Carn' the Tigers..

They both look the same..

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DavidJohn said..
Carn' the Tigers..

They both look the same..

Agreed! Is there a difference?

Gripped to the nose so we will be seeing some nose taps hey hilly There the carbon ones I take it Look good hope the swell dose the right thing late next week for you .

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stimo said...
Gripped to the nose so we will be seeing some nose taps hey hilly There the carbon ones I take it Look good hope the swell dose the right thing late next week for you .

Left one as it is carbon as Stimo pointed out. Don't ask why there is no big carbon sticker, I have no idea. Knowing Jimmy he will just say pick em up and you can tell. 8 5 130l 5kg sans fins

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hilly said...

stimo said...
Gripped to the nose so we will be seeing some nose taps hey hilly There the carbon ones I take it Look good hope the swell dose the right thing late next week for you .

Left one as it is carbon as Stimo pointed out. Don't ask why there is no big carbon sticker, I have no idea. Knowing Jimmy he will just say pick em up and you can tell. 8 5 130l 5kg sans fins

Does the carbon still have the same high gloss finish ? Or is it brushed

Did you read my post or actually look at the pictures

Oh and handle is ledge type. Bit big??? Will find out if toes go in on Tues or Wed early.

Concave thingos between fins. Bit of vee on tail

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tortise said..
Does the carbon still have the same high gloss finish ? Or is it brushed

The point is they look the same, only picking them up you feel the difference.

This is from his website:

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hilly said...
Did you read my post or actually look at the pictures

Ha ha nah just looked at the pretty pictures
it's Sunday I do my best not to think

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tortise said..

hilly said...
Did you read my post or actually look at the pictures

Ha ha nah just looked at the pretty pictures
it's Sunday I do my best not to think

They are pretty

Pretty ugly..... I don't get the grip to the nose

Ugly???? No way. Jimmy Lewis boards are universes away from ugly.

I have a 10'2" Mano and would love grip to the nose. Sometimes when you are paddling hard, the front foot goes forward, for that extra bit of drive. Without the grip, it sometimes ends up A over T.

I am seriously thinking down sizing to a 8 - 9 1/2 JL.

These look great and I am seriously jealous.

ManoM

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Cam Gillies said..
Pretty ugly..... I don't get the grip to the nose

Try this then

Ugly....Vomit on a board.. Sure they go alright just look gross

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Cam Gillies said...
Ugly....Vomit on a board.. Sure they go alright just look gross

Not a Starboard is it

No - It's a Jimmy Lewis...... Silly Hilly

G'Day Hilly,

Do you know the difference in weight between the carbon and the sandwich construction in the 8' 5?

regards Anthony

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Cam Gillies said...
Ugly....Vomit on a board.. Sure they go alright just look gross

Man I've never heard someone bag out a couple of jimmy's boards before I guess high quality boards aren't for everyone
enjoy what ever floating pig you ride

I'd go for the scale, that thing is cool, green face, big black eyes, and a mouth that yells the weight back at you.

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Antho said...
G'Day Hilly,

Do you know the difference in weight between the carbon and the sandwich construction in the 8' 5?

regards Anthony

Did not weigh the stock one but there is a significant difference at least a kilo

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tortise said...

Cam Gillies said...
Ugly....Vomit on a board.. Sure they go alright just look gross

Man I've never heard someone bag out a couple of jimmy's boards before I guess high quality boards aren't for everyone
enjoy what ever floating pig you ride

Ha ha, hourses for courses, don't take it personally champ, never said they weren't high quality or didn't perform well, just dont like colours or grip to the nose... My current pig of a board goes well

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Cam Gillies said..
Pretty ugly..... I don't get the grip to the nose

I can see you doing old style hang 10 with an arched back way up there on the nose Hilly. You won't fall off with that grip.

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Cam Gillies said..
Pretty ugly..... I don't get the grip to the nose

I can see you doing old style hang 10 with an arched back way up there on the nose Hilly. You won't fall off with that grip.

I can fall off anything :) Must admit the full grip not my thing, I may rip it off and do a custom grip job if the board goes as good as it looks like it will.

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hilly said..

Cam Gillies said..
Pretty ugly..... I don't get the grip to the nose

Try this then

Cam Gillies said..
Ugly....Vomit on a board.. Sure they go alright just look gross

Nice Legs Jen

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fester said..

Nice Legs Jen

Yes not bad for an old chook :)

6am paddle tomorrow to get some legs for 2 weeks at Exmouth :)

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hilly said..

fester said..

Nice Legs Jen

Yes not bad for an old chook :)

6am paddle tomorrow to get some legs for 2 weeks at Exmouth :)

Enjoy the north with the new JL toy.
Be keen on some feed back, hiring that model off Jankie(Bali) in Nov

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fester said..
Be keen on some feed back, hiring that model off Jankie(Bali) in Nov

Paddle at the retirement village with 10 other sups this morning. Used GL quads, next time thruster then maybe five up at Exmouth.

Initial thoughts:

The good
Fast with the fat tail and deep concave - Shot off the back on the first wave real kook effort :)
Really light so made a few good smacks off the close out which I would not have on my Stungun. Can flick the board up more vertical right at the last instant.
Very stable for 30 inch wide and caught waves well for a 8 5.
Good rail to rail as only 30 inches wide.
Glide was ok, paddled pretty straight no circle work I get on really wide short boards.
Bounced over the foam on the way out well - nose rocker helped.

The bad
At 110kg front to back stability on an 8 5 at 125l meant I kept moving no relaxing times. Fell a few times after climbing foam easily because the tail sank in the whitewater.
I will need to get used to the wide tail I am not a fan, would prefer a thinner narrower tail but at that length I would sink :(

The interesting
Surprisingly need the full pad, had my front foot on the shark for a few take offs. Wide point and volume forward.
Found out how to tell if carbon - you can see it where the leash plug is routed out. Thin black line.
It was easier to turn when I did not really drive into it as I do on narrow thin boards - I will have to get used to that.

Overall a really fun board, I will need to tinker with the fins to get a feel I like

How much are the carbon ones?

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Zeusman said...
How much are the carbon ones?

Disregard. Just looked them up.