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by carvin marvin
Fri Sep 21, 2018 12:52 pm
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: Midlengths
Replies: 2580
Views: 1094313

Re: Midlengths

Is that professionally glassed.
If so what does a glass job cost these days ?
by carvin marvin
Fri Sep 21, 2018 12:25 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Just general surfing stuff
Replies: 11575
Views: 5535328

Re: Just general surfing stuff

Very good article by Sean Doherty about JJF and a quick trip to King Island with Rasta. https://www.surfer.com/features/king-island-john-florence-profile/ "Very good" You reckon? They tried to write it as though Florence is some kind of fccckn mythical figure. Boring as batshit. Then there is the q...
by carvin marvin
Mon Sep 10, 2018 11:57 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Just general surfing stuff
Replies: 11575
Views: 5535328

Re: Just general surfing stuff

Thud wrote:
Sun Sep 09, 2018 3:34 pm
Drailed wrote:
Sun Sep 09, 2018 3:31 pm
Lennox surf rage in the Daily Mail now....

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... water.html
Ohhhhhhh juicy.
Does this Mark Thomson character also call himself 'the Lennox lizard'
by carvin marvin
Fri Sep 07, 2018 2:27 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Just general surfing stuff
Replies: 11575
Views: 5535328

Re: Just general surfing stuff

Thought I would look up how Occys wave is progressing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTL07Ub_ZFs The piston thingy in the middle of the lake that makes the waves is an impressive size, as is the size of the lake. I just can't get my head around curved lines of swell, weakening energy as the swell ...
by carvin marvin
Fri May 25, 2018 2:08 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Where did you surf today ?
Replies: 29901
Views: 10079827

Re: Where did you surf today ?

Trev wrote:
Fri May 25, 2018 1:49 pm
Who is this Don Key of whom you speak?
He dropped in on me once, I said 'Hey'...... and he said 'Where'.
by carvin marvin
Thu May 03, 2018 12:59 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: skateboarding ...
Replies: 589
Views: 332781

Re: skateboarding ...

They give skate parks away in Nimbin. https://www.northernstar.com.au/news/steel-skatepark-nimbin-concrete/659830/ Probably one of the best ever examples of wasting tax payer money. No one realised that skate boards on metal ramps are loud and the sound echoed through the town, one end of the half p...
by carvin marvin
Wed Mar 28, 2018 4:31 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: The Good Luck A Number One McCoy Thread
Replies: 272
Views: 180253

Re: The Good Luck A Number One McCoy Thread

Hatchnam wrote:
Wed Mar 28, 2018 4:10 pm
Case closed 🤮

https://youtu.be/4_kyE4WJADs
Most of his surfing is 30 percent above and 30 percent below the fall line.

It's the bottom 20 percent of the wave face where you get the compression to load up the dome, which gives projection and speed coming out of a bottom turn. .
by carvin marvin
Wed Mar 28, 2018 4:21 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: The Good Luck A Number One McCoy Thread
Replies: 272
Views: 180253

Re: The Good Luck A Number One McCoy Thread

Christ when are you cnuts going to give up on that shit. McCoys? This month three people who I've surfed with a lot here commented that my boards are working well for me, and another three who I didn't know said they like my board. Sounds like they are noticing the springiness of the loaded dome.
by carvin marvin
Mon Mar 19, 2018 5:26 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: The Good Luck A Number One McCoy Thread
Replies: 272
Views: 180253

Re: The Good Luck A Number One McCoy Thread

My theory regarding feet position is, heel of front foot directly above apex of rocker which is also the apex of the dome, which is 2'' below 1/2 way on my 1995 pointy nose model McCoy . Bouyancy to weight ratio of .6 of a litre per kilo of body weight is the perfect tuning that allows my feet to la...
by carvin marvin
Wed Jul 26, 2017 12:27 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: J-Bay Pro 2017
Replies: 255
Views: 78966

Re: J-Bay Pro 2017

Thanks Nick, Hey real pity that did not give us a result either way (as we really could do with some clear evidence that SS makes any difference) but have to say fitting a surfboard unit to the hull of a ski is just basically a waste of time because the obvious happened. Not rocket science that one...
by carvin marvin
Wed Jul 26, 2017 6:53 am
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Modern Planing hulls
Replies: 60
Views: 70730

Re: Modern Planing hulls

Excuse my ignorance gents, but what defines a "modern planing hull"? Dummy's version Design wise, flatter rocker. Feel wise, the skatey, faster, up on top of the water, feel of the flatter rocker. Observed one being surfed really well at a mid north coast point break, and the only negative was the ...
by carvin marvin
Wed Jul 26, 2017 6:38 am
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Modern Planing hulls
Replies: 60
Views: 70730

Re: Modern Planing hulls

It's funny. Everytime I think about getting a short (as it sub 6'0) shortboard model, the surf pumps (this arvo at the point was the best I've seen for years. 3-5Ft 16secs south swell barrels), and I realise what a shit paddler I am and how I rely on volume and length to get in. Only made a few dro...
by carvin marvin
Sat Jul 22, 2017 12:58 pm
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: Midlengths
Replies: 2580
Views: 1094313

Re: Midlengths

Recently checked out one of Bert Burgers design talks. His perspective on volume is at the other end of the volume spectrum . His number is .33 litres per kg of body weight and this number relates more to surface area than volume. He's a big bloke and he mentions he was riding a board 23'' wide and ...
by carvin marvin
Fri Jul 21, 2017 7:06 am
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: Midlengths
Replies: 2580
Views: 1094313

Re: Midlengths

Looking at this - just not certain. its an MC Islander 6'10 x 22 3/4 x 3 1/4 (wide!). Single concave as well, although not sure how deep. 5 fin set up. Seems like almost a 'big boy shortboard' (I'm not particularly big) or maybe something close to a Firewire Addvance (with a narrower nose) or a V-s...
by carvin marvin
Fri Jul 07, 2017 11:03 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Shearer. Boo. Come in here
Replies: 67
Views: 31130

Re: Shearer. Boo. Come in here

This is worth checking out, plenty of food for thought, so many possible ways of wave shaping.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trjFzfYcHCQ
by carvin marvin
Sun Jul 02, 2017 8:05 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: SURF VIDEOS
Replies: 57
Views: 27044

Re: SURF VIDEOS

Tasteful artistic drone footage of the mid north coast surfing landscape.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Tkac_64jY8
by carvin marvin
Thu Jun 22, 2017 1:30 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Shearer. Boo. Come in here
Replies: 67
Views: 31130

Re: Shearer. Boo. Come in here

Alakaboo wrote. The energy and the swell are one and the same. They can't be at tangents to each other. I appreciate the reply and especially this insight. My theory was based on trying to understand where the energy of the diminishing length of swell between the orange line and the break wall goes....
by carvin marvin
Tue Jun 20, 2017 4:37 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Shearer. Boo. Come in here
Replies: 67
Views: 31130

Re: Shearer. Boo. Come in here

Here are my observations of how Illuka break wall works. You have bland typical closeout bathymetry running from the breakwall along the beach. The black bathymetric lines in the diagram show the beach depth 1 metre, 2metres , 3 metres and 4 metres. http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt110/kenipini4...