Johnboy2007
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| posted on 20-2-2008 at 04:34 |
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New surfer which board
Hi guys need some advice. New to surfing just done some lessons in oz , got the bug and want to keep it up in england when i get back
in march. I started off on a big foamy like everyone else in the class but progressed so he let me use a real board lol. But i dont
know what it was called , he suggested that its the type i aught to buy. It was he reckons 7 ft tall but i dont think it was quite that
tall. It looked like a proper pointy short board but it was a little thicker and he said when i was buying to get one like this as the
thickness will help me balance but being a good shape its also manouvarble for when i get better. I actually got a pic of it and
looking at it its not 7ft considering im just over 6ft. But its still the one i want i caught some good waves buy the end of my third
lesson not just white water lol like we were taught on it was fantastic if you can help us out cheers guys.
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shem
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| posted on 20-2-2008 at 08:12 |
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he bang on right, Your looking for a 7 foot thruster, around 20 inches wide. Dont make the mistake of buying a 7 foot board thats 18
inches wide, itll be a totally unsuitable big wave GUN. THickness at least 2.5 inches. Youll probably find the board is 7 foot long,
however because of the curve throught he profile of the board it looks shorter. Have fun, and dont get talked into buying a mini mal,
youll get bored to quickly
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Johnboy2007
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| posted on 24-2-2008 at 03:48 |
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So im looking for a 7ft thruster , 2.5 inches thick and 20 inches wide ( at the widest point i take it) cheers mate thats good at least
i know what to get. Yeh i got bored with the mini mals in the first surf lesson i had lol so the guy teaching kindly let me use that
one. Kool at least i know what im buying now. My dad reckons it was called a nugget but my dad isnt a surfer just done it off and on
really with mates.
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shem
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| posted on 24-2-2008 at 11:59 |
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The nugget is quite a specialist board, very wide out line, super think and very forgiving, made and designed by Mccoy. real fun
boards!
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Johnboy2007
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| posted on 24-2-2008 at 20:55 |
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7ft thruster , 2.5 inches thick and 20 inches wide ( at the widest point i take it)
Is what im still looking for then , not that easy to find plenty that are 19 inches or and 6.6ft ect. Ill keep looking thanks for the
advice. I really want to keep it up when im back in the uk , my gran has a caravan right near hells mouth in north wales which i hear
is good!
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Johnboy2007
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| posted on 25-2-2008 at 00:58 |
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O'Shea 7' Fat Boy Flyer ? Any good
Could you recommend some actual boards im having a hard time find boards the right height and width and thickness by just putting in
thruster surfboards ect in the search engine. \
Any links to shops too would be great.
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