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Postby viet336 » Sat Jul 02, 2005 8:09 am

does al merrick make good surfboards???
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Postby surf patrol » Sat Jul 02, 2005 9:49 am

Yes.
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Postby Broosta » Sun Jul 03, 2005 2:06 am

...but not necessarily better than other shapers... if the board is the wrong size for you, it won't work - fact - no matter who made it!
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Postby Guest » Sun Jul 03, 2005 3:08 am

oh well i just brought one for 265 bucks; its a 6' 6" and i am 5' 8" weight 125lbs ish so yeah...i havent try it out..
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Postby Broosta » Mon Jul 04, 2005 12:54 pm

Cool.
What standard is your surfing at?
What tailshape and width is the board?
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Postby Guest » Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:41 pm

uh i dont know, i'm still learning and i think the fins are normal...GOSh...still @ surfing
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Postby Guest » Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:50 pm

hmm let me see..width is 2.5 and tail is 19" that what the surfer wrote on the surfboard
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Postby Totterz » Mon Jul 04, 2005 8:10 pm

and your a beginer?bad choise
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Postby Guest » Tue Jul 05, 2005 12:40 am

ahaha yeah longboard is better for me..but i'm gonna keep praticing with the shortboard
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Postby sinistapenguin » Wed Jul 06, 2005 4:12 pm

Stick with it - you may take longer, but you'll get there!!

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Postby Guest » Thu Jul 07, 2005 6:20 am

hhee thx for advice...
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Postby Broosta » Thu Jul 07, 2005 2:15 pm

Well its a big shortboard at least (squashtail I assume?) so its better than a small shortboard for learning. Not ideal but hey :D get stuck in.
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