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Postby dYb » Wed Sep 22, 2010 11:06 pm

im looking to buy a new shortboard for small and medium waves. i am 5'6 and growing 135lbs and surf at places like daytona beach F,l wilmington NC, and San Diego anyone know a good place to find a good shortboard then send me the link
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Re: NEW SHORTBOARD

Postby Rico » Thu Sep 23, 2010 5:33 pm

good for you.

any more information?
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Re: NEW SHORTBOARD

Postby dYb » Sat Sep 25, 2010 5:39 pm

what else do you need to know
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Re: NEW SHORTBOARD

Postby Rico » Sun Sep 26, 2010 10:47 am

dYb wrote:what else do you need to know


How good you are and what style you surf, what was your "old" shortboard like? If you do not provide this information in the first place I'd say you're not happy with any shortboard in small surf.
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Re: NEW SHORTBOARD

Postby dYb » Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:05 pm

ok im an intermediat surfer and my old shortboard was about 5'4 (way too small for small/ medium waves) and I prefer thruster boards
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Re: NEW SHORTBOARD

Postby esonscar » Tue Oct 05, 2010 9:27 pm

Oi dYb : 6'2", 19 3/4 wide, mild rocker, squash tail thruster, glassed in fins, 2 3/4 inches thick, wood single stringer, pointy nose end (with a rubber nose guard maybe), 6 oz bottom, 6 oz top, 12 oz deck for durability, grip pads: a 6ft heavy duty leash double brass swivel for small to medium days and an 8ft heavy duty double brass swivel leash for poo in the pants big days if you ever get that mental !

Go get it and use it to death for the next decade ! enjoy - Mines a pint, thanks for looking - lol :beer:
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Re: NEW SHORTBOARD

Postby dYb » Sat Nov 13, 2010 7:40 pm

thanks very much mate im gonna get a channel islands flyer 6'2" and the stuff you told me to get thanks again mate "Stay thirsty"
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