Any 5 boards?

[mexsurfer]

i was wondering what 5 top boards they wish they had are... maybe some one will have one for sale?!?!
mine are:
1.Al Merrick/CI 5'10 Tangent
2.Al Merrick/CI 5'6 Dumpster diver
3.Lost 5'4 rocket
4.JC 5'8 Torpedo
5.Al Merrick/CI 5'4 Pod
....wow, now that i think of it i guess i really like merricks :o

[retrosurfer]

1. 6'2'' ci Proton
2. 6'3" ci fort knox
3. 5'4" ci fishcuit
4. 5'8" santa cruz Ozzie Wrong
5. 6'11" Matador stinger single fin ("the Gringo")

and because youve gotta have a longboard
9'2" Matador El Dorado single fin

[surfde]

1. FCD/Patagonia Mako 7'0" (Wide and great for slop in Delmarva. Paddles Fast)
2. FCD/Patagonia DM3 5'11" (Love shape and Swallow Tail for EC waves)
3. Al Merrick Fishcuit 5'6" (Fast and fun!)
4. FCD/Patagonia Octopus 5'10" (Great for head high +)
5. AL Merrick Dumpster Diver 5'8" (Again good for chest high +)

Realistically in Delmarva you need to add some volume or length to combat the waves being dumped out front.

[MATT JOHNSON]

9'4 Greg Noll crusier

10'2 Mickey Dora Da Cat model

My old 10'0 Mello Yellow Cooper Fish

9'4 Cooperfish Malibu Foil pin tail

6'4 Rob Machado Single fin

Hanson 50/50

6'2 Fish twin Fin Brian Wynn with Bamboo fins

9'6 Brain Wynn Singel fin Retro (coming soon)

I know Its a big list LOL

[Ray F.]

1. 7'2" FCD Mako
2. 6'8" FCD Quark
3. 10'0" Infinity Rad Noserider
4. 6'10 Vernor Shaper's Choice
5. 9'6 Meyerhoffer (If they're giving it away)

[Zop]

5'8 19 1/2" 2 1/2" swallow tail quad (****ty gutless jersey summer board)

5'11 19" 2 1/2" wide squash (****ty gutless jersey summer board)

6' 18 3/4" 2 1/4" Squash

6'1 18 1/2" 2 1/4" Thumb

6'4 18 1/2" 2 1/2" round pin

All boards shaped by matt kino****a, Kazuma Surfboards


www.Kazumasurf.com

[Recycled Surfer]

10.0 Joel Tudor
10.0 Takayama Model T
9.6 Walden Magic Model
9.8 Harbour San-O
8.0 Channin

[wbsurfer]

another 6'1" jimmy keith high performance shortboard parabolic rails
a retro fish by dave yearwood.
a custom log by will allison. and thats all i can think of so far.

[mexsurfer]

anyone see santa cruz's larry bertlman retro fish... that looks sick as hell!!

[retrosurfer]

I saw that one man, looks sweet dude

[MATT JOHNSON]

10.0 Joel Tudor
10.0 Takayama Model T
9.6 Walden Magic Model
9.8 Harbour San-O
8.0 Channin

That list is just as good as LOL :D

[GnarActually]

-5'10 firewire flexfire
-5'9 21-13 agent squash
-5'5 ...lost rocket diamond tail 5 fin plug
-5'7 al merrick dumpster diver
-6'0 al merrick m4 rounded tail

all future fins
if only i had a few grand to spair...

[Conspiracyrider]

9' Hobie Fusion single fin
5'7 CI Dumpster Diver
6'6 Ci MSG step up board
6'1 Ci Tangent squash tail
5'4 Ci Biscuit

[njsurfer42]

i'm finding this thread very interesting, as i'm used to posting on the surfermag design forum, which is mostly west coasters & a few scattered east coaster (who i'm seeing now have incredibly open minds).
i feel like all i've really seen on this thread is big name companies; ...lost, ci, jc, firewire, etc...when there are so many incredibly talented local shapers & companies that, w/ the exception of the firewire tech, could make you any of those boards you wanted & prob. make them better for your particular region of the east coast.
i pretty much get all my boards from brian wynn...he's literally right down the road. i'll have to see about posting some pics of my quiver, but for now:
i've got a 5'10" diamond tail that is the spitting image of a rocket/dumpster diver/white diamond. i've got a 6'6" pintail that is a modified ci black beauty outline. my single fin egg shares a template w/ the ci msf, but rides better b/c the bottom contours it has fit the board better than the ci's did.
i'll be honest here...i ride bonzers mostly, w/ a quad & a pair of single fins thrown in. i hate how thrusters surf in the majority of conditions. so the big companies are generally not an option for me.
my quiver is expansive & even a tad ridiculous. & i won't lie & say i've never had a board from a big name company. i have & i still do. i think if you've got an open mind & are willing to look around at what's out there, instead of focusing on what the mags tell you is cool, you'll find yourself enjoying surfing more. & that's what it's all about, right?

[chrisd]

Wow if you think they are uncreative I pretty much have what I want with exception of the long board and they are all surftechs
a rf 6'y6 fish
a Wayne lynch 7'2 freeform
6'6 boardworks walden cd
and a 9'1 herbie Fletcher Tommy Witt
the only two things I would change would be to add a 6'10 stretch f4
and a takyama in the pink instead of my Tommy witt
so there you have it all pop outs all of them

[Recycled Surfer]

Speaking of local shapers - I had a 9.0 Heritage that was a GREAT all around board. Brian Heritage can taylor make anything you want without a long wait.

