surfnli - great. that's what I was thinking. I think my style on my thruster is already leaning more towards pretty drawn out carves. primarily because I'm so used to my longboard. but I'm never getting the continued drive off the end of my turns that I would like. Part of that is what part of the wave I'm on, but another part I think is the thruster. I don't do much flicky turns - so I won't miss those. And I like riding it high and the speed is important.
and I've ridden BB's twin fin once or twice and the squirreliness of it was strange to me. I didn't spend much time on it though.
And when you say going from a thurster to a single will feel like I've "dropped an anchor" you don't mean it will feel slower - you mean the opposite right? like I've gotten rid of anchor, as opposed to dropped it and it's holding me back...
and RD - I will definetly take you up on that offer. I want to try a whole bnunch of stuff before making this next board choice....
feel you on the squirreliness, you won't get that at all on a single. i did mean pulled up anchor, you're right. you will feel much, much faster than a thruster.
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Aside from a longboard, the only single fin that I would suggest for these parts would be an egg/mini mal (ie: Scott Anderson Bojorquez Malibu Special: aka Red Rocket).
If we had access to a reef/point break, I'd have been all over Jakes or JScott's Dono boards like a cheap suit, but they probably wouldn't have been sold if we had one.
i see your point, but don't agree. sure--singles work better at pointbreaks; what boards don't? modern singlefin shortboards work just fine in beachbreak, especially when it's lined up, clean, and hollow. isn't the main break at rock a pointbreaky left off the jetty? sounds perfect to me. why would you rather surf an eggy single fin?
again can't speak for the dono boards, but they looked pretty sweet to me.
feel you on the 8 in. Hydro--I dig the Yater Classic, but the Greenough 4a also works. 7, 7.5, 8 inchers are what work in my 6'4. no shorter, no longer. 9 inches is too much fin imo in a sub 6'6 board. want max versatility? go with the widow, like hydro mentioned. get a nice full volume outline that isn't fin pod specific, and you'll have a great time.
cologero, surf history, you talking about that lightning bolt lopez? think he was the one who found that...that is NOT what you want; li is many things, but it's not the north shore.
chiz why not share your wisdom here for all?