Tufflite boards

[crabmeat thompson]

The more I ride it the more it becomes not an all rounder but really a specialist type of board.

A PU of the same dimensions would be an everyday day from 2-6ft for me, wouldn't matter what the wind was doing and what the waves were like. The tuflite is good on open face waves like the points around here, but a sucky little beach in some cross shore winds with a bit of a bump in it, and it feels boggy and late onto every wave.

[Chillin]

Imho the closer you are to the surf industry the more you hate Tufflites. Shapers and glassers hate em with a passion and ask anyone who repairs em and you will find another hater. The problem is, some of em are actually good boards. It also seems to ma that the longer you have been surfing, the more you hate em. I wonder if the situation would be the same if they (tufflites) where the industry standard and the glass board came along.

[crabmeat thompson]

Imho the closer you are to the surf industry the more you hate Tufflites. Shapers and glassers hate em with a passion and ask anyone who repairs em and you will find another hater. The problem is, some of em are actually good boards. It also seems to ma that the longer you have been surfing, the more you hate em. I wonder if the situation would be the same if they (tufflites) where the industry standard and the glass board came along.

That has some legs with me. The outline and curves on a webber afterburner, is as good as surfing gets for me ... The things I've done on those boards in all kinda conditions and countries, no board I've ever owned has come close. The Webber tuflite has some definite qualities which i love and reminds me of when i was younger and a much better surfer.

But. The longer I ride the tuflite, the more I crave a glass board. I hate pulling up to a wave and having to turn it down because I know it won't suit the tuflite (windy, surface bump etc).

hate is to strong of a word, but I definitely get where you're comin' from.

[crabmeat thompson]

Even worse if you pull up and baddy's in the carpark giving you the o'l ginger stink eye.

Yes. God bless him.

[monkeyman]

I've got a Wayne Lynch 6'3" which is as buoyant as my fish. They do last better, they can get depressions but the greater plasticity of the epoxy means that the depressions don't let water in or get onion ring cracks, and the blanks are waterproof even if they are holed. Shapes great but it sometimes feels incredibly light under foot, therefore fast through sucky bits but slows through the less sucky bits because it doesn't carry momentum... that might be me. I actually prefer the feel to all of my other boards.

[Beanpole]

I wouldn't mind having one of those models myself maybe a bit longer for indo being an old fella.
I really like regular boards but I love the fact that your average tuflite can take a few dings in its stride.
I like to look after my boards and its nice not to worry. They actually have a bit of memory as well so a minor indent tends to gradually
decrease in depth sometimes.

One thing I do hate about them is the paint job has more friction than a glass board even if its not gloss coated I reckon. You can get some major rashes if you don't wear a wettie. I used to think respraying made them hard to pick ding repairs and snaps on but if you go to most surf shops now the repairs stand out like dogs balls. No wonder the repair guys hate em.

Of course the fact that ding repair guys and shapers don't like them for obvious reasons is understandable and I sympathise with their problems. They aren't really going to influence whether I buy one or not though.

[crabmeat thompson]

I went down the coast on Thursday for a coupla hours visiting a mate and his wife who just had a boy and he had a MR super twin (tuflite) ... We went and surfed some 2foot lefts at a semi secret spot in a national park.

It was alotta fun. I've thought for a while every quiver needs a MR super twin. Now I'm convinced. It mighta been the most fun I've had in 2foot, the board had the drive and down the line speed that you'd expect from a 4 foot wave.

[crabmeat thompson]

^ i've had a crack on one of those MR super twin tufflite boards.
the float factor of tufflite, coupled with the looseness, sit high and go like clappers down the line attributes of the twin fin make it great for small bowly stuff, and zips past any section that looks like its gonna fold.
but if the surf's overhead and of any real quality, then it's probably more of a hindrance than a help, squirreling about, too stiff and sitting too high out of the water.

I think the MR super twin to own is the PU version. That would be a great board.

[surfextreme]

I purchased a Sam Egan Resinate a few weeks back. I have got to say that it terms of general wear and tear...there is no comparison when it comes to normal PU boards.

No such thing really as pressure dings, and the normal stuff that would upset you when coming in from a surf.

The board flies, is strong and feels really bouyant and lively. I would highly recommend them if you find a board that suits your ability.

Chris