question on john carper shane dorian shortboard

[rush]

hi guys

a couple of months ago i had this killer deal on a tufflite JC sd3 6.0 , because it was such a good deal (the board was "never used" and i got to buy it for around 500Euro's ) i was maybe a bit blinded by the price ,

i'm 1.82 m and i weigh around 67 kg , the size of the board is 6.0 x 18.15"x2.15"

i'm didn't had the chance to check out the board yet because there's no water around where i stay at at the moment but in a few days i'm leaving to morocco and i want to try out the board there

ussualy i surf a 6.2 or a 6.3 custom board, but as i was reading on the tufflite construction a 6.0 would have kind of the same float as a 6.2 or 6.3 even. thats why i took the risk to buy the 6.0 tufflite

but now i would like to hear what you guys think of it, do you think the 6.0 SD3 is indeed too small for me or do you guys think that i don't have annything to worry about being that it is a tufflite construction . is there anny one who owns a 6.0 sd3 around here what are the opinions on the board?

ps : excuse my bad english

[rush]

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[kitesurfer]

No worries about your english dude.
I hadn't heard that tuflite boards give more float than a custom one but then again i know nothing of tuflite boards. Float is directly linked to the volume the board didsplaces it's archimedes principle and it's weight. So i guess if a tuflite board is lighter than a simillar sized(volume) custom board then it will have more float, if this is the case.
A board with more float is likely to plane earlier, ie when the waves is less steep. A shorter board will paddle slower so it's a bit of a trade off.
Unfortunately i can't be of more help, pat42 knows abit about shortboards i think maybe he can assist!

Pat???

[rush]

thnx for the reply kitesurfer

[drowningbitbybit]

I know lots about tufflite boards..... like you can break them when you surf your other board into them

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I hadn't heard that tuflite boards give more float than a custom one but then again i know nothing of tuflite boards.

Yup, they do give marginally more float than a normal custom. They're a fair degree lighter than a custom so kitesurfer's spot on with the archimedes
But the difference is quite small - the weight of the surfer is the bigger factor so dont go knocking off too much length/volume and expect it to float like a bigger board.

But chopping 2" off should be okay as long as the volumes are similar.

[pat42]

pat42 knows abit about shortboards i think maybe he can assist!

Pat???

Youre asking someone who didnt know what all the little numbers written in pencil on the bottom of his board were
"someone's written on this board "

I would say, the board has been bought now, so it's a bit late to be asking questions...just get on it a ride, ride like the wind my child