Surfboards for those getting older slower and fatter

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SurferSam started the topic in Thursday, 7 May 2020 at 7:52pm

Ha ha in the same vibe as my previous thread thought I’d start one about surfboards for old dudes

Thinking of getting this for decent waves

https://www.yahoosurfboards.com.au/boards/mark-ogram/wahoo/

Looking at the 7’ for easy paddle , I’m a bit over 100 kg

Thoughts ? and feel free to share recommendations of anything else

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quadzilla Saturday, 9 May 2020 at 3:32pm

McCoy has been making boards for Older and Bigger surfers for a long time now.The glass SurfAgency ones are fairly priced and well made(overseas).Customs costalotta.
Poxy SA models are not that strong from my experience but they go well.

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kbomb Sunday, 10 May 2020 at 11:01am

Murray Burton on the goldy makes great big guy/ old guy boards. Send him an email.

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Rabbits68 Sunday, 10 May 2020 at 11:18am

Definitely worth having a chat with Oggy at Yahoo. He makes great boards & is always super helpful.

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Dale -Cooper Sunday, 10 May 2020 at 11:26am

Oggy's Kelvinator makes small surf fun again. Old blokes are all over them. Everyone is! The fastest board in the West!

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Rabbits68 Sunday, 10 May 2020 at 11:40am

Spot on Dale. My favorite & most fun board at the moment is my 5’9” Kelvo. Puts a smile on my dial every surf :-)

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Terminal Sunday, 10 May 2020 at 11:20pm

Yeah that kelvinator model looks really nice, how's it go on your backhand with the wide tail? I've got something very similar in my quiver, kind of a cross between the kelvinator and a bing dharma v1. Good on the forehand but I struggle a bit sometimes with the wide tail on my backhand. Really have to have my foot in the right spot...

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Rabbits68 Monday, 11 May 2020 at 1:19am

I love surfing on my backhand Terminal. No issues from my perspective.

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Terminal Monday, 11 May 2020 at 2:30am

Nice, it's a really functional looking board

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Dale -Cooper Monday, 11 May 2020 at 12:56pm

I concur, Rabbit. No issues. Even when stuffing yourself inside little backside nuggets. If anything, it's hard to slow the bugger down!

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Robin Masters Monday, 11 May 2020 at 10:18pm

McCoy for me too.
I’ve been on Geoff’s boards for over 21 years. I was born fat, old and slow so they suit my demographic. A lot of guys surf to a very high standard on his boards though