Mini mal
Either of these will do you.....such bargains unlikely to still be available within the next hour..
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Incredible price for that second one.
yeah, only thing I don't like is the thruster set-up
stunet wrote:Incredible price for that second one.
Edge Bottom sold quickly....was a good buy.
Does anyone know where I could get a very mini mal shaped around 7’ with a thruster setup ?. sounds easy until I mention I’d like an ultra light blank and glass job. I’m trying to replace a much loved Michael Anthony shape from the nineties. I’m happy to pay the piper and live in south west vic but would be happy to to order online if the shaper can make what I want
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EPS SIDEWAYS 'BULLET' MINI MAL - MU - Has anyone used it? How has this board performed?
Bloody pricey new but maybe check out a used Firewire Thunderbolt Moe (5 fin eggy shape). Saw a bloke on a 7’2 the other week and he was bloody ripping on it. Good surfer obviously but still surprising how hp and nimble it was.
I have a 6'8" coming to the end of it's lifespan which has been such an unbelievable and versatile board I decided to copy the dimensions a few months back. See what you think.
Seaweed wrote:Does anyone know where I could get a very mini mal shaped around 7’ with a thruster setup ?. sounds easy until I mention I’d like an ultra light blank and glass job. I’m trying to replace a much loved Michael Anthony shape from the nineties. I’m happy to pay the piper and live in south west vic but would be happy to to order online if the shaper can make what I want
Have you tried contacting Zak Surfboards in Thornbury (now called Melbourne Surf, I think)? They stock MAD's boards and can probably put you in touch with the man himself.
So many options. Plenty of shapers in and around Torquay and Surf Coast. Not sure why it would be hard to find someone if you're willing to pay a fair price. I'd start with Greg Brown at Gash. I think Titch lives in Thailand but he still makes boards.
https://www.facebook.com/MichaelAnthonyDesigns/
https://www.instagram.com/michael.anthony.designs/?hl=en
Sorry I’m a bit more south of that coast and Mr Anthony seems to be OS alot. What I should have asked is when trying to make a board as light as possible is it only a matter of cloth and glass or do blanks come in a range of weights.
Blanks come in different densities.
The light weight ones will pressure ding more easily.
For a mini-mal my preference would be a high density blank with standard light glassing of 4x4 top and 4x bottom.
If you're going to be riding form the mid section and tail ( ie no nose riding), you could ask for a 4 top and bottom with another 4 on top that is cut into a triangle starting from about a qtr way up with the apex at the tip of the nose.
Drops a bit of weight and gives a good flex pattern for surfing imo.
lostdoggy wrote:Blanks come in different densities.
The light weight ones will pressure ding more easily.
For a mini-mal my preference would be a high density blank with standard light glassing of 4x4 top and 4x bottom.If you're going to be riding form the mid section and tail ( ie no nose riding), you could ask for a 4 top and bottom with another 4 on top that is cut into a triangle starting from about a qtr way up with the apex at the tip of the nose.
Drops a bit of weight and gives a good flex pattern for surfing imo.
No only different density, if you're getting a EPS core board from an import company these blanks are cut from a huge block of EPS with hot wire. no wonder they have so many issues with those boards.
Yeh, I thought I said that, but a low density blank will be lighter in the finished product, no?
burleigh wrote:lostdoggy wrote:Blanks come in different densities.
The light weight ones will pressure ding more easily.
For a mini-mal my preference would be a high density blank with standard light glassing of 4x4 top and 4x bottom.If you're going to be riding form the mid section and tail ( ie no nose riding), you could ask for a 4 top and bottom with another 4 on top that is cut into a triangle starting from about a qtr way up with the apex at the tip of the nose.
Drops a bit of weight and gives a good flex pattern for surfing imo.No only different density, if you're getting a EPS core board from an import company these blanks are cut from a huge block of EPS with hot wire. no wonder they have so many issues with those boards.
Local EPS blanks are hotwired too. Shouldn't be a problem as, unlike PU, when EPS blocks are blown the foam is the same density all the way through.
Has to be as there are a lot of construction uses for EPS (concreting for example) where density is crucial.
Supposedly the best EPS is made in Finland ?
stunet wrote:burleigh wrote:lostdoggy wrote:Blanks come in different densities.
The light weight ones will pressure ding more easily.
For a mini-mal my preference would be a high density blank with standard light glassing of 4x4 top and 4x bottom.If you're going to be riding form the mid section and tail ( ie no nose riding), you could ask for a 4 top and bottom with another 4 on top that is cut into a triangle starting from about a qtr way up with the apex at the tip of the nose.
Drops a bit of weight and gives a good flex pattern for surfing imo.No only different density, if you're getting a EPS core board from an import company these blanks are cut from a huge block of EPS with hot wire. no wonder they have so many issues with those boards.
Local EPS blanks are hotwired too. Shouldn't be a problem as, unlike PU, when EPS blocks are blown the foam is the same density all the way through.
Has to be as there are a lot of construction uses for EPS (concreting for example) where density is crucial.
I think that is the problem with cheap EPS blocks. The density isnt the same all the way through. which will obviously bring inconsistencies in production of these cheap imported boards.
Hi
I’m after a manoeuvrable mini mal for the two to three foot mush I surf 90 percent of the time. I don’t want a softie or a fish. Anyone got some good ideas. I weigh 78 kg and am 172 cm. Intermediate surfer. Been surfing for 35 years and getting worse. Ha