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Squail: 5'3, 20 1/4, 2 3/8 flat deck - rounded square
quartet: 5'7, 19 3/4, 2 5/16 rolled deck - round/pinnish.

Obviously the squail is a step-down quartet. It grovels pretty well from waist high up to overhead. It is a very slippery ride. The wider tail gives plenty of lift and those big fins don't feel big - it is quite front footed when driving through dead sections. It's fast and responsive. Doesn't take much before it races the line. It does quite well in taking the late drop and likes to snap at the lip. Sometimes it turns too quick to dig in for a long cutback.
I'm not a fan on the backhand. But that's probably my style. I think it likes to be ridden with a narrow stance from the tail and the looseness takes some time to get used to. It is a very fun board to ride and works best in little rip bowl type waves. What would i change? I'd go stringer-less next time - so that it was lighter.

Quartet can grovel - but it suits much better as daily driver and good wave board. This one is different from my last quartet, which i think had a flatter rocker, was stringer-less and had a rounded square tail. These boards have great drive and work in all sorts of waves - flat faced, barreling, slop etc. Better ridden with a narrow stance and this one i think is much more back footed. Because the tail is rounded/pin it needs to be jammed down into the face of the wave or lip with more pressure than the squail. Because the board is super quick, you don't need to pump for speed, it seems to find the high-line nicely and is unreal for barrels. Seems to naturally find an exit. It suits a more relaxed style of surfing and works frontside and back. Changes? I'd go rounded square - to loosen up the tail - i really like that in the last quartet. If i lived in indo - then the quartet i have would be fine.


Both different boards to surf - but the similarities are in the drive and speed. There is cross-over in them - but when the surf gets good, the quartet is the much better option.
Both excellent boards

That really nails my experience with the Quartet Batoes, especially the narrow stance.. takes a little to get used to but when you do its good.

Same about the barrells, just set your line and it will drive its way out of there... unreal.

Have/had a couple of NPJr boards, I had a rolled deck Quartet rounded square and loved it in all conditions, I reckon it's his best all round board, but I reckon the rolled deck and refined lower rail didn't work as well as a flatter deck with bit more meat upfront. Have new Cuttlefish with a rolled deck with low rail a thinner foil and it goes like the clappers, it's taken a couple of rides to sort out but it holds tight and high on the face on take off, needs waves with some punch, the rail reminds me of an old Bonzer Egg 6'6 I had that I creased but loved the hold and drive of that board. This board is as fast.

They look fun, but I reckon they would go better as twinzers.

Then again, I'm frothing on twinzers right now and pretty twinzer obsessed.

Always been interested in Pavel Speed Dialler, anyone have one or ridden?

he's a hard man to get hold of and with a long waiting list.

Thanks Saltman, I have heard the same thing re: fav board ever a few times, I think Pavel was in Sydney last year but not sure if he was shaping.

Davros wrote:Always been interested in Pavel Speed Dialler, anyone have one or ridden?

Haven't ridden one but I saw a couple of Pavel's in the dues ex machina store in byron bay about a month ago, not sure if they were speed dialers. Give them a call. They looked nice I gave them a quick fondle saw the price & walked away (over a grand from memory)

How much is a new quartet?

JET01 wrote:How much is a new quartet?

Aye, ya wanna da hand a shape or da popout a shape a like a da Loofy gone an got.

anywhere between $870-1100 - depending on glassing, spray and courier.

Yeah what Batoes said. If you drive off the front foot a lot it can be a bit weird to get used to but once you do, a cracking board.

batoes wrote:anywhere between $870-1100 - depending on glassing, spray and courier.

Cheers. A bit more excy than your average board, nothing like the price of a JD shape though

Happy to pay for quality. A tight arse pays twice.

JDs are worth every cent.

Beerfan wrote:JDs are worth every cent.

This. Virtually unbreakable, undentable, and ride well.

Great combination.

My Quartet just keeps getting better and better. So smooth and drivey, no monkey pumping.

Hey quartet riders when you mean they ride best with a narrow stance do you mean back foot a bit forward, say compared to back foot back over a thruster's fin cluster?

Either or I reckon