Any size-and-volume-equivalency SimSup ideas anyone?

[gtcali]

Magenta - ARJ told me there was a guy he see's in the water that was about the same weight as I was and he was going to ask him the dims the next time he saw him.  I emailed Kirk that I was waiting to see what he rides.  Kirk then cc'd him with his reply and dude emailed me back. (Thanks ARJ)

Excuses I can give .  Having never stood on such a short board and being a bit blown out didn't help.  I was having trouble finding the sweet spot.  The S3 was waxed.  He's regular footed and I'm goofy.  I trying to look for the spots he puts his feet, the nose kept submerging (maybe my scale is off ).  I was actually standing more regular footed when padding.  I was pretty spent doing burpies before trying the S4.  After riding the S4 I actually started doing well and wanted to say out in the water longer, but it wasn't my board.  AND I am a fat guy 240ish at 5'8"  I have room to lose weight.  What's this Primal thread I keep hearing about?

[magentawave]

I'm thinking you felt better about the S4 over the S3 for paddling only because you had gotten a little more used to paddling a shorter board so when you jumped on the S4 it didn't feel as weird. One thing you need to be aware of is that these super wide tailed boards aren't quiver killers as I really think the only place they shine is in small waves, which is fine since that is mostly what most of us are riding on a day to day basis anyway. I'm thinking an asymmetrical board is the key to having a short board with a broader range.

[pguidry]

GT - there's a Training, Diet, and Fitness section on this forum with a "How are you getting Primal?" thread. It will point you in the right direction.

[supstoked]

I just put in 18 days in a row of solid waves, 3-5 hours a day on my 7'8" Corran Retro.  It was hard for the first couple of days until I got it dialed.  Tried five different fin combos until I got the surfing right.  This board rocks.

[kneecap]

And which fins won? I'm curious as I'm dialing in mine right now. The ones that I think will work best from what I've seen are Von Sol but I haven't tried them yet.

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[SlatchJim]

SupStoked, you look like the surfer I talked with for a brief second at Trail 3 a couple weekends ago.  If it's you, I wanted to say that you're a fine surfer and that board looked sweet.

[magentawave]

Its amazing how fast you can progress when you live in an area with consistently good waves. Was that 18 days in a row in Cabo or Costa Rica?

[supstoked]

18 days in a row in Costa Rica.  The fins that won out were: Rainbow Speed Dialer quad set with either a VS nubster or an old FCS half moon in the center.  The FCS keel fins shown in the photo were my least favorite.

[magentawave]

18 days in a row is awesome dude! What part of Costa Rica do you usually sup surf? I'm going to be driving down there when I'm done fixing up my little Toyota Sunrader motorhome.

18 days in a row in Costa Rica.  The fins that won out were: Rainbow Speed Dialer quad set with either a VS nubster or an old FCS half moon in the center.  The FCS keel fins shown in the photo were my least favorite.

[kneecap]

18 days in a row in Costa Rica.  The fins that won out were: Rainbow Speed Dialer quad set with either a VS nubster or an old FCS half moon in the center.  The FCS keel fins shown in the photo were my least favorite.

Awesome thanks time to check those out!

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[Strand Leper]

18 days in a row in Costa Rica.  The fins that won out were: Rainbow Speed Dialer quad set with either a VS nubster or an old FCS half moon in the center.  The FCS keel fins shown in the photo were my least favorite.

Don't leave us hanging... what did you like/dislike about each combo?

Thanks,

SL

[supstoked]

First I tried the stock quad set from Corran in some crappy waves and thought it was kind of stiff (I don't remember what they were).  Then some FCS Sunny Garcia in front and GL in the rear, worked really good but too loose in bigger waves and in cutbacks.  Installed an the VS Knubster in the fifth box.  Better, but still really loose.  Switched the trailer to an old FCS G-CRV half moon.  Close to perfect.  Switched the quad set to Rainbow Speed Dialers with the half moon trailer.  This was the optimum set-up.  Very positive, yet I could still break the tail loose on cutbacks when I wanted too.  I vary this half-moon with the knubster in different size waves.  Tried the FCS keel fins in the front with GL in the back and varied the trailing fin.  Not happy at all with any combo on the keels.  As advertised, the Retro is a small wave board and it does excel in that.  Once it gets overhead, you have to be careful where you put your feet to make it work.