Select to expand quotesmh said..
Here is some footage of Grant on the Sub x shot up on the northern beaches in Sydney.
Thanks SMH, enjoyed that. Those are the sort of waves i surf as often as not and, under his feet, the board sure seems to do exactly what he shaped it to do. 
Select to expand quoteTed the Kiwi said..
He sure walks that board gracefully !
Yes Ted he surfs well at 56. Select to expand quotewavelength said..smh said..
Here is some footage of Grant on the Sub x shot up on the northern beaches in Sydney.
Thanks SMH, enjoyed that. Those are the sort of waves i surf as often as not and, under his feet, the board sure seems to do exactly what he shaped it to do.
It runs through those fat bits well. They were pretty bumpy waves. I've surfed with Grant a few times in decent waves when he's ridden the SUBX and it goes good.
Who's the hairy bloke holding the MR board....... And thanks for the photo today.
"BOOM BABY BOOM".....uncle is ffffrrroofffiingg, just got the call from master foam mower Miller & the new 6'9" subx is only 1 week away. Had been goin' so good on the 7'er that what's left of the grey matter whispered to me & said (while sitting in the lineup) "You can go shorter" .."at 62yo nah"..."yes you can what about that last wave"..its here that I crumbled. So after a good yak with Grant the newie is shorter with a few extra tweeks. Kaint wait.
Special mention:- PUP thank you for the invaluable advice re the Mango. Mango was taken by mouth & inserted the other end, very soothing (photos may be forthcoming). So, in recognition of service to the Mango industry & medical science I'd, if you'd accept it, like to submit your name to the "powers that are" of this Seabreezeyverse ask that you be elevated & recognised as a full "Moon Doggie". Thank you..now its past beer o'clock & I gotta catch up.
Ah Unclethirsty my son .....
...... I am stoked that you have returned full of health , vitality & Frothiness ....
..... I was only praying to the Holy Magnate the other day that you may be blessed with immortality , lots of wicked Porn & the odd nice root each week brother .... 
..... they say good frothers find the eternal Mango maybe even the Everlasting Beer Fountain and most certainly the bestest most filthy BoardPorn
Go forth & get a large sweet ripe Mango up you champion for you have made my day
Unreal the connection you two have.
TIME TO GET A ROOM and put some mangos in your bra,the only question I have is,who's wearing it
Pup..er Moon Doggie..after that most eloquent reply I'm now envisage a remake of "the Life of Brian" with a mango scene somewhere, probably around the "biggis dickis" scene... Incontinta Buttocks could have prob used a good mango..LOL.
Now here's an idea for a new thread, rewrite a movie scene a place a mango appropiately:- casabalanca, Rick (Bogie) is at the bar utters the immortal words " of all the gin joint in all the world she walks into mine", slams his fist on the bar & there's a MANGO there "blat/squish", be a different movie after that..LOL.
Select to expand quoteunclethirsty said..
Pup..er Moon Doggie..after that most eloquent reply I'm now envisage a remake of "the Life of Brian" with a mango scene somewhere, probably around the "biggis dickis" scene... Incontinta Buttocks could have prob used a good mango..LOL.
Now here's an idea for a new thread, rewrite a movie scene a place a mango appropiately:- casabalanca, Rick (Bogie) is at the bar utters the immortal words " of all the gin joint in all the world she walks into mine", slams his fist on the bar & there's a MANGO there "blat/squish", be a different movie after that..LOL.
Big call here,your really starting to sound like Pup,so are you
Select to expand quoteMacaha said..unclethirsty said..
Pup..er Moon Doggie..after that most eloquent reply I'm now envisage a remake of "the Life of Brian" with a mango scene somewhere, probably around the "biggis dickis" scene... Incontinta Buttocks could have prob used a good mango..LOL.
Now here's an idea for a new thread, rewrite a movie scene a place a mango appropiately:- casabalanca, Rick (Bogie) is at the bar utters the immortal words " of all the gin joint in all the world she walks into mine", slams his fist on the bar & there's a MANGO there "blat/squish", be a different movie after that..LOL.
