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Gear Talk / Re: SUP Longboard

« on: April 17, 2024, 07:54:48 AM »

Kalama quad fin placement is more like a split thruster.

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Classifieds / Re: Stand Up Paddle Boards

« on: November 01, 2023, 07:40:19 AM »

7'7" x 29" 100 liter Jimmy Lewis Destroyer MP $1,000.
8'2" x 28" 92 liter Foote Rocket $800
~~8'5" x 30" 116 liter Jimmy Lewis Striker $600~~. SOLD

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Classifieds / Re: Stand Up Paddle Boards

« on: October 29, 2023, 07:43:44 AM »

7'7" x 29" 100 liter Jimmy Lewis Destroyer MP $1,000.
8'2" x 28" 92 liter Foote Rocket $800
8'5" x 30" 116 liter Jimmy Lewis Striker $600

https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/spo/d/dorchester-center-stand-up-paddle-boards/7681672976.html

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Classifieds / Stand Up Paddle Boards

« on: October 28, 2023, 10:43:57 AM »

7'7" x 29" 100 liter Jimmy Lewis Destroyer MP $800
8'2" x 28" 92 liter Foote Rocket $800
8'5" x 30" 116 liter Jimmy Lewis Striker $600

https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/spo/d/dorchester-center-stand-up-paddle-boards/7681672976.html

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Gear Talk / Re: Yet another new board thread

« on: September 12, 2023, 01:48:08 PM »

Quote from: Badger on September 12, 2023, 09:32:24 AM

Many would consider anything below head high to be small.

lmfao

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Gear Talk / Re: Yet another new board thread

« on: September 12, 2023, 05:01:11 AM »

"...People loved the Striker but in clean surf... to minimize pearling, it being so flat."

Non-clean/choppy surf has nothing to do with inducing pearling. Operator error does.

Striker is a great small to medium wave board. It will catch just about anything and can be flat water paddled for exercise. When extra stability is needed in the winter when wearing a heavy wetsuit on a windy day, it can be used in larger surf. Just step back, so you don't pearl the take-off.

I'm 59 x 175 on an 8'5 Striker.

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General Discussion / Re: Outer Banks in September?

« on: August 17, 2023, 05:22:22 AM »

That is the best time of year to be a surfer in New England. I would stay home and chase swell around New England rather than go to an area that will largely be effected by the same storms, but have less variety of swell exposures.

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General Discussion / Re: JL Destroyer fin setup

« on: July 20, 2023, 05:13:35 AM »

oops, typo - those rears are 3.5" tall.

Easy to over-simplify with fins. Large surface area doesn't necessarily equate to 'drag'. I actually prefer large fins in weaker waves, bc it's harder to engage the rail (which is also kind of a fin...). Think of all the variables there are for fins: template, size, cant, toe-in, placement on the board (front to rear, distance from rail) and how that all interacts with the template, rocker and bottom contours of the board.

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General Discussion / Re: JL Destroyer fin setup

« on: July 19, 2023, 07:11:52 PM »

In general, the closer to the tail the rear quad boxes are, the smaller the fins. I agree that 2+1 is easiest to tune to rider satisfaction. And along those lines, FCS boxes can also be tuned by sawing/sanding the fin tabs and moving the fins a little closer to the front or rear of the boxes. Also, shims can be used to adjust can't and toe in. Not at all possible with Futures.

The rears on this five fin set-up are 4.5" tall. Very fast and loose Greg Griffin inspired set up for my 7'7" Destroyer MP SUP.

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General Discussion / Re: Sinus Infection

« on: December 11, 2022, 05:48:57 AM »

If your Dr. tells you that you have the worst polyps he/she has ever seen and that he/she can surgically remove them for you, run.

Neti pots are perfectly safe if you use boiled water.

Get a spray bottle of saline. Convenient to use when you can't use netti pot, especially if you work in a building with forced hot air.

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SUP General / Re: Adding deck pad towards the nose of board?

« on: November 26, 2022, 05:41:52 AM »

Monster Paint Traction Spray.

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Classifieds / Re: WTB - 9'8 x 32 SUP

« on: November 07, 2022, 04:48:48 AM »

<$800. Higher end (JL, Naish, PSH, Angulo, Coreban, Surftech, Tropical Blends, Flight) used that I can more easily resell when I inevitably decided to do so. Thanks.

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Classifieds / WTB - 9'8 x 32 SUP

« on: November 04, 2022, 12:08:35 PM »

I'm interested in buying the largest board that will fit inside my car (no longer than 9'

to use for flat water paddling and small summertime waves. Please let me know if you're aware of anything for sale, or have something to sell. I'm looking for a local transaction in New England. Thanks.