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Mid length recomendations

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Created by JBATES > 9 months ago, 27 Jul 2016
SP
10979 posts
28 Jul 2016 12:58PM
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Mac the same type of person that would go on about shortboards in a mid length thread.

Horan didn't win cause he wasn't as good as MR.. On twins or singles...

It's Farkin simples...

The best surfers and footballers all come form one place...



And it aint , StGeorge, Bondi or QLD...

Even Penriff have won more surfing titles then the boys from Bondi..



SurfBroker???
Is it Geoff shaped ?
And what dimensions???
Looks like a good deal for the $$$



Macaha
QLD, 21887 posts
28 Jul 2016 3:08PM
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Macaha said...
More pic's of that sky blue and white board please


wavemaniac
465 posts
28 Jul 2016 1:11PM
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Seriously who hi jacks a mid length topic


Yeah Ted and SB, get back on topic


SBs nugget is an imposter SURFTECH 7/0.....vastly inferirior to the real mCoy and the XF epoxies

Tux
VIC, 3829 posts
28 Jul 2016 4:28PM
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SP said..

Mac the same type of person that would go on about shortboards in a mid length thread.

Horan didn't win cause he wasn't as good as MR.. On twins or singles...





I personally find his style rank compared to MR's....still reckon he would of snatched at least one on a standard board or if he had of cut back to half an oz a day instead of a fully...

AJ67
QLD, 23 posts
28 Jul 2016 4:52PM
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I like the look of these as well.

www.farrellysurfboards.com/the-boards/hybrids-8-footers

surfbroker
NSW, 1488 posts
28 Jul 2016 6:54PM
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wavemaniac said..
Seriously who hi jacks a mid length topic


Yeah Ted and SB, get back on topic


SBs nugget is an imposter SURFTECH 7/0.....vastly inferirior to the real mCoy and the XF epoxies




You'd know..you've had plenty of them

I've measured it and 7'1 1/2"..Surftech/Tuflite Nuggetts are a great board, especially if your travelling.

JBATES
SA, 227 posts
28 Jul 2016 6:40PM
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www.boardcave.com.au/shop/brands/classic-malibu-surfboards/camel

I really like the look of these. As I said originally I'm pretty new to longboards and mid length so I'm really undecided on size. I'm 90 kgs and could easily ride the smallest size. I'm tempted to get the 7'6 though. Is this going to feel hideously too big for this style of board ?

SP
10979 posts
28 Jul 2016 5:31PM
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How thick is your LB?

To me 3 inches is a bit thick, but I'm a lightweight.
I usually get my mid length type boards pretty much the same thickness as my LB.

Maybe give them a call and have a chat, sure they would do one in the same shape but suit how and where you surf and also your weight. Most shapers love a chat..

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Tux said...
SP said..



I personally find his style rank compared to MR's....still reckon he would of snatched at least one on a standard board or if he had of cut back to half an oz a day instead of a fully...


To be honest they were both at their peak while I was still pooping in nappies, so probably not the best judge.

Never really saw Horan except for clips, have seen MR surf plenty and have to agree with you, heaps better style and even today is still as smooth as..

wavemaniac
465 posts
28 Jul 2016 5:36PM
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"You'd know..you've had plenty of them"

Only 3, one the same as the one you are selling.One the same as your red/blue one and the 7/6 you bought from me for your workmate....the rest have been glass apart from the 8/0 XF poxy I own now and ride in knee to waist high stuff.
"Surftech/Tuflite Nuggetts are a great board"...yes except like most light boards they get held back in strong offshores.





Sandsy, very similar to a Junior shaped nugget I have...same length and width but a 1/16th thinner

Hey SB, look familiar....?

Cuttlefish
QLD, 1332 posts
28 Jul 2016 8:55PM
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I've got a beautiful 7'2" bonzer that has been ridden twice. You could easily run it with a nice flexy single fin without the bonzer sides.
Shaped by Matt Wilkerson who's from Hawaii but now on the Sunshine coast. He shapes Bertleman twinnies for Beachbeat surfboards as well as any other kind of board you'd like.


I

'm

riding my motorcycle way more than surfing lately.

JBATES
SA, 227 posts
28 Jul 2016 8:40PM
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I like it.

thedrip
WA, 2354 posts
28 Jul 2016 7:18PM
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JBATES said...
www.boardcave.com.au/shop/brands/classic-malibu-surfboards/camel

I really like the look of these. As I said originally I'm pretty new to longboards and mid length so I'm really undecided on size. I'm 90 kgs and could easily ride the smallest size. I'm tempted to get the 7'6 though. Is this going to feel hideously too big for this style of board ?


I am 93 kgs and this falls smack bang between my 7' fish thing and 8'. My boards are 21 1/2" and 22" respectively with 48 and 59 litres.

I would think that board would be fine for a bloke your size. My 8' is a gun/semi-gun shape rather than a pure mid-length outline, but it goes well down to 4'.

My "midlength" longboard shape is a 6'10" X 22 X 3 and 48 litres with a pintail. It surfs knee to triple head high waves (obviously not ledging barrels at that size) and is a very versatile board. From what I have read here of South Oz waves, the extra length wouldn't hurt at all.

A mate of mine surfs McCoys and I have found them very forgiving and remarkably HP when I have snaffled a ride. He reckons his 6'6" nugget will surf anything if he can paddle onto it. He also has a 7' nugget. They are a bit different to a McCoy midlength though.

thedrip
WA, 2354 posts
28 Jul 2016 7:19PM
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Cuttlefish, hubba hubba!