[Stranded in Smithfield]

At 30 years old & 200 lbs. and the fact I surf the Bay and VB, I tend to ride boards with a bit more volume, but...
1. 6'4 PU round pin shortboard- doesn't matter who- I've have had plenty of good ones for big companies and local shapers
2. 6'0 PU 7S Super Fish- I know they are pop out machine shapes but they work so good
3. 5'11 Epoxy Mike Hynson Twinzer- A must for east coast surfers- all doubters and haters must try... on second thought don't so I can continue catching all the waves
4. 6'6 CI Black Beauty- For fun head high+ days
5. Hmmm...either a 9'0 PU round pin cruizer shape longboard for the super small summer days or a 6'0 foam INT fish with the rubber fins for shore break shredding

I haven't seen much love for epoxy as far as top five boards. I have local shapes and buy from local shops ..the REAL shops not the frat boy cool guy hang outs (any one from VB will know which ones I mean) but the average PU board lasts me a year before its full of dings but I have an epoxy that is still watertight 3 years later.

[lax8810]

nj surfer post pics of your wynn board. I'm lining up to get one my self.

[njsurfer42]

nj surfer post pics of your wynn board. I'm lining up to get one my self.

ok...but which one do you want pics of?

[mexsurfer]

heritage custom shapes boards really cheap... im sure you all know but http://www.heritagesurf.com/herit-form.htm

[stoneybaloney]

heritage custom shapes boards really cheap... im sure you all know but http://www.heritagesurf.com/herit-form.htm

Cosmic Bull is in practically the same price range for anyone farther up north (like me).

[mexsurfer]

Cosmic Bull is in practically the same price range for anyone farther up north (like me).

ya the prices are pretty much the same, and cosmic bull is 3 minutes right down ocean ave. from me

[stoneybaloney]

ya the prices are pretty much the same, and cosmic bull is 3 minutes right down ocean ave. from me

Yeah, I'm like 10 minutes from Jake's Gym. :D

[lax8810]

do you have pics of the bonzer, and step-up? how do you like them?

[njsurfer42]

do you have pics of the bonzer, and step-up? how do you like them?

i love both of those boards! like i said in the "how deep is your quiver?" thread, i only wish that i had cause to ride the step-up more often around here in nj...i've ridden it more on trips than at home.
the 5'10" is about toast at this point & i'm awaiting a replacement from brian. the board is 2 years old & has been my go-to board for that entire time. it's beat up pretty bad.

words do not fully express my love for bonzers. the speed & drive you get out of them blows away any other fin set-up i've ever ridden (& after over 20 years surfing, i've ridden all the major configurations. 2 glaring omissions: twinzer & greg griffen's 5 fin). the hold in steeper sections of the wave rivals anything else...some compare bonzers to a super-charged single fin, but that doesn't quite do it justice.

i'll see what i can do about pics of those 2 boards over the weekend.

[njsurfer42]

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg174/surfbum42/DSC_0409.jpg

5'10"x21"x2 5/8"


i'll try to get at least an outline shot of the 6'6" up this weekend.

[smitty517]

that BW bonzer is sweet

[terra-firma intolerant]

5-10" Greenroom High-Performance squash by Jimmy Keith
CI Graavy 5-5" ish
Nice Retro Fish by Dave Yearwood as well.
Eavey Longboard
The board I'm making right now. Not even close to being finished. :D

[stoneybaloney]

that BW bonzer is sweet

+1, so nice...

[mexsurfer]

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg174/surfbum42/DSC_0409.jpg

5'10"x21"x2 5/8"


i'll try to get at least an outline shot of the 6'6" up this weekend.

That is probly one of the sickest boards ive seen... thats shaped by brian wynn?

[lax8810]

wow thats sick. looks like i need to make a call down to him.

[Ray F.]

i'll try to get at least an outline shot of the 6'6" up this weekend.

How much do you weigh?

[njsurfer42]

That is probly one of the sickest boards ive seen... thats shaped by brian wynn?

yep...ordered it up in march of 2008. he doesn't use that lam much anymore...i had to ask for it specifically.

rayf.: i weigh in around 185-190lbs & dropping. i'm on a serious weight-loss plan to drop about 30lbs, 10 of which i've already dropped. i peaked last fall around 205lbs. the 6'6" is a step-up for me.

[SeaDaddy]

That is probly one of the sickest boards ive seen... thats shaped by brian wynn?

Have you ever heard of CAMPBELL BROS. SURFBOARDS? That BW shape is just based off their Bumble Bee that can be setup as a tri, a center and two side runners or a as a five fin.

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[mexsurfer]

Have you ever heard of CAMPBELL BROS. SURFBOARDS? That BW shape is just based off their Bumble Bee that can be setup as a tri, a center and two side runners or a as a five fin.

805

Ya, i know of campbell bros surfboards... its still a sick shape

[njsurfer42]

Have you ever heard of CAMPBELL BROS. SURFBOARDS? That BW shape is just based off their Bumble Bee that can be setup as a tri, a center and two side runners or a as a five fin.

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the tail of my wynn is much more pulled in than a typical bumblebee tail & the wide point is pushed forward as well. the front half of the template is actually more based off of my old pavel keel fish than anything done by malcolm, as is the rocker.
i've ridden bumblebees set up as a bonzer 3 in the past & hated it. tail is too wide & too much entry rocker for it to really paddle well & catch waves easily.
the tail of my wynn was shaped the way it is to hold better in steeper waves, as it really isn't a groveller, tho it does that well. it really shines when the surf gets in the chest-shoulder high range. closer in function to the octa-fish than a bee.