SUNOVA EXPERIENCE

Post by **DV8** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:30 pm

I have taken the plunge into the "new tech" and ordered myself a Sunova , hoping to get some answers from personal experience or 2nd hand info , regarding the glassing/weight of these beautiful looking things . Wanto did a good review but didn't mention glassing or weight compared to P/U ?? ( I may be wrong) . After a comparison to say 4oz b x 2x4oz deck ?

Post by **wanto** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 2:16 pm

hmm .. i could(n't be bothered) dig up the figures, suffice to say much lighter, and i'm told much stronger (although haven't surfed it enough to quantify).

Post by **DV8** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:03 pm

Wanto,

Think you mentioned you were back and forthing with Bert about the replacement, do you know if you have gone with "Team" or "standard" glassing by any chance ? Cheers !

Post by **wanto** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:05 pm

hmm... we have been talking heaps and the next installment is in production right now.

i did mention that i didn't mind more weight so i'd have to assume standard. weight is not a dirty word for a good wave board. also, the previous board was texture deck and the new one wont be.

Post by **DV8** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:10 pm

Mine is also currently under production , expecting in the next few weeks ,
What model did you go with out of interest ? Dimensions ?

Post by **wanto** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:14 pm

couldn't tell you re model, it's a bastardisation of one of them but also based of a number of other boards.

dims: 6'4 18.3'4 2.1'4

Post by **longbum** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 5:45 pm

wanto wrote: dims: 6'4 18.3'4 2.1'4

That seems a bit weird for you mate ? midranger ??

Has he got the colour any better or is he still running with that natural brown epoxy resin and veneer colour ??

Post by **wanto** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:12 pm

daz, yeah kinda midranger - slight step up for good waves. i normally ride 6'3, and am 85-90 kg.

he offered a few colours i think i chose the natural or whitened. not big on fluros like you

Post by **mustkillmulloway** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:26 pm

is it a quest for durability or do they offer superior performance

or prehaps both

just wondering :?

Post by **DV8** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:30 pm

Thats interesting dimensions compared to my order Wanto, given we are about same weight......I have a 6'6 ordered (i'm 6'4) 19/1/2 x2/3/8 ......do they paddle a heap better or am I missing something ? , I'm no Pro , but somewhere in between intermediate and advanced would cover me .

Post by **wanto** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:20 pm

yeah mate, it's well off the recommended specs but closer to what i'm used to. long story, but don't judge your specs based on my specs.

wong, the goal is performance enhancement .. perhaps more so than the other new techs out. we'll see once i get used to one.

Post by **longbum** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:34 pm

DV8 wrote:I'm no Pro

but Wantong is

Post by **wanto** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:51 pm

bullshit daz you surf better than me

Post by **Norman_Gunston** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:00 am

longbum wrote:
wanto wrote: dims: 6'4 18.3'4 2.1'4
That seems a bit weird for you mate ? midranger ??

Has he got the colour any better or is he still running with that natural brown epoxy resin and veneer colour ??

The website http://www.sunovasurfboards.com/ has recently been updated and you can now see the range of boards. Some of them are full balsa jobs and some are half balsa half clearish. They have some good sprays but unfortunately for you LongyB, no flouro to be seen...
I have a 6'0" Magic Carpet Quad on order. It will be interesting to compare this tech with my Chilli fibreflex.

Post by **PeepeelaPew** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 12:04 pm

Post by **DV8** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 12:18 pm

I have a 6'0" Magic Carpet Quad on order. It will be interesting to compare this tech with my Chilli fibreflex.[quote]

What glass set up did you go with Gunston for your Magic Carpet ?
Are you going the concave deck ?

Post by **Norman_Gunston** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:21 pm

DV8 wrote:I have a 6'0" Magic Carpet Quad on order. It will be interesting to compare this tech with my Chilli fibreflex.[quote]

What glass set up did you go with Gunston for your Magic Carpet ?
Are you going the concave deck ?

I have gone for 'standard'. I figured that it's still going to be lighter than a regular PU board and also more strongerer. Was tempted to go for a 'team' glass job though....

It will have a 'morphlex' concave deck as I have a Bourton Batfish 5'11 x 20' x 2 1/16 that has a concave deck and I really like it that way. Feels like it is more responsive to subtle foot movements. My Chilli FF has quite a rolled deck and my back foot has slipped off a few times. I have had the board for only a couple of months. This has never happened on the concave deck board which is 18 months old.

Bert Burger recommended the concave deck and I have read somewhere that it is supposed to help with the flex.

Post by **DV8** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:49 pm

It will have a 'morphlex' concave deck

Is that going to be a single or double scoop ? as Josh tells me double isnt
much chop if you go with a tail pad ...

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