by Roy Stewart » Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:36 pm
Hi Cole,
Thanks for the compliment, the 17 footer is surprisingly nimble as you say, and is really fun to ride although it takes some nerve to take off on it even on a small wave, 65 pounds of board is like a live beast ! I've had some incredibly long rides on her. In the youtube videos I was only just getting to know the big board again after 18 months as she was in for reconstruction after some major damage.
LBM the new paulownia FP12 weighs in at 25 pounds, pretty similar to what the original 1997 solid balsa one weighed. Thanks for the kind words by the way !
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