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« on: May 16, 2008, 04:19:05 PM » |
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i haven't really ridden enough different boards to tell the shaper what i want. think i'm going to order one from johnny rice. the last one i had was magic and i miss it.
here's what i think i want so far for a board that noserides and turns well. i weigh about 150lbs. i'd like it to paddle easy.
size: 9'2, bout 22.5" in the waist, nose 18.5", tail 16.5", 3" thick
rails: 50/50 up until about the front of the finbox, then blended to a sharp down rail
tail: little to no tail rocker, slight concave on the deck, 6" or so square, wood tail block
glass: maybe 10oz volan with a 10oz deck patch
trying to figure out a good bottom contour that will be a good balance of turning, noserideability and not bog down in our usually mushy summer beachbreak. seems like most longboards are made for pointbreaks which does me no good most of the time. do i want a teardrop concave or a shallower blended one that goes farther down the length of the board?
or do i just tell him what i want the board to do and let a master do it to it?
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« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2008, 05:52:52 PM » |
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I really likr the repro Hansen 50/50 shaped by Byzak. It's got an almost 20" nose and somethnig like a 18" tail. I think it's really a farkin great board untill it gets hollow. So I guess a more pulled in tail. But the bottom contour is pretty flat, slight roll I guess. I like some of the boards I've seen that Alex Knost has been riding. Saw some at Mullosk and one at the Manasquan Classic from 2005 I think, anyway it had a chisle tip almost. Kinda regular squash tail log, glasson slab of a fin and a flat bottom, but the concave was cut way out from the underside... I think Robert August was shaping them...
Johnny Rice will hook you up, I'm sure...
How do you see using the board?
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« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2008, 05:57:00 PM » |
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How do you see using the board?
mostly r0ck and LB (if lucky way out east) under waist high or real mushy. i really like my fish and little single fin if its anywhere over waist. |
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« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2008, 11:03:27 PM » |
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My 50/50 is the bomber in mushy rock
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« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2008, 01:42:45 PM » |
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My 50/50 is the bomber in mushy rock
True that! I love that board! |
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« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2008, 01:55:53 PM » |
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If you only want the board for small waves, why not get a traditional log and learn how to cross step and do drop knee turns. Heavy logs are fun in small surf.
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« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2008, 04:20:13 PM » |
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If you only want the board for small waves, why not get a traditional log and learn how to cross step and do drop knee turns. Heavy logs are fun in small surf.
Agreed........and the extra glassing/weight can go a long way on insane paddle ability. |
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« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2008, 05:43:07 PM » |
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If you only want the board for small waves, why not get a traditional log and learn how to cross step and do drop knee turns. Heavy logs are fun in small surf.
i might give my buddies 9'6 a shot. old school style, heavy glass w 50/50 rails. thanks |
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« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2008, 03:22:30 PM » |
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Checkout the onefin in the other post........looks like a perfect summer noserider.
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« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2008, 03:55:52 PM » |
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Or go to Mollusk and ask about the Dano's...
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« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2008, 05:11:08 PM » |
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Or go to Mollusk and ask about the Dano's...
big $$$$$. budget is less than $700. might just fix my old august martinson. it's shot, but free. |
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« Reply #11 on: May 21, 2008, 05:22:42 PM » |
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$700?? then talk to Joe at Mullosk...
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« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2008, 12:02:27 AM » |
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$700?? then talk to Joe at Mullosk...
And fix up the Martinson! But damn the one fin looks sweet. |
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Joe Bama!
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« Reply #13 on: May 22, 2008, 12:40:16 AM » |
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a log is a log is a log. its all good.
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« Reply #14 on: May 22, 2008, 08:23:37 AM » |
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a log is a log is a log. its all good.
Untrue. |
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