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Yep. Granite yesterday. Pretty soft and crowded at head high. Had an 8.5" Christenson fin in it (mid of box) and while it felt good it didn't blow my mind. Caught the rail forward a few times doing cutbacks. Needed to make sure I stepped back enough but got the feeling the eggy rails don't shed water off them as quickly as a more rounded rail as well. Put an FCS 8" whip fin it today which has less area from the middle through to the fin tip and went further forward in the box and surfed it in some soft thigh to waist high beachbreak waves this morning. Marked improvement. Gave it a more responsive feel.
It's a cruisey board but should be good fun in a decent sized, hollow point wave. Might be waiting some time before that happens again now spring is just about sprung.
Another Tom Hoye 8 footer for a different mate. This one was based off mine. It's hit some solid waves this year (he got it in January).
A does a 7'2" count as a Mid-length. Check out the fin cluster on this baby. Don't forget the nun behind the single fin. Apparently he did this back in the 70s. This is what happens when Tom is feeling a bit loose. This was for the same mate who got the yellow 8'. He reckons the 8' is awesome; this one, not so much. Apparently goes well once up and going but really hates a late drop. If you ever see my mate paddle you'll know he takes a lot of late drops.
The yellow 8' from the deck looks like exactly the same shape (6'4") he made me in 87 unfortunately snapped it a few weeks later at Lefties, what dims is the 8 footer?
Tom must be 70 years plus?
Interesting board Drip. I reckon it would be fun at Yalls in summer without the big centre
Thats my midlength atm, a 6'6 Boyd Purdy based on Terry Fitzgerald Indo template (middle)
Crazy fin experiment time. Flex twins in the DVS rocket fish. Hopefully testing Monday.
Just new to this room and loving the midlength discussion. First time poster also, so i apologise in advance for any misdoings.
Looking at getting a midlenght and after some thoughts please.
Im 54 and currently downsizing from 100kg, first goal 95 and stand 170cm. Been surfing since early teens (performance shortboards). Lost my mojo 10 years or so back and quit, but buying a flat water SUP eventually lead me down the path to SUP surfing for the last 5 years in pretty much the same conditions that I used to surf in, without the suckier reefs or crowded angry points for obvious reasons LOL.
Made the switch back to shortboards 6 months or so back, starting with a 6'6 CatchSurf quad foamie 55L, then picked up a 6'8 JS Raging Bull step up 45.7L and lastly a Machado Seaside Quad 6'1 46.5L. Have had some fun waves on them all but for my local beach and surrounds (Wanda, Garie the Gong down to Bawley) Im thinking that a midlength is going to round out my quiver.
I'm at home laying down drawn out cutties, low bottom turns and love to draw 8's all day if possible:) So looking for a mid that will get me there.
From what i have read here, I'm thinking around the 7'2-7'6 length, with some entry and exit V, (single to double concave?). Not too flat in the rocker for steeper hollower waves but not too much rocker for smaller beach days?
I have already invested in a couple of different keel quad fin sets, so thinking of maybe going with the 5 fin option, to play with quad or twin options. Most here seem to love the 2+1 setup, mmmm what to do?
Also keen on light to medium swallow tails, but don't mind a rounded pin either.
These are my thoughts on what might suit me best so far but open to suggestions please.
Can anyone recommend and surf shops, in the Illawarra region, that have a good selection of mid's?
Have been keeping an eye on here and Gumtree also. If anyone has seen or knows of anything similar to these available anywhere, please let me know also.
The two pics below are of boards that have REALLY caught my eye as lovely specimens of midlenghts.
I think that the top one is only a 3 fin setup though?
