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Created by chrispthekiwi chrispthekiwi  > 9 months ago, 22 May 2017
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SP
SP

SP

10982 posts

25 May 2017 8:16am
Rolls Royce of mids...

Dream board for me..




chrispthekiwi
chrispthekiwi

83 posts

25 May 2017 2:41pm
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SP said..
Rolls Royce of mids...

Dream board for me..





would love a c-bucket or a flat tracker!
lordsword
lordsword

6 posts

25 May 2017 6:07pm
What about any one of the Vouch mid-lengths?
Evo, Rolled Vee's, mid length fishes...
With Paul Hutchinson shaping them all you know they're going to go amazing. That guy is a magician! Got my first board from him in 1970 and never had a bad one!
chrispthekiwi
chrispthekiwi

83 posts

26 May 2017 6:27am

Surf69
Surf69

WA

883 posts

27 May 2017 12:18pm
The Scorpion will be great, looking forward to the ride report. On another note has anyone ridden a "Shiva" by Maurice Cole yet?
laceys lane
laceys lane

QLD

19804 posts

27 May 2017 2:30pm
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Surf69 said..
The Scorpion will be great, looking forward to the ride report. On another note has anyone ridden a "Shiva" by Maurice Cole yet?


tux was on to that board
chrispthekiwi
chrispthekiwi

83 posts

29 Jul 2017 5:35am
update ride report: I've been out on the scorpion a couple times, it goes well but really does like a bit of push with waves because of the narrow tail.

but I picked up one of Thomas Bexon's personal boards from his recent visit here and what I board I can't get off the thing!

The board paddles exceptionally, glides beautifully into waves loves a nice high line and is super fast. It really has been a quiver killer since I got it.
















Surf69
Surf69

WA

883 posts

29 Jul 2017 3:19pm
nice!!
Macaha
Macaha

QLD

21981 posts

29 Jul 2017 6:35pm
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Surf69 said..
nice!!


agree very nice
Souwester
Souwester

WA

1266 posts

29 Jul 2017 8:00pm
Gotta love a good mid-length, I feel they have come a long way from the first ones I learnt to surf on.

Recently passed an 8'er onto a mate, board was a custom that was made how I wanted and it did everything I asked of it. Sold it to fund a new board and now my mate loves it just as much as I did.

Looking at the above Thomas board the only thing I would probably change when I get another one is to get the nose pulled in a bit and probably mid 7', that Thomas board just looks like so much fun.

Only thing about my 8'er was that it was a tad long for tight waves and it had a larger nose which got in the way at times.


AndyrooMac
AndyrooMac

TAS

1925 posts

1 Aug 2017 5:15pm
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chrispthekiwi said..
update ride report: I've been out on the scorpion a couple times, it goes well but really does like a bit of push with waves because of the narrow tail.

but I picked up one of Thomas Bexon's personal boards from his recent visit here and what I board I can't get off the thing!

The board paddles exceptionally, glides beautifully into waves loves a nice high line and is super fast. It really has been a quiver killer since I got it.

















That looks like a really sweet ride... Very much in the Howard Super Mini outline... Have you tried running it as a single fin? I'd be either running it with a nice flex single or widow maker set up, i.e. much smaller side bites... That said, if it's working who needs to change it

That's my Vouch 6' Stand Up Spoon set up below, 9.1" Tudor Flex with sidebites...




chrispthekiwi
chrispthekiwi

83 posts

1 Aug 2017 4:22pm
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AndyrooMac said..

chrispthekiwi said..
update ride report: I've been out on the scorpion a couple times, it goes well but really does like a bit of push with waves because of the narrow tail.

but I picked up one of Thomas Bexon's personal boards from his recent visit here and what I board I can't get off the thing!

The board paddles exceptionally, glides beautifully into waves loves a nice high line and is super fast. It really has been a quiver killer since I got it.

















That looks like a really sweet ride... Very much in the Howard Super Mini outline... Have you tried running it as a single fin? I'd be either running it with a nice flex single or widow maker set up, i.e. much smaller side bites... That said, if it's working who needs to change it

That's my Vouch 6' Stand Up Spoon set up below, 9.1" Tudor Flex with sidebites...





I've been using FCS GL side bites in it with a Knost 8" Flex fin. Haven't tried it as a single yet. but hopefully will over the next couple days, Surf looks like its gonna be pumping.
chrispy
chrispy

WA

9675 posts

1 Aug 2017 5:33pm
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such a versatile shape and size that could be a ship wrecked island board,

how is the bottom of it,i cannot tell from the pics...

and great score
chrispthekiwi
chrispthekiwi

83 posts

2 Aug 2017 5:42am
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chrispy said..

such a versatile shape and size that could be a ship wrecked island board,

how is the bottom of it,i cannot tell from the pics...

and great score




Soft hull entry through to a single to double concave - Is 4-6ft offshore with 13 sec swell period on the points here so will give it a good run in some solid juice today.
AndyrooMac
AndyrooMac

TAS

1925 posts

2 Aug 2017 8:09am
Sounds siiiiiiiiiiiiick... Pics or it didn't happen though dude
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