Not to worried about the snap, just bad luck....
But no.... Short string and integrated railsaver and as i said there is no fibres in the fibreglass here hence Zero strength. So it's either a sand thru or cloth cut short
I have noticed the glass job on the board is very thin. Just a light sand and you start to expose the glass mat.
Did you break it hopping over a wave?
Looks like a dud, a tail saver should never do that, you should let BWS have a closer look because that looks like they cocked up on the glass job.
Bad luck, pity you don't live in WA, I would have joined it and used it for a couple of seasons.
Good luck
Rich
Just got my new mulcoy.Not a bad board ,but i can tell by the feel of this board that i would be lucky to get more than acouple of sessions out of it.I had a north wam before this and as you would have to say that construction wise they are chalk and cheese.My board already has plenty of compression dings on the rails.And the biggest worry would be jumping with this board and having it snap in half.wait and see...
It's stronger than it looks, I have ridden mine hard the last 6 months including jumping it. It does ding on my stony beach and I have heel dents, but it still rides brilliant compared to any production board I've had.
Mike
the TDZ and Drifter boards by BWS are a completely different construction to the mulcoy and are super strong! they have a massive beefed up stringer( similar srtringer to a tow board and a stronger blank than the mulcoy. yes the mulcoy has a lighter glass job but its actually more of a surfboard that can be kited on and is designed with performance over durability- which everyone knows before they buy. all of the BWS board range are designed with a board that works well for surfing that can be kited on. My drifter is holding up better than any custom board ive had ( i usualy get these double glassed when i get a custom for kiting ) and i havent ridden a board that i like better and that can be ridden in every condition equally well! Mulcoy is still one of my fav's but i just cant go past my drifter and thats all i ride these days and the deck is holding up sweet with pretty much no heel dents on the production one ive been on and given a beating for about 6 months now- the drifter too is now the only BWS surfboard to come with inserts too for those wanting a strap option!
Ryland,
I like my Drifter too, although it has no inserts as i think was an early sample board.
i have seen a few pictures of the TDZ and drifter with rail grooves. do they come with them now like the Mulcoy? also how does the TDZ ride in comparisson to the Drifter and Mulcoy?
Mike
I have the 6'0 Mulcoy (6'0,x 18 3/4, x2 1/4 ) - Approx 18 months old.
I too have given it an absolute work out with airs , big waves and lots of travelling. It still looks pretty much exactly like the pictures posted by SURFINGBOYE - Im 95 KG's and believe this is the best board I have ever owned - I can surf it and kite it in pretty much any size and I can come out of the water saying that I am stoked on every session.
I rate the 5'9 Drifter (also from BWS) a very very close 2nd to the Mulcoy - The drifter is a much funner board for those sloppy smaller days.
Ratings
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6'1 Mulcoy $699 U.S dollars
* Suits Best - Beginners through to Experts
* Works best - Any conditions BUT comes to life in vertical 'top to bottom riding'
* Value for Money = 5 Stars
5'9 Drifter $649 U.S Dollars
* Suits Best - Beginners to Experts
* Works Best - Those smaller funner days , Tail slides , BIG Carves .. etc..
* Value for Money = 5 Stars
THE ONLY NEGATIVES with both these boards I found was : The developed minor heal dings almost straight away **** BUT those minor heals dings are still MINOR heal dings nearly 2 years on... and what board that looks and feels like a surf board wouldn't ding.
WHATEVER board you ride - get out and there and enjoy those windy days !!!!
Heres my Mulcoy and Drifter, The Drifter is definantly my favourite.
The mulcoy is the 5'10 plugged version, feels heavy glassed. I got it 2nd hand from BWS. Both great boards.
airsail - with or without the fins? Knowing the weights of boards is really relevant thing, at least for me! So thank you very much!
The best things to do is contact the crew at BWS for all the finer details... weights dimension options etc,,, all I can say is my MULCOY is as light as my performance 6'3 surfboard and the DRIFTER is marginally lighter.
These boards are all designed with the ''SURFER'' in mind- so if you are after the perfect surf board feel with the strength to match - check them out !!
Your rear deck pad on the Mulcoy is to far forward, you are losing drive and performance as your back foot is incorrectly positioned to far forward. This makes your turns wider and longer, plus you are not able to wipe off speed as easily in stronger wind and bigger surf. This may seem petty but weight and foot control by only a few centimeters makes a big difference in board response. Hope this helps!
I agree, his pad looks a little far forward but I always look down mid carve and notice my rear foot is usually over the front fins.
Any further back and your all stall for horizontal carves, but good for vertical snaps.
I've just bought a new board as well, a 5'10 Webber SLX Epoxy. The boards are so different, the Webber being a standard surfboard is super fine and light. Strapless airs are amazing with this board, it just sticks to your feet.
I'll through some pics up later...
Hey SB you got any other specs on that new board, photo doesn't give much away. Width thickness bottom shape fins etc and why you chose it??
Thanks
omg,
Drifter weight is with fins, and oops, I got the weight muddled up, here is what I found on the 6 boards I weighed
PU Surfboard 5'10" thruster 2.73kg
PU Surfboard 6' thruster 3.15kg
BWS Drifter thruster 3.48kg
Cabrinha Skillet thruster 2012 3.60kg
Cabrinha S Quad 2011 3.64kg
North Nugget quad 3.82kg
All boards are fitted with fins and deckpads except for the drifter which has wax but no front pads. No straps on any board
Thanks SB, looks light and thin, nice looking shape, like the way the nose pulls in. looks that way in photo against wall at least and like the deep concaves.
Doesn't look like it'd be too hard to throw around.
Enjoy it
Just thought i'd give a little update...:
I busted a centre fin slot out of the board a few months back, BWS sent me a replacement fin but the dog chewed it. The board was then shoved to the back of the board rack where it collected dust for a while.
Anyway, last week while waiting for the new fin to arrive I dusted it off and tried it as a quad. It drew such different lines, and I felt it released from the bottom turn odd. Went worse upwind and felt un-easy in vertical turns.
I really didnt like it.
Today reverted to thruster.
Such a sick board. 
Is there a better feeling than getting the fins in front of the nose in a snap?
The deck is still pretty straight considering the abuse its copped...
I am still in love with it.
EDIT: surprised it let me update this thread given its been inactive for a while...
Time for a re-wax.
Stripped it off with hot water, cleaned it up with some turps and a bit of CT18 to get rid of the oily residue.
wallah, pic of the heel depressions:
grabbed wax of choice and applied in the following order (went with the punt on top instead of the usual cold wax):
looking fresh, hopefully the wind gets up today...
Select to expand quotesurfingboye said..
Just thought i'd give a little update...:
I busted a centre fin slot out of the board a few months back, BWS sent me a replacement fin but the dog chewed it. The board was then shoved to the back of the board rack where it collected dust for a while.
Anyway, last week while waiting for the new fin to arrive I dusted it off and tried it as a quad. It drew such different lines, and I felt it released from the bottom turn odd. Went worse upwind and felt un-easy in vertical turns.
I really didnt like it.
Today reverted to thruster.
Such a sick board.
Is there a better feeling than getting the fins in front of the nose in a snap?
The deck is still pretty straight considering the abuse its copped...
I am still in love with it.
EDIT: surprised it let me update this thread given its been inactive for a while...
Tried mine as a three fin a while back??? slid out every bottom turn, couldn't wait to put a fresh set of rasta's in
