Uncle goatman gets a few too many good waves on his new stick so I gotta try and have a few stabs at him and his double ended dildo on here
Sounds like the Vanguard would be the go for me then. Thanks heaps for the advice. A few more questions.
1) are you saying the shape doesn't work in the bigger sizes? I am 6'2" and 90 kgs and my all rounders these days are 6'10" or 7', both coming in around 48l. As a result I really would think I would be looking at the 6' or 6'2".
2) which of the two production styles would you recommend and what are the differences anyway?
Cheers
Well im thinking of shaping an evo or vader style board this weekend maybe going for 5'6x19.5x2.75.
I've got a nice 6'0 burford blank that will do the trick.
ive got enough 5'9"s now. (1x my shape, 2x tomos)
hmm decisions???
Pair of Twins. Slightly differant. one is an inch narrower in the tail and just a single to double concave on the bottom. the other has single channel in the nose to quad channels through the tail. Cant wait to get them in the water!!!
How about some full dimensions (including ofo nose and tail and nose and tail block widths.) and some bottom pics Dr F???? i
Hey Bertie, I'll have to get some more shots tonight but this is the bottom of the yellow one when I was working on the channels. It's 5'5" X 18.5 X 2.5. Nose and tail are 12" wide.
Cheers Tux, happy with how they came out. thanks for the fin placement info.
Bertie the dimensions are;
The purple one -
5'5 X 18.5 X 2.5. Tail width 11" (at the end of the rail line) Nose width 12" (end of the rail line) Single concave into double through the fins. 5 fin set up so it can be run as a quad or a thruster.
The yellow one -
5'4" X 18.5 X 2.5. Tail and nose are 12". Single concave into double under the front foot into quad channels through the tail. set as a quad.
The wide point is slightly forward of centre. the rocker is pretty flat and it matches with the wide point so there should be a pretty big sweet spot. I'll take a couple more shots once I finish the fins.
Haha, could be a bit small but I had a couple of blanks that arrived with the noses snapped (got replacements sent out but they didnt want the snapped ones back). I'm about 85kgs but I usually ride 5'8's and 5'10's so it should be cool. I left a little extra foam in them too. If they dont float me I'll use them as kite boards!
A few quick questions. how does the vadar, vanguard and Evo ride in comparison to say your typical shortie? I.e, are they faster down the line, more or less drivey, and how do they paddle?
Finished off the fin plugs and got this in the water for a few surfs over the last couple of days!! I love it. Speed to burn and it loves a good snap and hack!! Got some nice barrels on it out at a local reef and it handled the late drops really well too. Paddles like a much longer board which was nice. Sanding the fins on the other one this week ready for the weekend.
Mitch, go look at the FireWire website. They have dimensions there for the vanguard and other Tomo boards.
thanks thedrip, I'm more looking at if I can have less volume due to the shape making paddling easier and what the bottom contours do to the ride.
Yep deep single from front to back
Hard rail to the 20 inch mark from the rear - no tuck
Boxy rails with a tucked under edge but I don't roll the tuck off as far as some so they still have a hard edge where the tuck meets the bottom if that makes sense
Fins are 3 inchs for the centre from the tail and 10 inches from the tail for the side's on a thruster
The orange one is my 5'10 x 19 and I am anywhere from 92 - 100 kgs and 5'10 paddle pretty sweet and goes OK up to about 6 foot....after that I probably need something with a bit more paddle power.
the white one is 6 x 20 x 3 and made for a guy whos probably 6'4 x 100kgs he's ridden it up to 8 feet in indo said it paddles like a 6'10
Let me know if you need anything else!!