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Forums > Stand Up Paddle General

PSH Hull Paddler - close up with GoPro

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Created by Scotty88 > 9 months ago, 25 Dec 2011
Stacey143
1 posts
16 Jan 2012 2:18PM
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Aloha supthecreek from the Cape. I surf the Cape, Nantasket, RI, NH, ME, North Shore of Boston and am heading to Costa Rica. And to everyone else, any reviews on a McTavish 9'6" SUP? I'm about to try one out in Costa Rica in a couple of weeks. Worried it might be borderline too small for my weight. I ride a 10' Starboard Whopper since June of 2011 when I was about 227lb and am now 210lb 5'6" and I'm a gurl who is 43 years old. I'm dying to try out a shorter board just to get a different feel, but that whopper is awesome! If it holds your weight supthecreek, you should check it out. You can try mine sometime. I ALMOST drove down the cape Saturday but that 20mph wind was a deterrent. The offshore winds looked consistent all day and the swell looked good. How was it!? My friends ended up going to Newport. Smaller there. The Whopper is very solid, stable and versatile. I've been out there on windy days stable as can be on the chop. You can have fun in nearly anything. Two downfalls might be: (i) not as fast on flatwater and paddling into the wind as the thinner boards, but being a guy, you can probably paddle harder into the wind than I can, and (ii) I hit the side of the board frequently with my paddle because it's so wide, but my wingspan is not as wide as yours. It's fast on the face and on the line. It's nearly impossible to pearl on it if you know how to catch a wave, takes lines nice but can carve too. I've ridden only up to 6footers but the board has been nearly vertical on the face and it's sick. OHHH and plows through whitewater easily! Not sure about the cutback on it. I'm just working on trying to carve it a wee bit now. But I can feel how easy it is to turn it. If you haven't, you should try one.

Leroy13
VIC, 1174 posts
16 Jan 2012 5:38PM
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Hi Stacey, welcome to the Breeze. Forget the 9'6" McTav!! The tippiest board I've ever owned. They surf very well but can't handle chop at all unless your KS. If you're wanting to go under 10 ft go for the 9' 6", 9'2"or 8'10" Fanatic Allwave. Other options are the 9'7" PSH Hull Paddler or the 9'5" or 8'10 Starboard Widepoint. These boards all paddle excellently, are stable and turn very easily. All of them are 32+" wide. Cheers and Demo, Demo, Demo!!

AA
NSW, 2159 posts
16 Jan 2012 6:29PM
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Leroy13 said...

I've written a couple of reviews and wraps for the Hull Paddler. I own a 10'2" and can guarantee that if you can surf you will be able to do anything you want to do. I've got some photos taken mainly on small days and with me just either cruising or setting up Re entry/top turn/bottom turn. They are really good to surf on if you have ability. The only problem with the width is the ability to do a cutback without using your feet to transition from rail to rail. If you keep them in the same place you will overbalance. They paddle well but surf much better. Like all PSH boards they weigh a bit. I've heard that the Hull Rippers are actually very unstable so be very wary of having enough width. They are extremely high performance boards more suited to guys who surf everyday and have a high level of ability. The paddlers can prep you for the transition to a wide Hull Ripper or a move down in size. Hope this helps!


Hey Leroy, always stoked that you are stoked on your Hull paddler!

Re the weights of PSH boards, both the Wood Veneer Rippers, the PSH Boardworks boards and the Carbon Hull Rippers are right up there in terms of weight saving. The Hull Paddlers on the other hand are made tough and to a price point - $1099 - so the trade off is weight. It is incorrect to generalise this across the entire range.

Re, the Hull Rippers stability. If you pick the wrong size board they are tippy.
I have been spending the last few weeks riding and lending out the 9'11 Hull Ripper to a lot of different crew and they all comment on the stability (thinking it was going to be tippy) and 'rippability'.

If you are ready to progress from a 10'6 or a 10' x 30" or 31" wide, down to something more nimble and high performance you would find the transtiton to the 9'11 Hull ripper a breeze and it surfs INSANE

I would not class myself as a high performance guy who surfs every day and I have watched guys come off 11'ers and tear on the 9'11 Hull Ripper.

It is all about getting the right advice if you want to benefit from the Hull Rippers.

Piro's previously rode the 8'11 Ripper and has settled on a 9'2 Hull Ripper and he will tell you it out surfs the 8'11 and is easily as stable.

So the key to the Hull Rippers is to get the right size to benefit from the increased speed, flow and powerful turns.

