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Still got your Outer Island Blowin?

That's another Kerry1 bait.
Where are you basenji boy are you out rubbing shoulders with Robert Redford and Cate Blanchet again ?

stunet wrote:

Still got your Outer Island Blowin?

Yeah , still got it. The Thing of Beauty. It's on ice till the right situation comes around again. The only board I've ridden as a quad.

Whats the dimensions Blowin ?

Im pretty sure it's 6'5" + 18 3/4 + 2 3/8. Voluminous for easy entry with those hot knife rails you want when shit gets steep. - the Outer Island that is.

Loving this puppy at the mo. "Atomic Sushi" Dave Mannion Designs
Shortest brd ever ridden, 5'10" x 21" x 2 and1/2
So quick and tweaky ;)

flashpoint rounded pin, single flyer, thruster. 5'10", 23.5", 2.75"

Chooky is that width correct ...23.5'..... surfboard or kneeboard ?

yep, that's the correct width. kneeboard.

Yahoo Captain Morgan 6'2" quad. So much fun & really versatile....

6-4 bunny chow al merrick goes great, anyone try a lost v3 model?

Coops70 wrote:

6-4 bunny chow al merrick goes great, anyone try a lost v3 model?

coops its a Channel Islands...not an Al merrick...as Al has not shaped in 10 years..........

Does Merrick still design or is he completely removed from the process now ?

since he sold C I ...8 years ago......he has not designed any new bds in fact he has retired to his fishing and grand parenting.....

CI have used his older designs......for nearly a decade now....there is no new designer shaper....but great marketing and of course the Kelly factor..........there has been a lot of talk about whether or not C I are using false and misleading advertising....would you buy a C I without reference to AM???

Nah

no
IMO its important to keep with design and progress with anything, with the people that use the products not just the designer.....!

The user is the most important key, especially with awesome feedback to the designer, which helps evolution develop in an advance way.

Sure as hell wouldn't use Sir Edmond Hillary's ice when climbing K2 next week.........

Thanks Brutus for the heads up obviously did not know that! So who is shaping at CI eg Kelly and Dane jordies boards? Guess I got hood winked by thinking Al Merrick was still designing I feel a little ripped off!

coops..you and the rest of the world......no-one knows who actually comes up with the new models and names.......

Dane and Kellys bds are shaped by one of the "ghost shapers",supposedly using Al's programs........I think this is one of the reasons Kelly left CI.....

the pros and sponsored C I Surfers actually order their bds from a catalogue not a shaper...so there is no chance of the designs/models evolving with a Shaper/designer, surfer relation like Al had with Curren/slater/machado/knox when Al was at his peak.......and now C I is just a big bubble ready to burst......

Craig, ride report and full dimensions of the 'Donny'
Dimensions by the way could be read from the moon ? Christ big writing.

9'6" bic big boy - i'm a kook and a bit of a cat funt but both things will / are changing...

Rode a Hayden Shapes shred sled this arvo in a failed attempt to persevere with it till I enjoyed the experience .

I find it skims like a stone across the top of the water. As long as setting a rail is not required then it was fine.

Turning it ? No chance.

Just the fact of the epoxy / dense foam / whatever it's got going on - I'll stick to regular foam and fibreglass thanks.

Got the 6'1 version 19' 2'3/8.

Got it as a bit of a step-up, hence touch more size than what I normally ride and the surf I rode it on the weekend was as probably small as you'd go. Was 2-3ft and I'm thinking this board is better from 4-5ft upwards.

It felt very solid underfoot and once I started to dial it in, could carve it and snap it real nicely on these fatter bowly lefts, as I said wouldn't want to be trying to throw it around in anything smaller. Just surfed it to get a feel for it.

When bigger I think it will excel, especially with how good and solid it fells under foot. In powerful overhead point/reefbreak surf it'll come into its own.

Blowin wrote:

Rode a Hayden Shapes shred sled this arvo in a failed attempt to persevere with it till I enjoyed the experience . I find it skims like a stone across the top of the water. As long as setting a rail is not required then it was fine. Turning it ? No chance. Just the fact of the epoxy / dense foam / whatever it's got going on - I'll stick to regular foam and fibreglass thanks.

What size Blowin? I've got a HS Psychedelic Germ that's 6'0" and it feels similar. Just too much foam for the feeling epoxy/EPS boards illicit. I really like that construction in small boards meant for equally small, pockety waves. Anything over 3-4 foot - so, say, a 5'9" or 5'10" for me - and I want some weight for momentum and bite.

6'0 Stu. Not my cup of tea at all.

Anyone else prefer there surfboard dimensions to be only written on the stringer ..nice and small ?

Hadn't really thought about it. I once spent over $1,000 on a custom Hawaiian gun and the shaper spelt my name wrong.

So I guess I don't care where the dims are as long as my name is spelt correctly.

Haha Udo, it's actually not that big, just the angle.

Here's another photo, with my new Westman Surfboards 6'8' waiting to be christened.

where's that left Craigo ?

A beachy you'd know well Barley.

Looks good blown up ..you take it?

Yeah, from a few years ago.

Just brought a t low 6'1 Channel island got a good price on it. So how it goes in Bali soon.

Just an update on the JR.

