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Post by Bretto » Sun Dec 03, 2006 4:07 pm

i saw those long boards with the normal 3 fin set up then other boards with a huge single fin . wtf!!! as ive only ever rode short boards and now trying the long boards
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Post by Hawkeye » Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:13 pm

... and your question is :?:
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Post by Bretto » Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:18 pm

sorry ..
what is the go with only ONE huge fin? :lol:
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Post by ric_vidal » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:21 am

Bretto wrote:sorry ..
what is the go with only ONE huge fin? :lol:
Ride one Bretto and feel the difference. Fair to say less resistance, smoother, better glide.

Grab a mal with removable side fins (2+1 set-up) and try with and without.
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Post by Bretto » Tue Dec 05, 2006 11:29 am

yea cheers mate . ill do that . it must be for a nice smooth glide eh
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Post by Beanpole » Wed Dec 06, 2006 10:27 pm

Also a very good way to get out of riding a mal like a short board.
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Post by fong » Thu Dec 07, 2006 12:03 am

yeah.....it's foolish surf a mal like a shorty :!:

but who i say wat someone does on a wave :?: :idea:

i got a old...old... mal....when i 1st got it was missing a side fin....i surfed it bit....than repaired it :arrow: i think i like it better without the fin :shock:

i think :!: :arrow: mals are about enjoying the wave and exploring parts the wave u don't get too on a shorty....IT'S CALLED FUN :shock:

and as it's FUN u can open u mind too riding any amount fin's on a board :idea:

ric.....hows the 9' quad shape going :lol: :wink:
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Post by Bretto » Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:01 am

yea thats a good point eh :shock:
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Post by ric_vidal » Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:48 am

fong wrote:ric.....hows the 9' quad shape going :lol: :wink:
:lol: bastard :twisted: I was only thinking the other day I could whack a few plugs into my 9'2 single fin and see how it went as a quad... but I do like it the way it is... still may though... damn I wish you hadn’t said that Fong :?
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Post by Jorgo » Thu Dec 07, 2006 12:52 pm

Come on Ric - you know you want to buy the wife a new blank for Xmas and then offer (as a good hubby would) that you shape her a 9' (ish) quad!! :lol: :roll:
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Post by ric_vidal » Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:02 pm

Jorgo wrote:Come on Ric - you know you want to buy the wife a new blank for Xmas and then offer (as a good hubby would) that you shape her a 9' (ish) quad!! :lol: :roll:
:D still trying to live down the fact SHE won a malibu at OUR annual contest! Now since SHE doesn’t ride a board, or pretty much get wet for that matter, I just had to ride it :cry: :wink: :arrow: gone now, the board not the SHE :D

Not a bad idea though Jorgo, ’cept I said I would do a mal for another flunky who lurks about these here forums - one day :twisted:
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Post by Jorgo » Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:43 pm

With my twisted logic - I still don't see the issue. Sell (or you've already sold) HER mal that SHE won. Use the bucks to buy two blanks - one for the forum flunky and one (thinly disguised) as being for the female of the house to make the quad.
Anyway - whats the matter with her, didn't she like the 2+1 set up of her last model?
I've made boards for my daughter that she's never ridden. In fact she doesn't go in the water - like your better half - so we're working towards similar ends.
My wife buys me "non stick" frying pans etc for birthdays - I think its only fair to return the favour :roll: :roll:
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Post by ric_vidal » Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:37 pm

Jorgo wrote:My wife buys me "non stick" frying pans... :roll: :roll:
bewdy, another metrosexual :D

Few good recipes foatin’ around, if you like roast pussy :wink:

Nah, don’t want another mal J-Lo (and yes your arse did look big in that music video :lol: ) I’m thinkin’ 6'6", don’t have one of them :arrow:
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Post by Greg Noll » Wed Dec 13, 2006 8:32 pm

Ride a Beautifull Shaped Tom Wegener in the Wood (Paulownia) With one of his Magic Big Chunky D Fins. Then Ride a modern High Performance, light, Heaps of Rocker with Thruster set up Longboard.
You will be Blown away.
Its Like Chalk and Cheese.
You can then make your own mind up.
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Post by sean-- » Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:40 pm

No doubt Wegeners boards are beautiful to ride and look at but you'll be blown away by the price. My missus would knife me if bought one of them home.
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Post by Greg Noll » Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:22 pm

Yes They are not on the cheap side. But I believe worth every cent.
Can you put a price on having a beautifull board that some would consider a piece of true art, would last almost a lifetime and performs more beautifull than it looks.
In general, Surfing is a cheap sport allround when you compare it to many other past times and hobies/sports. Such as Motorcycling, Golf, Cycling, Deep sea fishing ( boat alone atleast $10 000) and many more I couldn't be bothered mentioning. Comparing the peaks in happiness and stoke I believe Surfing leaves Most other sports/pastimes in the dust.
Just a Personal thing i believe, as most things go, Quality does not come cheap. End of Rant.
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Post by WANDERER » Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:00 am

ric_vidal wrote:
Not a bad idea though Jorgo, ’cept I said I would do a mal for another flunky who lurks about these here forums - one day :twisted:
nah dont worry about it Ric, might buy an 8 footer off you later next year, but as for the mal dont worry about it for the meantime.

make yaself a board for xmas :wink:
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Post by ric_vidal » Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:37 am

WANDERER wrote:as for the mal dont worry about it for the meantime.
Worry! I have sleepless nights tossing and turning :roll: but that’s nothin’ to do with a board for you... :D still MAY do something over the xmas period.

So 3 layers of 2oz on the deck and 2 x 2oz on the bottom - my sources tell me layering is stronger :twisted: :arrow:
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