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Sorry, I mean a local shaper as opposed to mass produced. Every shaper is local to someone. If I have my board made by a custom shaper in OBX (Tim Nolte) does it matter if I take it up to RI to...

Isurus I-evade, 5/4. Light, toasty, tight and rarely flushes. Expensive. Surfing New England in it.

+1 for Tapping the Source, best surf novel ever written. Same author, Kem Nunn, wrote another novel with surfing called Tortilla Flats. Check out Tim Winton's Breath, another great NOVEL about...

The first board I bought, from a craigslist ad, was a 9'4" x 22 7/8 x 2 3/4 Tim Nolte performance longboard thruster with a hull bottom. I love that board, it was my go to all the time for NJ small...

jeez, I got hit i the eye with a 7' quad fish, took 29 stitches and was back in the water three hours later, and I couldn't sue anyone cause . . . it was MY fish . . . now how bad does that bite the...

You bet they are! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvMEyxGH3k0

Look let's be honest about this. There are no good surfing spots in Rhode Island. There's just no point in looking for them. You should really move away from Rhode Island. And take your buddies...

Otherwise water gets in . . .

Anybody use diveskins under their wetsuit to make it easier to get into or out of? Or for warmth? Lavacore advertises a line of "under wear" that is basically lycra plus fleece. Anyone try this? ...

The day of the Belmar Pro I was surfing down in Spring lake and my board hit me right in the face when I was under in the backwash. Right on the bone under my eye -- I took 29 stitches to sew it up....

I like the idea of the Aloha spirit. I'm no great surfer, but I can paddle and catch waves. This summer at Nobadeer there was a gent my age (mid 50's) trying to catch waves on a foamie that was too...

speed of paddling also keeps the nose higher. TAil slightly higher than nose, but weight up by arching your back, that advice is good. It sounds to me like you are in late and getting pitched over...

Belmar is NJ. You can't tow in in Florida, the red algae gums up the jets.

Not sure I'm qualified to answer since I learned in head high surf in Costa Rica -- six days of surfing and only caught one wave. Maybe it was the 9'6" board they had me on . . . Seriously, I don't...

Shortie, 3/2 and 5/4 got me through every weekend of the year. but i bought a heated vest for January.

Just bought a retro fish (quad) for the same reason. Wanted some variety in my surfing in weak east coast waves. Love the longboards I have (9'4" HPLB and 9' ripplerider) which are rock steady, but...

thanks for all who responded. I went out in a crowded afternoon and paddled for a bunch of weak waves. I did get up on a couple . . . Tell me if I am off base, but I think on the fish I need to line...

Local shaper . . . my Equinox retro fish was shaped in California by Alex Gamino.

I just bought a quad retro fish from jay. He helped me through the entire process, asked about the conditions I surf, my experience and proficiency, and then my board was made to spec by Alex...

Good point, I've watched the shortboarders, it looks almost like they are pushing the board back towards their feet as they pop. I'll keep in mind. Thanks.

No, can't take that one seriously. Never did.

Thanks for the replies, tomorrow looks like a good day to try it out in the local beach break. Dawn Patrol.

It's 7' x 22 5/8 x 2 3/4. I am 6'1" and 162.

Just bought a retro fish quad. Have surfed lots of longboard in NJ and RI, and 8' and 7'6" in Costa Rica . . . just looking for advice on where to position and any tips for catching and getting up...

I owned one of those degree 33 7'6" funshapes in the NextGen poly. Wasn't a capable enough surfer to get it riding in Jersey chop.

I always wonder about this kind of advice for learners. Not that it is a bad idea to talk to a great local shaper and get good etquipment, that is always good advice. But whether really tailored or...