What the Hull Rippers do is throw out the notion that you have to go smaller to increase performance in the waves and the larger Hull Rippers are well within reach of most riders wanting to improve their wave riding.

Leroy13
VIC, 1174 posts
16 Jan 2012 7:14PM
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Sorry AA about generalising about the board weights, but it's a comment I'd heard from other PSH owners as well, not just Paddler owners. I'm glad its incorrect as even with all the demoing I've done of other brands, PSH shapes just seem to have the edge for me (long live Blane) especially the hull designed boards.. I was more catering to what I thought Stacey might want to have a look at coming off an 11 ft Whopper. I'm holding off buying new boards until I've had my laminectomy as there is a possibility I may not ever be able to surf afterwards (very small) and will be out of action for at least 6 months according to the Neurophysician and Dr OG Phill. Hopefully I will be able to have a nice new extra wide Hull Ripper by September next year and a nice 12'6" or 14 ft Fanatic or DC flatwater board to complement it. I've got to say at 53 and with a dodgy back, those Fanatic Allwaves and Starby Widepoints are mighty tempting though. By the way the QLD average is much higher than Vicco's although our top boys would give any one a run for their money. We're catching up quickly though!!!

Scotty88
4214 posts
16 Jan 2012 6:38PM
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I really want to buy a 10'6" Extra wide Ripper because it matches my surf style, but I am a BIG man at 254 lbs, 6' tall and 63 years old.


Gidday supthecreek,

Welcome to seabreeze mate.
I am 6'3" and 280lb's and 40 years old.
I love my 10'10" Hull Paddler. Surfs like a board much smaller and paddles like a Sup much longer. It's perfect for me and just loves its stability when paddling through the break as well as standing outside waiting for next wave. Can't fault it.

Keep posting mate and send some pics when you get your hull Paddler.










supthecreek
2674 posts
24 Jan 2012 1:30PM
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Hey Breezers... I love the forum... lots of great info... Thank you !

I paddle or surf all morning and work till late evening so I have been derelict in checking the latest breeze's - sorry : /

Leroy, I really appreciate all the input. It really helps

Scotty88 - keep the pics and updates coming... The containers won't be here for 2 more months so I have lots more time to research. If you get the Hull Paddler into any bigger waves let us know how it fares.

Stacey143 - I would love to paddle a Whopper just to see how the Float (168 ltr) vs. Stability (34" wide) but as yet I have been unable to find one to try. Thanks for the offer, I would be grateful for a chance to try yours. I have had amazing results with the Avanti for such a huge board. I surprised me in big R.I. Hurricane swells. The only other board I have ever been on was the Coreban 10 x 34 EZ. That was a breeze to paddle and was very light, but it had a lot more volume than the Whopper. I am just seeking benchmarks for where acceptable volume Vs width limits are for me. I surf all over New England as well and I do most of my winter surfing in R.I. because I love the points there. I just met some of the crew at Nor'easter Surf Shop in Scituite... Mark and Dino are great guys and have been real helpful. I am a newbie on this forum and not sure how to PM Breezers, but we should get together and swap boards for a paddle. You probably won't give my Avanti back after you flatwater it... it's a floating dock : )

hilly
WA, 7464 posts
24 Jan 2012 1:44PM
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Leroy13 said...

I've heard that the Hull Rippers are actually very unstable so be very wary of having enough width.


No t sure I agree there. I am 6 2 and 105kg I have the 9 2 WR and it is pretty stable for its volume (125l)

There is a huge range to pick from. Go as small as you can. The benefit of a smaller board is surfability.

Leroy13
VIC, 1174 posts
24 Jan 2012 10:56PM
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Hi Hilly, I did mention that it was dependent on ability, and my understanding is that you have more than a fair bit!! My response was directed to SuptheCreek and Stacy both of whom are very large people riding very wide boards. One an 11 ft Whopper and the other 10ft plus Avanti. I just don't personally think that they would make the transition easily to a Hull Ripper without at least having a go on it..

I know I still want to have a go on one (if I can) after my back operation as they seem to be the way to go. I'm not sure if I have the ability to fully realise the boards potential but I'll still have a crack. There was no purposeful slight on the board meant. It was just some obviously spurious scuttlebut that I'd been told.
I certainly didn't mean to offend!! My apologies again!

hilly
WA, 7464 posts
24 Jan 2012 8:46PM
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No need to apologize as everyone has an opinion will not complete the saying

Gets back to demo demo demo lots of fun boards out there



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