Twin fins as go-to boards
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Re: Twin fins as go-to boards
Low volume boards in boardies feel great compared to in winter wetties.
For me it feels more like I’m affected by the paddling/pop up restriction than the actual weight of the wetty.
For me it feels more like I’m affected by the paddling/pop up restriction than the actual weight of the wetty.
Re: Twin fins as go-to boards
Rusty: An epoxy's relative strength can hold up to 2,000 lbs. per square inch, while a polyester resin can hold less than 500 lbs. per square inch. Also close to half the weight. Both the foam and the resin are much lighter.marauding mullet wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 3:57 pmVolume (or displacement) determines flotation.
The only difference in flotation between eps and pu foam is the difference in weight of the foam itself, which won’t amount to much. The rider’s own weight could vary by that much from week to week.
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Glen Pang says they shape EPS Boards a bit thinner due to relative buoyancy.
Put your big boy pants on
I mean, tastebuds? WGAF?
I mean, tastebuds? WGAF?
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I'm pretty sure that most of my relatives float.
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They might be witches.
Put your big boy pants on
I mean, tastebuds? WGAF?
I mean, tastebuds? WGAF?
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Volume isn't just an outcome, sometimes it's a driver of those decisions. In this case I mean displacement.Yuke Hunt wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:49 amBut volume is achieved by design decisions ... thickness, width, length, foil, concave and other varying factors all contribute to how much foam is left after shaping. Volume has only really come into the discussion since computerised shaping started spitting out the information. Even then, the desired volume is reached by combining all the other aspects of surfboard design.
I think you're actually objecting to the use of the measurement above all else, or people like Natho who used to measure it to 2 decimal places, and we agree there.
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Before volume was put on boards you just had to guess. The fact that thickness has always been included suggests it was a factor. Just no way of measuring it. The number of Pros who rabbit on about having an 1/8” shaved off or added on to shapes suggests they think it’s relevant.
Put your big boy pants on
I mean, tastebuds? WGAF?
I mean, tastebuds? WGAF?
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That's what I do. Anyone who doesn't is a kook. The only acceptable exception is when an aqua turd
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Volume might be a "driver" ... but it's still the outcome of all the other aspects of shaping. Otherwise you could end up with a 33.5lt cube of foam and fibreglass ... and theres ya problem, to create a functional surfboard the volume need to be distributed appropriately.
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And the foam goes on the inside of the fiberglass, right?
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Those new performance softies put foam on the outside too.
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I wouldn't mind replacing my Mick Fanning Beastie (soft board) but they are so fcukiign expensive I can't justify it.
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The pyzel options look decent also.
Wildcat: https://pyzelsurf.com.au/products/wildcattwin
Happy Twin:
https://pyzelsurf.com.au/products/happytwin
Both gh3y names but whatever
Anyone surfed either of these boards?
The happy twin looks more small-wave focused.
Am preferring the look of the WC
Wildcat: https://pyzelsurf.com.au/products/wildcattwin
Happy Twin:
https://pyzelsurf.com.au/products/happytwin
Both gh3y names but whatever

Anyone surfed either of these boards?
The happy twin looks more small-wave focused.
Am preferring the look of the WC
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steve shearer wrote: science > feels
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Hatchnam wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:50 amThe pyzel options look decent also.
Wildcat: https://pyzelsurf.com.au/products/wildcattwin
Happy Twin:
https://pyzelsurf.com.au/products/happytwin
Both gh3y names but whatever
Anyone surfed either of these boards?
The happy twin looks more small-wave focused.
Am preferring the look of the WC
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 112l%22%7D
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Thanks man. But I’ve already bought this for $500 on the weekend. Mint condition, dude literally surfed it once only. So far, I’ve had it out on the weekend (small junk surf) and yesterday (overhead sets groundswell) and it’s goes great so far, fast, loose, turns nicely with good control, good drive down the line.Drailed wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:15 pmHatchnam wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:50 amThe pyzel options look decent also.
Wildcat: https://pyzelsurf.com.au/products/wildcattwin
Happy Twin:
https://pyzelsurf.com.au/products/happytwin
Both gh3y names but whatever
Anyone surfed either of these boards?
The happy twin looks more small-wave focused.
Am preferring the look of the WC
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 112l%22%7D






steve shearer wrote:full dionysian hand jive body torque
steve shearer wrote: science > feels
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Sweet bro, Gunther knows whats up
Trev wrote:I have always had a lot of time for Dick
smnmntll wrote:Got one in the mouth once, that was pretty memorable
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