Hey guys, after all the positive feedback about the fatbats, i put in an order with mark for a 6'10 2+1 egg. It's an all round fun machine for knee to a little overhead. I will update the thread as the board progresses. There should be some pics today or tomorrow. Mark himself will probably jump on here also to fill in details.
I've gone for a red tint, and a polished finish. Dims from my crusty memory are 15 3/4 nose 21.5" + 1 3/4'' x 15 1/4'' tail x 2 3/4.
Really happy so far, and mark has been great to deal with.
Will update soon.
First custom stoke part 2!, 6'10'' egg
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Beerfan
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No worries mark.
Guys, here's some pics
[img][img]http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/ ... -egg-1.jpg[/img][/img]
[img][img]http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/ ... -egg-2.jpg[/img][/img]
[img][img]http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/ ... -egg-3.jpg[/img][/img]
Guys, here's some pics
[img][img]http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/ ... -egg-1.jpg[/img][/img]
[img][img]http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/ ... -egg-2.jpg[/img][/img]
[img][img]http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j157/ ... -egg-3.jpg[/img][/img]
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rightbrainpositive
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I could sign up for one of them... if I wasn't saving my arse off to go travelling 
on the upside though, a board like this would be a perfect allrounder for the Land of the free, ie could deal with soouth cal pus but still be fun in the juice further north around santa cruz and San Francisco, being so flat it could pack neatly into a box wrapped in bubble wrap / foam for prior shipping... just thinking out loud... carry on.
Nice one beerfan / pridmore!
2+1 or thruster??
EDIT: sorry just saw the 2+1... what fins are you thinking??
on the upside though, a board like this would be a perfect allrounder for the Land of the free, ie could deal with soouth cal pus but still be fun in the juice further north around santa cruz and San Francisco, being so flat it could pack neatly into a box wrapped in bubble wrap / foam for prior shipping... just thinking out loud... carry on.
Nice one beerfan / pridmore!
2+1 or thruster??
EDIT: sorry just saw the 2+1... what fins are you thinking??
Not meaning to undermine the decision process but at that length I would have thought the degree of flatidditypridmore wrote:yep, sticking with whats working....ric_vidal wrote:Similar rocker and foil to the bats, MP?
would be a bit, how can I put it... want to track a bit? Good down the line, but more detrimental to cutbacks where it becomes a big back foot plant/pivot, guess it depends on the operator?MP? You tank tested one of these puppies at that size and rocker? Hard to tell that much from the photo anyway, and looks nice regardless.
Edit: had another longer look at the profile pic in more detail, changed my mind, maybe it’s the flatter entry rocker otherwise pretty continuous, eh Mark?
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pridmore
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Ridden a 6'6 fat bat with same rocker, no tracking there mate...I checked out several egg type boards up the local shop and checked 5 or 6 links that Beerfan sent me and examined the rocker of those boards too. Also took the way he surfs ( as described by him in several e-mails ), and due to the board being designed to be super fast and for driving off the bottom and for predominantly smallish waves, than thats what I came up with, might be a bit more curve than pics show I think ??? The single will be in a box to allow some adjustment of fin and also the side bites are FCS, also can be adjusted..., I am confident it will be lots of fun and do what we have designed it to ....Not being defensive here even thogh when I read it back it does sound a bit like that, just explaining the thought process....cheers RV
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Beerfan
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Wow, a lot of replies!!.
Fins, well, at the moment i have a 7 1/2'' LB fin ( dolphin ), and some GX-Q rears as side bites. But, im saving for a greenough fin, maybe an 8'' 4A, or 4C ( ? ) fin. Really raked, and a flexy tip.
Yeah guys it will get a lot of knee to a bit overhead waves ( 1-2' ), but mostly knee to chest/head. And im not a snappy surfer, more carves, and i like to move around on my boards, even my 6'2'' twin keel, so i'll be moving up and down this board ( if that makes sense ).
Single to double
Im 85kg, 5 10.
Fins, well, at the moment i have a 7 1/2'' LB fin ( dolphin ), and some GX-Q rears as side bites. But, im saving for a greenough fin, maybe an 8'' 4A, or 4C ( ? ) fin. Really raked, and a flexy tip.
Yeah guys it will get a lot of knee to a bit overhead waves ( 1-2' ), but mostly knee to chest/head. And im not a snappy surfer, more carves, and i like to move around on my boards, even my 6'2'' twin keel, so i'll be moving up and down this board ( if that makes sense ).
Single to double
Im 85kg, 5 10.
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mustkillmulloway
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same railspridmore wrote:yep, sticking with whats working....ric_vidal wrote:Similar rocker and foil to the bats, MP?
....it's very interesting how similar the fat bat rails are too that old single i was riding last time 
what happened too your shapes beer fan....was enjoyin your sharing from the shed
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