OK, please go gently here as Iam potentially exposing myself to a lot of ridicule ... Planning on taking my 9'1 creek to Bali soon. Flying with qantas and their size limit is 9'1.. by the time I add a bag and protection i think my 'package' will be about 9'2+. potential issues...
So it got me thinking what if the board lost 2-3" off the nose ie squared it off slightly without changing the rest of the outline. SORRY STC.
Thus becoming 8'10 ??? Would this impact on the performance of the board ???

bomberdave said..
OK, please go gently here as Iam potentially exposing myself to a lot of ridicule ... Planning on taking my 9'1 creek to Bali soon. Flying with qantas and their size limit is 9'1.. by the time I add a bag and protection i think my 'package' will be about 9'2+. potential issues...
So it got me thinking what if the board lost 2-3" off the nose ie squared it off slightly without changing the rest of the outline. SORRY STC.
Thus becoming 8'10 ??? Would this impact on the performance of the board ???

Shoulda got a 8.10 speed

they won't notice
they don't even have a tape measure .

They won't even measure it. They may ask at check in the length. To which you reply 9'0". Are you flying out of sydney?

Surely you are taking the piss.
I just flew Qantas with my 9'2 Stun Gun in a 9'6 cover Perth to Brisbane
It also had a paddle, a kite, harness, wetsuit top etc 20kg, they didn't blink an eye.
I was tempted to push my luck with the 10' Sunova Style, it's been done before but it can be an issue.

Pack it as it is. The Qantas baggage handlers with make sure it has a few inches missing of the nose when you arrive in Bali. You can then spend the first couple of days getting the new shorter nose profile glassed ready to take in the water.

Qantas 737's aren't containerised so if it doesn't fit in the bulk hold they will place it very carefully in the main cargo hold, hopefully!

I wouldn't take on a Qantas plane in the first place. They'll destroy that beautiful board

Cool thanks, pulled the trigger and going over next Wed for 3 weeks with the sup 8 footer flying Qantas chiefly because of their board length policy, when you going dave?

My 9.1 fits in my clearly marked 2800 bag ,I will be taking it to Maldives .in may .