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Re: R-TAK

Post by ric_vidal » Sat Dec 15, 2012 9:20 pm

oldman wrote:I know just the place for that board RV.
Part of the plan, Olds, if the board and I get on.

Seems some more interest bubbling away but non committal.

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Re: R-TAK

Post by ric_vidal » Sun Dec 16, 2012 11:01 am

wingnut2443 wrote:Does not look too low in volume ... I'll try and put mine up (later today).
All about feel, she'll be right. It is only going to get bigger :wink:

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Post by ric_vidal » Mon Feb 04, 2013 11:56 am

Time is a waisting'

Cleaned up.
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Re: R-TAK

Post by ric_vidal » Tue Feb 05, 2013 10:13 am

No tricks MF, next time it comes out of hiding I'll see if I can measure it.

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Re: R-TAK

Post by pirate_agenda » Tue Feb 05, 2013 12:49 pm

here's the one i did before xmas

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Re: R-TAK

Post by ric_vidal » Tue Feb 05, 2013 1:25 pm

That's fantastic, p_a, very reminiscent of the Tak scorpion. Should go a treat.

How big is that puppy?

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Re: R-TAK

Post by pirate_agenda » Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:00 am

that one is 6'0 x 21 x 2 5/8 - very full rails, but foiled out a little to the nose and tail.

very flat rocker in the front, and a bit of kick in the tail, almost like the rocker is back to front, and a quite deep single concave running the full length. Guy that bought it has been riding it as a quad so far and his comments have been that it catches waves super easy and nose rides really well, and drives through turns.

tossing up between one of these or a new twin keel mini simmonsesque board for myself.

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Re: R-TAK

Post by pirate_agenda » Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:08 am

saltman - they way i was thinking is that its kind of like a mini simmons with 8-12 inches of pin tail on the end, so i'd compromise between a mini simmons and mid length shape. The guy i made this for was originally going to be on a 5'2 mini simmons, but had a change of heart. I wouldn't go too short without beefing up the tail width quite a bit, or chopping it off!

PS the tint job above was to match the guys vintage style motorcycle.

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Re: R-TAK

Post by ric_vidal » Thu Feb 07, 2013 2:26 pm

pirate_agenda wrote:that one is 6'0 x 21 x 2 5/8 - very full rails, but foiled out a little to the nose and tail.

tossing up between one of these or a new twin keel mini simmonsesque board for myself.
p_a, if it goes anything like a Scorpion I can tell you they are very versatile, mine is large at 7' but take it out in pretty much anything. I would go one of these over a Simmon's type board any day.

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Re: R-TAK

Post by WANDERER » Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:10 pm

You lot should check some of the shorter stuff kookbox is doing;
http://www.kookboxx.com/boards
http://mesurf.com.au/ProductDetail.aspx ... ube-bullet

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Re: R-TAK

Post by ric_vidal » Fri Feb 08, 2013 2:38 pm

WANDERER wrote:You lot should check some of the shorter stuff kookbox is doing;
Interesting stuff Wands, you tried anything similar or still just scouring fleabay for appropriate bargains of interest?

I'm with matt, one of each…

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Re: R-TAK

Post by ric_vidal » Fri Feb 08, 2013 2:40 pm

Still think the short version of these, say like pirate's, would be a very different kettle o' fish compared to a mid-length.

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Re: R-TAK

Post by WANDERER » Sat Feb 09, 2013 10:24 am

pirate_agenda wrote: tossing up between one of these or a new twin keel mini simmonsesque board for myself.
bit from column A and bit from column B.
http://www.kookboxx.com/boards/18/mc-twinpin
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Re: R-TAK

Post by pirate_agenda » Sat Feb 09, 2013 10:49 am

WANDERER wrote:
pirate_agenda wrote: tossing up between one of these or a new twin keel mini simmonsesque board for myself.
bit from column A and bit from column B.
http://www.kookboxx.com/boards/18/mc-twinpin
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have done similar in the past also! i think this one was 5'4 ish ... a lot fuller in the tail at this size though.
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Re: R-TAK

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This is my little one, not quite so teardrop shaped but a great small wave board none the less. 5'9"x20.5"x2.5"
When it gets to this level of self important stupidity I lose interest.
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Re: R-TAK

Post by ric_vidal » Mon Feb 18, 2013 9:06 am

Ha, gorn nowhere, still in incubation phase…

Had to make some glassing stands of some description.

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Re: R-TAK

Post by ric_vidal » Sun May 29, 2016 8:05 pm

Literally four years on… it did get finished, but how it changed! Got somewhat changed pre glassing etc. Thanks to Tomo-inspired design no longer a pintail, etc, etc, and this is the same board I mislaid recently at Dee Why.

The fifth plug knubster is the most recent inclusion and ridden only once since. Did it need it? Who knows, I had fun prior, but what the heck!
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Re: R-TAK

Post by ric_vidal » Mon May 30, 2016 11:02 am

Dims only really changed in length. Now 5'11", ride is fast, feels like the fastest I've ridden. Slices through cutbacks with the really fine rails that I thought may be a problem.

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