This Beauty turned up yesterday 8'8" x 30 1/2" x 4 3/8" 130L , just in time for me to go back on shift . That's OK, the surf is non existent at the moment, and there's some "biteys" lurking around, but there should be some waves around on the weekend! Hurrah!
It's a combo of the Deep Jackson Close model (I have a 9'2") and the Minion (mine is 8'0"), so should go like a scalded cat. Wide enough for a big fat bastard too!
Had a play around with the deck pad, an idea I had in mind for a while, reckon it turned out OK. Took some time as can be seen from the bright sunny day turning in to the deep dark night. It was well past my bed time when I finished .
Looking forward to getting her wet.
Cheers mate. Would have hung around for a chat but that 20 knot cross shore was bringing me undone on my first outing. The half a dozen waves i did get though were smooth as. Not quite as loose as the minion, but definitely more nimble than the JC. Exactly what i was hoping for. Gonna have some fun times on this sweet board.You guys got more waves than anyone else on the whole beach. Kudos to you.
Yeah we got a few fun ones, not as good as the forcast predicted but worth taking the morning off work for.. Some nice waves at the point but a lot of snakes in the water! Hard to hold your spot close to the rocks on the standup, a lot of water swirls around out there....
Haha. Hearing you 'bout the snakes. Wind's due to ease off tomorrow and there's 5km of fun to be had. The last 6 weeks of northerlies has been ****e but there is an upside. It pushes all the sand back up and there's a bank for everybody. Had a ball halfway down the beach this morning before it blew up again. I had my own snakes to deal with, my daughter and her mate! Plan to see the sunrise again in the morning...
Brenno you didnt tell me you did the grip yourself - looks sweet as.
It looks like my dream all round board (when I win lotto)
Really really want you to let me have 5 minutes on it one day (if we ever get a f#*n wave again)
ET
Hmmmm. Dunno 'bout that mate. I didn't think i was going to get my minion back when you had a go! Thought you were gonna paddle off in to the sunset
Nah, all good mate, would be my pleasure. Be interested to see what you think of the feel of the grip. I love it. Every time you move position it feels different. It's gotta be better for circulation, my feet don't seem to get as numb. Got half a dozen lil' beachies this morning before the wind got on it again. It's a great board. I can feel it will really excel in chest to head high stuff. I was much more comfortable today being the second session. Another couple of goes and i'll have it nailed.
deck grip looks nice......what glue did you use? .....or did it come with some adhesive already on it?
Self adhesive Gizzie. Just peel off the backing. Sticks like sh1t to a blanket. Pretty easy to play with. It will come off easily and you can move stuff around. After it's been on a while it gets harder to remove. I replaced the kick pad it came with. The glasser at deep has offset the leash plug from centre so it's not to close the edge. Same as my rhinochaser. A good idea if the board is hauling a 100kg through the water. The kick pad was lined up with the plug so a fair way off centre. I think the new one looks reeeeeeeel perrrrrrrrrty.
Thruster set up
Find as a quad its too skatey for my heavy back foot surfing style
Responsive holds a rail in turns and steep take offs and big speed turns
Quad set up she slips too much and lays flatter on the wave surface
Too much fin in the water
Love it !!
Steve, tried it with the nubster? I've only had it out twice and that was as a quad. Need a bit more of a wave to trial as a thruster.
I was wondering how the hell you were making it hang on!
Imo the nubster does jack for me
Its all of 1-1/2 inches at its highest point
The back hand bottom turn pic shows the extent of the board on a turn
The nub wouldnt do anything
Its the centre and side fins that hold on along with the sharpness in the rail and the swallow tail
Quads make the board sit more square/flat to the wave face due to there being more fin/s keeping the board from getting properly onto its rail
Nubs may do something for someone who rides differently to my style
Its alot looser as a quad but skatey and surfs quite diferently
I like to get up on the rock at the alley and its quite a steep wave face
This board shines as a thruster in a punchy steep wave
Brenno, I promise mate - 5 minutes ..... maybe 6...or 7. It looks so nice.
Interesting to hear your comments re numb feet - I thought that must be just my problem (being an old fart)
My feet get really bad sometimes, especially after a long session - would be interested to hear others' thoughts on it (if theres's any one else suffering it)
ET
Inspired by Brenno (and the guy who cut the deck grip to the wrong size...), I just replaced the original Minion deck grip (a MUCH bigger job than I expected...):
Good to hear you gave it a go
The length of the board restrics monouvres in the pocket as well
You can also put the larger fins back and the smaller forward
Stiffens the board up somewhat however
Did this in the Maldives when the centre fin box loosened up on me and gave me more of a thruster feel
Sounds like the quad suits your style
I recently changed to thruster after using quad with my deep since new... I must admit I'm liking it much better..took me a few surfs to get used to but find I am keeping my speed through my turns much better.. The quad setup I found was fun to throw the tail out but stalled me too much not allowing me to slingshot back to the foam....I'm gonna keep the thruster for now I think...