Took it out in powerful clean Southern Ocean reef/pointbreak surf between 4-6ft a couple of weeks ago and it came into its own.

Fast down the line and then reacts instantly when put on rail. Caught me a little by surprise first few turns but it loves to hold a line. Great stepup addition to the quiver!

Did you see any Biteys on your trip Craig?

Get some good waves?

No and yes :)

As a broke 13y.o whose parents don't surf , I have only one board, and it's a bit of a boat. It's a 6'4 surf series fish made from epoxy and stringer less with plastic rails. It doesn't have the dims written on the board but some googling revealed it has 48L of volume...

I'm 5'3 and 45 kg so you can imagine me manoeuvring it. I can't duck dive it, which makes getting caught inside or paddling out an unpleasant experience. It's loads of fun in 1-2.5ft though.

I've all but fixed my paddling In mentality problem if anyone remembers my last post.

Good work ThazL. Don't stress about your board there is plenty of time and many of us had similar experiences at your age. I surfed borrowed boards for a year before I actually got one of my own........an 8'10" single fin that I reckon had way more than 48L!

Also better having a board with a bit more buoyancy than something that is too small and thin for you.

Plus a board like that will help you get the basics down in terms of catching and riding waves easier.

Then, once you can competently ride waves and get on to something a bit more suited to your size and weight it will be like stepping out of a Landcruiser into a Ferrari. You'll love it.

Hey Zen , what are you riding , sounds a bit thicker and wider , a Ferrari , sounds a bit far fetched?

My go to groveller is a 6'4" x 20.5"x 2 5/8" Simon Anderson 5 spark. When it gets good I've got a 6'6" Simon XFC. These boards are that good I'm on my third one just reducing the width by little increments on each one, the latest being 6'6" x 19 3/8" x 2 5/8".
I'm 6'3" (191 cm) and weigh about 90kg. The 5 spark is a great board in small waves. 37 litres so easy to catch waves, low wide nose entry still with a bit of rocker in the tail so it can still be whipped around. Good board for home and a staple for the last couple of Maldives trips. The XFC is a high performance short board that does exactly what it's supposed to holds a rail, fast easy to paddle and predictable. I wish I could surf this board to its full potential.
There a few other step ups and bigger boards in the 7'+'range in the shed but what I'm looking forward to getting is a Tomo Vanguard, or Vader. Had a go on a mates 5'9" vanguard at Jails this year and wow, easy to paddle, stable fast and manourverable like nothing else. Never thought I would ride anything that short. Don't know how it would go around home, but those long perfect reef waves...... Awesome

Sharkman, ok maybe a Ferrari was a bit of a stretch:)

I've got quite a few boards here. I'm late 40's, 6ft, 92kegs but still manage to surf several times a week when there's waves. For small surf currently Channel Is. Biscuit 5'11" epoxy and when it's overhead 6'5" rounded pin custom shaped by somebody that has sadly gone MIA here on Swellnet. 6oz all round but you don't notice it when surfing it. This bloke is a fucking wizard.

Got a 5'8" twin keel fish which is a bit of fun and a really big old heavy mal for when it's tiny but just want to get out there.

Basically those but I have a few others lying around here and a couple stored at my bro's house back in Oz.

So whats the MIA Zen, bit confused , what are your widths and thickness's, thinking of upgrading my quiver and you seem very similar in size to me!

Sorry, dims, should have been more specific.

5'11" x 21" x 2 3/4"

6'5" x 21" x 3" - sounds hefty but most of that thickness is through the chest area for paddling and bear in mind I wear 5mm gear for a good part of the year which adds a few kegs to my already ample frame.

MIA, missing in action. top Aussie shaper, top surfer and top bloke that used to comment here on SN especially in regards to design. He doesn't want me to advertise him and I'm happy to show him that courtesy.

By the way, what are you riding atm?

I've been looking at stacey boards.. dont know too much about them but the Stacey 6505 and Grizzly caught my attention.

Anybody have any reviews or know abit about it? Even just the quality of finish?

Edit: anyone tried a pyzel slab 2.0??

Keegz, have a Pyzel slab (not sure if 2.0) and it's a great board!

Basically a high performance shorty with a touch more width adding that extra volume making it easier to catch waves and also more workable on less critical sections.

Leave it back in Adelaide for trips back there, but wish I had it here in Sydney.

Super responsive and great in the pocket, but also out on the face with that touch more width.

zenagain wrote:

Sorry, dims, should have been more specific.

5'11" x 21" x 2 3/4"

6'5" x 21" x 3" - sounds hefty but most of that thickness is through the chest area for paddling and bear in mind I wear 5mm gear for a good part of the year which adds a few kegs to my already ample frame.

MIA, missing in action. top Aussie shaper, top surfer and top bloke that used to comment here on SN especially in regards to design. He doesn't want me to advertise him and I'm happy to show him that courtesy.

By the way, what are you riding atm?

Zen I'm a bit older and heavier than you and ride , 5 8 x 221/2 x 3 fish type bd , have a 6 3 x 21 x 3 , a 6 9 x 22 1/2 x 3 fungrovellor, have 9 6 x 22 x 3 3/4 gun.

I find it a bit weird that the guy who shaped them also doesn't want to publish his name , has enough work , and is a bit of an anti-establishment personage.