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Classifieds / Naish Javelin MC 14'

« on: September 12, 2018, 11:22:29 AM »

I'm selling my Naish Javelin MC paddle board.  It's a 14'x26" carbon fiber construction.  This is a super fast intermediate/expert board.  This is not a beginner board. 

Located in St. Petersburg, FL, but can meet within a reasonable distance.

$1200 obo

Shoot me an email at BrownNJ1@kw.com for quickeest response.

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SUP General / Re: Crazy GoPro shots...

« on: June 14, 2017, 06:03:55 PM »

Been too long since I've been on here.  And way to long since I caught a wave.   

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SUP General / Re: The longest ride?

« on: July 07, 2016, 11:48:45 AM »

1642 or 164.2?

Nearly a mile long ride?!   That's a season worth of waves for me. 

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SUP General / Re: does starboard really want to sell their boards in the US?

« on: November 16, 2015, 05:21:29 AM »

Where in the U.S. are you, and what board are you interested in? 

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Gear Talk / Re: Best wax for paddle shaft

« on: November 02, 2015, 06:55:36 AM »

I use Zogs 5x hard wax on my paddle and board.  I'm in Florida, so anything softer tends to smear and get greasy pretty quick, especially under my feet.  I've also tried Sticky Bumps base with good results, but had to recoat the board every paddle due to it smearing away in the standing area.  I went through an experimentation period where I tried every wax I could get my hands on and settled on the Zogs 5x.  I suspect it's the "base" wax, but it isn't marketed as such. 

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The Shape Shack / Re: Looking for Tips & Tricks for consistant Brush Carbon Finish.

« on: October 15, 2015, 02:14:46 PM »

Not sure how the pros do it, but I had a black/carbon epoxy finish that I painted white (Home Depot white appliance epoxy) over.  I sanded it lengthwise and it was done.  It gets mistaken for a Starboard all the time. 

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Gear Talk / Re: Starboard SUP 2016 website Update

« on: October 09, 2015, 09:05:08 AM »

No more Airborn!?  I'm going to have to search for a replacement for my 7'4" Airborn now.  I didn't want to jump down to the 7'4" Pro   Maybe this new Pro will be a bit better with a few more liters of volume. 

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Gear Talk / Re: what is the biggest change in board size you have undertaken?

« on: October 09, 2015, 08:49:27 AM »

9'2"x28" (120L) to a 12'6"x28" Jav

9'2"x28 (120L) to a 8'3"x27 (90L)

8'3"x27 (90L) to a 7'4"x28" (85L)

Have a 14'x26" Jav thrown somewhere in there. 

Biggest jump/challenge was the 9'2" to 8'3".  Not only size, but volume.  It was a tough learning curve, but worth it.  Going from the 8'3" to the 7'4" wasn't as hard as I thought it might be. 

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SUP General / Supposedly going to ride Pipe (possibly Chopes?)tomorrow. ON A DIRT BIKE!!!!!

« on: August 02, 2015, 07:36:10 PM »

W.T.F. !!!!!    Supposedly going to ride Pipe tomorrow.  ON HIS DIRT BIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now we can add this to the is SUP surfing argument..   

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SUP General / Re: when going down in board size how mUch?

« on: August 01, 2015, 08:09:09 AM »

I stepped down from a 9'2"x28" (120L) to a 8'3"x27 (90L) to a 7'4"x28" (85L).  I'm 72Kg.

Going from from the 9'2" to the 8'3" was tough for a handful of sessions.  Dropping to the 7'4" was only mildly challenging. 

I did demo the 7'4"x25.5" (78L) and it was tough.  Lumpy day and lots of falls.  On wave performance was very good though.

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SUP General / Re: what volume do you ride

« on: August 01, 2015, 08:01:31 AM »

My go to board for the last month or two has been the SB Airborn with the JL B&B thrown in a few times.

7'4"x28" (85L)
9'6"x28 (117L)

I'm 5'9"x160Lbs

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SUP General / Re: Tourist season

« on: July 16, 2015, 05:06:58 AM »

Meh   We have year round tourist here.  Summer time brings all the typical vacationers (NY, NJ, MD, OH) and winter time brings all the snowbirds-aka rich vacationers (NY, NJ, MD, OH, Canadian eh).  There are times when you can't drive down the road without seeing more out-of-state plates than FL plates.  The only good thing is they all stay out of the water when it cools off here.  Most places watch the leaves change colors during changes in season, we just watch the license plates change color

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Technique / Re: How do you release?

« on: July 15, 2015, 09:52:27 AM »

I flare the blade somewhere around my feet.  My SUSing stroke is a little lazy on the recovery and I drop my top hand lower than I normally would.  When I'm on my Javelin I tend to release/flare with more of an upward vertical motion to keep the shaft more vertical and recover more inline with the rail.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL2uJM9kmvg&feature=youtu.be

No idea on how to embed it

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Sessions / Re: Back on my Hokua.. vid.

« on: July 09, 2015, 07:33:40 PM »

Nice video.  I liked the bubble at the end.  Maybe capture the bubble better next time.  When it pops you can quickly fade to black.

What size Hokua?

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SUP General / Re: Which waterproof cell phone case are you using

« on: July 06, 2015, 04:42:48 PM »

I've had the SnowLizard case for about a year now.  It has a solar panel/battery pack built in.  I wanted something to keep my phone charged on the long paddles when I use the GPS apps which seem to really drain the battery.