I looked at one of these today in a shop and it seemed to have much less rocker than my Mc T 9' 1" fireball evolution 2.

I am thinking it may be a good match to my Quiver for less that favorable surf conditions for easier wave catching, any comments would be appreciated.

I have the chance to demo the Tolhurst in a couple of weeks

the bloke makes excellent boards....i would way rather a tufflite than a gsi piece of ****,as the tufflite are pretty much bullet proof...the flatter rocker will give you heaps of wave catching fun....go buy it now

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i greened you because i love the return of that pic...i would like it as a canvas

or a high quality Tatt somewhere

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i greened you because i love the return of that pic...i would like it as a canvas

i red you because i can

I've had Billy T both Tuflite and foam and found the foam was much better..BUT..Surftech and nearly indestructable.

Guess you have to weigh up your prioraties..

I prefer Brett Munro in foam.

Thanks guys by any chance are you Tolhurst enthusiasts.

Also Mc T guys I am very happy with my Evo 2 however just looking to add to my quiver with a board that for me is more user friendly for the hard to catch wave but I do not want a log style.

Also from my surfing experience in prone, Windsurfing, kite surfing and SUP - light and shortish is good mixed with width, rocker and volume for me at 76 kg.

From all my surfing likes my weakest skill wise is prone LB so keen to improve.

All helpful comments very appreciated.

Bill is a living legend .... stick a pic or five up Wazza

not at all mate...but the billy boards i have seen have been crazy nice....as for the tufflite,i know those things are bullet proof.
yep munro makes nice boards,as does gary burden from astro...but the op was asking about billy...me im in love with mr steve del rosso from clearwater surfboard fame

I had one and I reckon it was the pick of the tufflite longboards. Great board. Good performer.
I like that one you have there Surfbroker. Is that a foam stringer ?

Yes it's foam..a real special board and the most I kick myself up the ar*e for selling..nose block,twin ply stringers,floral inlay..

Mostly you see Tolhurst HP mals but Billy also makes a nice log..I have a mate who has a few.no sharpe edges ..really nice.

I also had this Tolly..7'4" hull..loose as a goooose.

I now have been shown a Robert August What I Ride version at 9'. It has a very flat rocker however other design features to help performance.

Any comments as it hard to get demos

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I now have been shown a Robert August What I Ride version at 9'. It has a very flat rocker however other design features to help performance.

Any comments as it hard to get demos

I rode the 9'6 and didnt like it. If youre going to ride a light tufflite board you might as well get a more performance shape.

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I now have been shown a Robert August What I Ride version at 9'. It has a very flat rocker however other design features to help performance.

Any comments as it hard to get demos

I rode an 8' 4" WIR model in tuflite for 5 years..good board as I am only 65 kegs..also got keen and had a WIR 9' 4"(I think) also Tuffy..but too floaty for my weight.
I thought McT Fireball was about the best mal I've had..beside Munro.

I've got the 9'6" Tolhurst ST; fast board but slow to paddle with the ridiculous fins that it comes with- M5 sides plus 7" centre- feels like an anchor hanging off the back end. Swapped to 9" soulglide or 9.25 Skyp Fry single, what a massive difference! Crazy fast, the single fin sets this board onfire! Some loss of stabilty with no side fins, but speed leaves you laughing. Can get a little hard to control when gets bigger, but then you just switch back to tri fins.

I surfed the 9.0 Tufflite for a couple of years and it's still my all time favourite longboard. I also had Tolhurst 6.4 quad fish in Tufflite that I liked a lot. So I guess I'm a bit of a Tolhurst fan. I just wish he made SUPs.

Yeah..I had a Billy 6'10" fish in Tuflite..best short board ever..

Good work Lads - bit of sex in there - cheers for da pics