

My choice was the Life Rolls On Foundation www.liferollson.org is focused on ensuring that people that have spinal cord injuries are able enjoy life to the fullest by participating in the sports they love -- including surfing, wakeboarding, MotoX, skateboarding, dance, and others.

I'm super stoked to be included in this years LRO "Night By the Ocean Fundraiser" in Hollywood. I donated completely hand-shaped "Reactive" model for the night's auction.

Super Custom Graphic

Customer wanted to do a custom wakesurf with a very specific graphic.
We had it printed on a high end color plotter and glassed it under the fiberglass. Sick sick sick!!!

 

 

 

RJ getting some air

RJ won one of my Wombat boards at a wakesurfing comp this year.
He is 13 and ripping it up!



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Blue Camo Wombat

I found a guy who does big logopaper prints on a plotter and had customer that wanted to do a sexy camo type image. This is on the whole bottom of the board. Top is airbrushed.

 

 

 

 

Red Wombat

Just sold this red Wombat Wakesurfer. Wakesurfing traction is hard to find cheap. I put the traction together with a few odds and ends I had laying around..

New Video -catching a little air on the wombat

Wakesurfing on my Wombat

Don't Powerturn

This video shows how to properly pick up a fallen rider when wakeboarding. Same principles can apply to wakesurfing.

AWSA Contest

Smed Wakesurfing is sponsoring some of the American Wakesurf Association events this summer.

Here's some pics from the Northern CA contest this past weekend.

another creation

Here's another one fresh out of the SMED wakesurf lab.
Traction gone wild!

Some airs

With my 200lbs and with our small Malibu Vride it is not always easy to bust out of the wake and catch air when wakesurfing.

It can be done however....

Fresh Air Exhaust Install

After testing Larry's "wing" and the wing plate we were ready for the FAE install. This should make our boat much more wakesurf friendly. Woot woot!

One of the challenges with the Malibu Wedge is that it makes it difficult for an FAE install. It is possible, but then the wedge needs to remain in the DOWN position. However, to remedy this for when we want to ski or just cruise down the lake to Hula Hut, Larry made a plate that allows the wedge or (wing) to be removed with a quick release. (the quick release isn't installed in these pics, but we hope to have it installed in the next week)

The original Malibu Wedge removed, and the WING and Wing Plate installed.


Removing the exhaust flaps


Exhaust flaps removed and prepped for install


Installing the system






FAE on the boat


Installing support bar under the swim platform




Support Bar installed, Swim Platform back on and ready to ride!!

Fresh Air Exhaust

I've met Larry Mann of TrickBoardz / Fresh Air Exhaust at a wakesurf competition last year. We talked about the challenge of putting a FAE on the Malibu's with a wedge. He promised he was working on a design.

Last night he came over (since we both live in Austin) and he put a modified wedge on my boat for testing. The wedge is removable as we will have to keep the brackets down with the FAE installed.

I took out the prototype wedge today and it worked great.

Tomorrow he is coming by to do the install of the FAE -- can't wait!!!

4th of July surfing with the kids

We got all of my brother's kids up on a board wakesurfing with me and shay. even our 2yr old! he was a little hesitant at first, but after his first run he said "again dad! again"

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Wakeoutlaws Prize Boards

Here are a couple of wakesurf boards I built for the Wakeoutlaws Texas Wakesurf Championships Event.

I was really happy with how they came out with the airbrush!

One was won by Jeff Page of Inland Surfer for his second place finish in the Men's Masters and he actually donated it to the American Wakesurf Association for their events this year. Thanks Jeff!

Another was won by Traci (thesweetlife)! Traci's first real wakesurf board! :) Congrats on your 2nd place in the Women's Masters!

Texas Wakesurf Championships

On June 20-21, the Wakeoutlaws will be hosting the largest Wakesurfing event ever in the state of Texas and one of the largest in the World. Over $10K in cash and prizes will be up for grabs, bringing in some of the top riders from around the country. Yours truly, Smed Wakesurfing is one of the sponsors of the event. See you there!!!

The Wombat!

Same board "Wombat"
different color scheme