Big call here,your really starting to sound like Pup,so are you
Hush now Mister mc62Macaha or I shall smash thee at LM , smite thou at Greenie & sneak up clandestinely behind you at Snapper reef up yer Flowered Boardies past ya thunderous thighs giving you a wicked wedgie I am not anywhere remotely worthy of such bestowments 
you see our Unclethirsty is an immaculate HG wagon amongst the hordes of lifeless modern cardboard boxes , his wax is directly from the hive - ours is from some puny hipster nutsack his beer stays aerated for an hour and I am lucky to see 4 minutes so no I am not the Uncle ..... but I am farken thirsty
Yea Pup.. ye shall walk thru the valley of sweet smelling hops, chance upon the perfect wave & beer wenches will see to your every need. Here endth the lesson..back to surfing there's swell in them thar hills (well at least that whats predicted for Syd-ah-knee tomoz)
Select to expand quoteunclethirsty said..
Now here's an idea for a new thread, rewrite a movie scene a place a mango appropiately:- casabalanca, Rick (Bogie) is at the bar utters the immortal words " of all the gin joint in all the world she walks into mine", slams his fist on the bar & there's a MANGO there "blat/squish", be a different movie after that..LOL.
Bhahahahaha Gold right there folks.
Here's some pics of the new 6'9" subx. Also some words from Grant on how he interpreted my jibbering about a new board into a new board. Ha I think actual pics are in the gallery dunno how that happened:-
Hi Steve, you mentioned when you picked up on Saturday that you were very impressed with the look of the new 6’9” SUBX, and interested in how I had interpreted what you told me at time of ordering into the design of the new board. Things at the factory are always a bit hectic on Saturday mornings so I couldn’t really go through it all with you then. I’ve thought a bit more about your comment since then and have made a few notes here which may be useful to you.
We were replacing your existing 7’0” X 23 ¼” X 3 ¼” SUBX with a new 6’9” SUBBY. Both boards are set up as 2 plus 1’s with a 10” fin box and Quad plugs. You had been extremely happy with this board and just wanted some refinements. You told me that you wanted the new one to be a bit looser and maybe a bit more sensitive rail to rail. Also that the deck on the old board was maybe a bit too rolled under your chest and you wanted that flattened out, and also that at times the tail felt a bit too corky (hard to sink)at high speed. You were also interested in trying the new board as a Thruster, and lastly, still wanted the same paddle out of the 6’9” as you had with the 7’0”. I think that’s all.
Changes: Adding volume. New dimensions are 6’9” X 23 ¼” X 3 3/8”. I wanted to give you as close to an identical paddle as possible even with the reduction in length and so I increased the overall thickness by 1/8”. That might not sound like much extra Steve, but when carried over the majority of the board it all adds up. I also flattened out the area under your chest as requested which has the effect of adding volume in the rail/deck foil to that area as well. To blend that extra deck thickness in nicely I also increased the thickness of the nose foil from the tip back to the chest area.
Losing volume. To make the new board a bit looser I increased the outline curve slightly by narrowing the nose and tail relative to the wide point. Some people might have just moved the fins forward, but that sacrifices drive, and while increasing outline curve also reduces drive a little, the SUBX has plenty of drive to spare because of its very fast bottom shape. There is also a good argument that a looser outline enables you to generate more speed by winding the board up through the turns more easily. More sensitivity rail to rail was addressed by giving you a slightly finer rail foil (thickness) while the corky-ness in the tail was reduced by thinning out the tail a little. As with adding volume, all these little reductions in foam add up and had to be balanced by the extra thickness as described earlier.
Lastly, so that you can use the new board as a Thruster (with an FCS adaptor in the 10” fin box), I moved the fin box back closer to the tail. The box is still long enough to give you the necessary adjustment range when using a single fin, but also close enough to the tail for a legitimate Thruster back fin position.
Steve I really enjoy the challenge of working with you to give you what you want in each new board. Refinement of variables and careful record keeping is definitely the way to go, rather than jumping from one design to another as many surfers do. I hope this breakdown helps you to link up the dots a little as I know how interested in surfboard design you are. See you in the water.
Grant
Select to expand quotewavelength said..
Great words and board from a great shaper. And that's a great looking deck, too.
Totally agree SIC
Nice . I'm sure it will do the trick. Grant keeps records of every board so you'll definitely get what you asked for. I would have loved to have got one of these. You'll be lucky to get it out onto the water before Thursday. Bad weather here.
hey not bagging it really.
but is it
1. a SUP…sorry 666 i know thats a fine
2. a boggie board.
