thoughts on tuflite?
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 4:14 pmwhat are your thoughts on tuflite/expoxy boards? yeah or nay?
Its much tougher - no dings at all, unlike all my fibreglass boards. And quite a bit lighter too
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Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 4:14 pmPosted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:45 pmI've got a tufflite in the quiver and its great
Its much tougher - no dings at all, unlike all my fibreglass boards. And quite a bit lighter too
Its much tougher - no dings at all, unlike all my fibreglass boards. And quite a bit lighter too
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:54 pmOK, heres my input:
Tuflite is complete crap. Heres why, me and my family went on vacation to New Smyrna beach in florida, and since it costs so much to bring a board on the plane, so I rented a board there. The board I rented was a 6'10 tuflite board. First of all its very hard to get the wax to stick on the surface. So i take it out and im like ok its allright fiberglass is deffinately
better. Then the next day I take it out again and the surfs like 4-5 ft and Im riding and all of the sudden i start nosediving constantly. So in between sets i flip the board over and see that the nose is half off! It is barely hanging on to the board! I take it back to the shop and it costs $50 to fix. That is just my experience with Tuflite. Stick to fiberglass trust me.
Tuflite is complete crap. Heres why, me and my family went on vacation to New Smyrna beach in florida, and since it costs so much to bring a board on the plane, so I rented a board there. The board I rented was a 6'10 tuflite board. First of all its very hard to get the wax to stick on the surface. So i take it out and im like ok its allright fiberglass is deffinately
better. Then the next day I take it out again and the surfs like 4-5 ft and Im riding and all of the sudden i start nosediving constantly. So in between sets i flip the board over and see that the nose is half off! It is barely hanging on to the board! I take it back to the shop and it costs $50 to fix. That is just my experience with Tuflite. Stick to fiberglass trust me.
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 10:24 pmya my bro has a tuflite board and i just dont think it ride as nice as my fiberglass board
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:47 amI knew it would turn into this.... 
It's a personal thing, and I have heard that from some people. My tuffy rides really nicely. As usual, it probably comes down to shape of the board more than anything else.
There's some truth there - the wax can be a bit harder to cover nicely. Using a wax one level colder than your normal sorts that out fine though.
And a hired board broke? Have you seen the sh%t fibreglass custom boards for hire out there? Dinged to hell, letting in water, snapped noses and tails?
Tufflite boards are not to everyone's taste, but they're sure as hell a lot stronger than a traditional board.
flex639 wrote:ya my bro has a tuflite board and i just dont think it ride as nice as my fiberglass board
It's a personal thing, and I have heard that from some people. My tuffy rides really nicely. As usual, it probably comes down to shape of the board more than anything else.
Spector033 wrote:OK, heres my input:
Tuflite is complete crap.
Spector033 wrote: The board I rented was a 6'10 tuflite board... its very hard to get the wax to stick ... the nose is half off!
There's some truth there - the wax can be a bit harder to cover nicely. Using a wax one level colder than your normal sorts that out fine though.
And a hired board broke? Have you seen the sh%t fibreglass custom boards for hire out there? Dinged to hell, letting in water, snapped noses and tails?
Tufflite boards are not to everyone's taste, but they're sure as hell a lot stronger than a traditional board.
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 11:00 pmlook for the surfburgers by sunova, much better boards quality wise, half the weight of a tufflight, and more durable too.
the besdt part is, they have much nicer ride, and are made custom.
the besdt part is, they have much nicer ride, and are made custom.