MickPC
8266 posts
28 Jul 2016 7:44PM
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If your fresh off your shorty, a board around 40LL should be heaps of volume for you. If your mainly surfing fuller waves then you don't want much rocker, but then if the "decent waves" you want to surf as well are suckier take offs are going to get critical the later your taking off. I reckon you really want 2 boards. Check out a 6'4 ECS Bulldog for your fuller waves & maybe something like a Hayden Shapes Hypto 6' for decent waves or a Firewire Hellfire 6'4.

Look at boards that are all round wider nose to tail,& have flat rocker. Single into double concave, generally going well as a quad.

I had the same problem 2 years ago. I rode a 6' Firewire Hellfire (which is still the best board I have ever ridden) but rode a longboard over summer. Unfortunately sold the hellfire just before winter coz I thought I'd never need it again. Sometimes you need that summer/small wave board, the board in between that your chasing at the moment & another board thats going to stick the late takeoff's, speedy sections & allow you to duck dive without getting obliterated.

Cobra
9106 posts
28 Jul 2016 10:10PM
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im loving the mini mal pics guys

great job

Cobra
9106 posts
28 Jul 2016 10:16PM
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surfbroker said..
Geez Ted.

No need to apologise to WM

He know's he's always right..






nothing like a good ol mid length bitch fight,,bhahaha .

Cobra
9106 posts
28 Jul 2016 10:18PM
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Ted the Kiwi said..
I find it funny that of all the supporters out there that one who supports the Saints would be giving the Roosters a hard time after winning 3 straight minor premierships. Yes they are having a bad year for a change - but your lot normally do every year! Shall we take a look at recent history - as we know you like your 'facts'

2013 Roosters 40 Dragons 18
2014 Roosters 36 Dragons 26
2015 Roosters 40 Dragons 28


So it would seem that 28 is about the most you could really hope for and your long suffering fans will probably celebrate at what I would think is a pretty poor performance. Over the last 3 seasons they have scored 34 more points than your lot. Joy. I am not even a Roosters supporter. Now if we were to look at the points scored differential over the same period it might make you weep some more....Roosters had +836 PD to Dragons -183. Wow - thats like 1,019 points over 3 years ! I don't think you are really in any position to be giving it out just yet




come on guys back on topic.



jeeeez and just when i was on the vinegar stroke

Cobra
9106 posts
28 Jul 2016 10:21PM
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wavemaniac said..
Seriously who hi jacks a mid length topic


Yeah Ted and SB, get back on topic


SBs nugget is an imposter SURFTECH 7/0.....vastly inferirior to the real mCoy and the XF epoxies


i just found a spider in toilet




DaveBasher
SA, 196 posts
29 Jul 2016 6:18AM
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Cobra said..

wavemaniac said..
Seriously who hi jacks a mid length topic


Yeah Ted and SB, get back on topic


SBs nugget is an imposter SURFTECH 7/0.....vastly inferirior to the real mCoy and the XF epoxies



i just found a spider in toilet





That shadow bothers me.............

surfbroker
NSW, 1488 posts
29 Jul 2016 6:54AM
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Well Dave ..he did say Mid Length

Tux
VIC, 3829 posts
29 Jul 2016 7:25AM
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Cobra said..

wavemaniac said..
Seriously who hi jacks a mid length topic


Yeah Ted and SB, get back on topic


SBs nugget is an imposter SURFTECH 7/0.....vastly inferirior to the real mCoy and the XF epoxies



i just found a spider in toilet





Geez can't belive your pushing out a cock shaped ****...what have you been up too

McHenry
SA, 1739 posts
29 Jul 2016 7:16AM
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Cobra is just upset he cant ride anything under 9 feet

Cuttlefish
QLD, 1332 posts
29 Jul 2016 8:04AM
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Bloody sideways photos.
On the other side of the coin...

Ted the Kiwi
NSW, 14256 posts
29 Jul 2016 9:02AM
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That was epic ! I thought that bloke was a bit of a pussy at the start....by the half way mark I was thinking he was mad

SP
10979 posts
29 Jul 2016 7:36AM
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Cobra said..


jeeeez and just when i was on the vinegar stroke






Last post???

What changed


www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Surfing/Longboarding/seeking-advice-new-midlength/

JBATES
SA, 227 posts
29 Jul 2016 6:52PM
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Walked into my local shop tonight and they Had an almost new Neal purchase quartet on the rack
7' 20 3/4 2 7/8. Bought it on the spot and paddled out at my local. So stoked with it. So fast and loose for a 7 footer

Steve78
TAS, 189 posts
29 Jul 2016 7:43PM
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JBATES said...
Walked into my local shop tonight and they Had an almost new Neal purchase quartet on the rack
7' 20 3/4 2 7/8. Bought it on the spot and paddled out at my local. So stoked with it. So fast and loose for a 7 footer


Great to hear you had a win.

Cobra
9106 posts
29 Jul 2016 6:02PM
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Macaha
QLD, 21887 posts
29 Jul 2016 8:03PM
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Cobra said..




So you scored the one on the left Cobra

McHenry
SA, 1739 posts
29 Jul 2016 7:44PM
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JBATES said...
Walked into my local shop tonight and they Had an almost new Neal purchase quartet on the rack
7' 20 3/4 2 7/8. Bought it on the spot and paddled out at my local. So stoked with it. So fast and loose for a 7 footer


Extreme Board riders? ?



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