3. a thong.
sorry if i offend (not really) just not my cup of bundy that whole shape.
hey each to their own,,i just hate all those shapes in,,, short boards and 666.
thats just me. as you were
Select to expand quoteCobra said..
hey not bagging it really.
but is it
1. a SUP…sorry 666 i know thats a fine
2. a boggie board.
3. a thong.
sorry if i offend (not really) just not my cup of bundy that whole shape.
hey each to their own,,i just hate all those shapes in,,, short boards and 666.
thats just me. as you were
I reckon you've had a hell of a lot more than just one cup of bundy.
Select to expand quotelaceys lane said..Cobra said..
hey not bagging it really.
but is it
1. a SUP…sorry 666 i know thats a fine
2. a boggie board.
3. a thong.
sorry if i offend (not really) just not my cup of bundy that whole shape.
hey each to their own,,i just hate all those shapes in,,, short boards and 666.
thats just me. as you were
I reckon you've had a hell of a lot more than just one cup of bundy.
nope haven't had a drink in a while.
im not starting anything here and not looking for a reaction to my comments, I'm not sh!t stirring,
just being honest,thats how i feel about this shape, always have Lacey.
i also dislike the 666's with the sawn off tail & nose.
but if people say they dislike the look off pigs or Meyerhoffer's thats fine.
Select to expand quotewavelength said..
I just had a flashback....
Enjoyed that Wavelength. Good clip
Select to expand quoteunclethirsty said..
Here's some pics of the new 6'9" subx. Also some words from Grant on how he interpreted my jibbering about a new board into a new board. Ha I think actual pics are in the gallery dunno how that happened:-
Hi Steve, you mentioned when you picked up on Saturday that you were very impressed with the look of the new 6’9” SUBX, and interested in how I had interpreted what you told me at time of ordering into the design of the new board. Things at the factory are always a bit hectic on Saturday mornings so I couldn’t really go through it all with you then. I’ve thought a bit more about your comment since then and have made a few notes here which may be useful to you.
We were replacing your existing 7’0” X 23 ¼” X 3 ¼” SUBX with a new 6’9” SUBBY. Both boards are set up as 2 plus 1’s with a 10” fin box and Quad plugs. You had been extremely happy with this board and just wanted some refinements. You told me that you wanted the new one to be a bit looser and maybe a bit more sensitive rail to rail. Also that the deck on the old board was maybe a bit too rolled under your chest and you wanted that flattened out, and also that at times the tail felt a bit too corky (hard to sink)at high speed. You were also interested in trying the new board as a Thruster, and lastly, still wanted the same paddle out of the 6’9” as you had with the 7’0”. I think that’s all.
Changes: Adding volume. New dimensions are 6’9” X 23 ¼” X 3 3/8”. I wanted to give you as close to an identical paddle as possible even with the reduction in length and so I increased the overall thickness by 1/8”. That might not sound like much extra Steve, but when carried over the majority of the board it all adds up. I also flattened out the area under your chest as requested which has the effect of adding volume in the rail/deck foil to that area as well. To blend that extra deck thickness in nicely I also increased the thickness of the nose foil from the tip back to the chest area.
Losing volume. To make the new board a bit looser I increased the outline curve slightly by narrowing the nose and tail relative to the wide point. Some people might have just moved the fins forward, but that sacrifices drive, and while increasing outline curve also reduces drive a little, the SUBX has plenty of drive to spare because of its very fast bottom shape. There is also a good argument that a looser outline enables you to generate more speed by winding the board up through the turns more easily. More sensitivity rail to rail was addressed by giving you a slightly finer rail foil (thickness) while the corky-ness in the tail was reduced by thinning out the tail a little. As with adding volume, all these little reductions in foam add up and had to be balanced by the extra thickness as described earlier.
Lastly, so that you can use the new board as a Thruster (with an FCS adaptor in the 10” fin box), I moved the fin box back closer to the tail. The box is still long enough to give you the necessary adjustment range when using a single fin, but also close enough to the tail for a legitimate Thruster back fin position.
Steve I really enjoy the challenge of working with you to give you what you want in each new board. Refinement of variables and careful record keeping is definitely the way to go, rather than jumping from one design to another as many surfers do. I hope this breakdown helps you to link up the dots a little as I know how interested in surfboard design you are. See you in the water.
Grant
mmmmmmm green is nice Uncle you have outdone your magnificent self my son you are indeed worthy of the pious Mango God's loving embrace
