That's pretty much what obct would have said!.
This is mine love it Mac could be back any minute no VIP event tonight I think he loves his bingo ( sorry for hijack Howie )
You blokes DO know he's gonna peel skin slowly slowly for months don't you
Late Late edit: and he's back you is pork chops 
That's pretty much what obct would have said!.
I can't have a beer with you mate , I'm only ever going to spit it out laughing so bloody hard , funny fella true
Remember Howie it's not very hard going up in length but it's a lot harder going from long to short.
what weight are you
On a more serious note Howie, bottom contours can make a massive difference to the way a board paddles.
A deep (3/8") single concave from the nose going into a 1/4" double under the front foot and flat out the tail cuts like a hot knife through butter and still drives nicely, even in small surf. And if you get the rail shape right they're not skittish or sticky either.
I'm a cripple so feel free to tell me to STFU, but I've gone from riding 6'2" to 6'6" hull entry kneelos down to 5'4" to 5'10" boards with the concaves and the 5'10"s both feel too big for me. The 5'4" feels about the right volume but I screwed up with too much area in the tail, should've stretched it 2 or 3". It's all good though 'cos the revised edition will be ready next week. I'm 6ft and 107kg on a good day too.
I jumped on one of my old boards that a mate bought the other week and it was just so much harder to get into waves. Most of the stuff I surf isn't big, 1-3ft, but is quite punchy. Although there is one soft pointbreak that works off refracted swell that I surfed them on a couple of times last year and they still went really well, way better than what I used to ride.
50/50 rails for the front third, becoming progressively lower towards the tail. With the concave running about an inch in from the rail at the nose out on an angle to about 8" in front of your leading fin, so that your fins are set in the concave, giving you a nice tucked edge with lots of bite. Yet still very forgiving in the front third.
Very similar to Ronnie Goddards (Arkgee on here) chine rails but mine finish in front of the fin. It's worth exploring, has breathed new life into my surfing. Yes it will mean a custom shape, but hell man that's gotta be better than riding a lamp post.
My brother is now in the transition too. He now has 1 x 7'0 Fun Board Quad, from Robin Mair, a custom from him, from Kauai'i (Hawai'i).
mair.surf/
He had a 6'0 Hull that he was enjoying too. An egg doble ender, 2+1 fin arrangement. But he just got himself a 7'0 Hull, and the 6'0 is up for sale!
It's the start of the journey.... !! Part way there at least!
I'm pretty sure Robin Mair will be in the country soon if he isn't already, you could make contact through Lance at Hanalei Fin Systems in NSW. I was looking at getting him to shape me a stick but I got impatient.
