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North Shore surfboard

Postby Dec » Thu Oct 19, 2006 5:43 am

Hey!
As some of you may know I am heading to the north shore this christmas and I am going to be surfing there and other places quite a bit. I know I need a decent gun for it, but I am unsure. I will not be out on those super huge days, but I am going to go out even when its pretty big. A mate told me it should be at least 7' for around 10ft faces.

Any advice?
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Postby hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf » Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:23 am

buy one used. i sold my gun in great condition for only 70 bucks. theyre cheap at surfnsea, and check craigslist when youre here.

i got rid of mine because it was too big, i couldnt duck dive. i know its pretty impossible duckdiving in big surf anyway, but i usually see 'the pros' riding shortboards so i got discouraged from the gun...
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Postby Dec » Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:26 am

Do you reckon I will be able to surf any bigger condition with a 6'10 ish sized board?
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Postby hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf » Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:17 am

yes. i do with my 6'1 but i dont have much luck. but im still to scared to get dragged in the whitewash. i think the same rules apply though, it depends how big you are, what do you normally ride?
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Postby Dec » Fri Oct 20, 2006 5:11 am

I can ride anything from 5'11, to 6'8 pin tail if it gets bigger here. I am almost 70kgs and 5'9 tall.

So, I should just be able to rock over and buy a board there?
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