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SUP General / Re: 12'6" board to big for 10 year old?

« on: July 03, 2019, 05:57:20 AM »

Hey Puget, glad this thread helped you out too.  My daughter and I have been on a few paddles on her new to her 12-6 and I have a couple observations.  At just under 80lbs the board is a bit big for her volume wise.  She has to stand forward of center to engage the nose in the water which pushes up the tail slightly,  and the wind pushes her around some.  The 24" wide Compressor is also very tippy, but having a lower center of gravity she hasn't felt unstable on it even when wake boats go by.   Overall I think it was a good choice and she now has a board  she can grow into.  We did a 4 mile paddle last weekend which would have been impossible on a rec board.   Just have to go out on days where the wind is light.

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SUP General / Re: 12'6" board to big for 10 year old?

« on: June 16, 2019, 02:20:42 PM »

Picked up a 12-6 KM Hawaii Compressor yesterday for her.   Now just have to wait for the temperature to get out of the 50s again to get on the lake.   Gotta love this Wisconsin weather.

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SUP General / Re: Which transport method to use?

« on: June 16, 2019, 02:15:38 PM »

Well,  was getting ready to go and my dad was over and said,  "take my mini van,  it has aroof rack."  So we went together to pick up the board.   His rack is spaced further apart than mine and we had no problem with straps on each bar and a third around the center and through the rear doors.   70 mph all the way home and the board didn't move an inch.

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SUP General / Which transport method to use?

« on: June 15, 2019, 07:13:44 AM »

Picking up a 12'6" carbon board today and two methods to bring it home. Going to be a 1.5 hour return trip by freeway.

• 4 door sedan with Yakima rack.  Bars are only spaced 22" apart. This would leave almost 5.5' overhang front and back
• SUV with trailer - no roof rack.   Trailer is 10' long and the board will rest on the floor in the front and drop down gate in the rear.   Really bouncy ride.

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What would you choose? Kind if worried about too much overhang with the car.  Would bow and stern lines be the solution?   The trailer has a really harsh ride with no load in it and I don't want to damage the board even if it's strapped securely.

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SUP General / Re: 12'6" board to big for 10 year old?

« on: June 10, 2019, 06:09:01 AM »

I really like the Uno, but I honestly don't have much to compare it to.   Got to demo a few boards at a local paddle fest two summers ago and the 12'6" Uno was one of them.   Like you I was intrigued by it, so when I found a good deal on the 14' I jumped on it.  This is my first real board coming of that Pelican.

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SUP General / Re: 12'6" board to big for 10 year old?

« on: June 09, 2019, 09:17:06 PM »

Went for a short paddle today.  Started out with me on my 14'x26" Blk Box Uno and my daughter on my old Pelican rotomolded board.  Half way through we switched and I let her take my board back home.  First off,  I can't believe how bad the pelican board is.   I think a door off the house would paddle as well. I warned her the Uno wouldn't turn very easy but she did great on it!  She paddled almost a mile back with no problems and it was me keeping up with her this time. 14' is definitely big for her but I will be getting her a 12'6" board she can grow into instead of a kid's model.

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SUP General / Re: 12'6" board to big for 10 year old?

« on: June 05, 2019, 05:47:46 AM »

Thanks for all the suggestions.   I'd be all over those used kids boards but in south east Wisconsin they are non existant.  That's why I'm thinking a 12'6".  A decent deal comes up on that size every now and then.  Need something that's going to give some glide in the water so she can keep up on longer paddles.

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SUP General / 12'6" board to big for 10 year old?

« on: June 03, 2019, 02:00:57 PM »

I want to upgrade my daughter's board from a cheap soft top to a touring board.   We live on a lake so paddling will almost exclusively be flat water.  Problem is I can't find any kid sized touring boards.  I can find 12'6" boards that are nice but don't want to try buying one if it'll be too hard to handle for her. What do you guys get for the kids who want to paddle more than short distances?