Gun/Semi Gun uses

Discussion in 'Surfboards and Surfboard Design' started by frost, Feb 24, 2015.

  1. frost

    frost Well-Known Member

    Jul 31, 2014
    i'm aware they are made for large waves but is it possible to use them for anything else other than waiting for a hurricane to come? dimensions 7'4 x 18 x2 7/16
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  2. Barry Cuda

    Barry Cuda Guest

    Are you able to travel some?? For some locations way from East coast, in shoulder high waves, steeper than most, it would be a fine board.
    Looks like a great board for Tres Palmas....
     

  3. bagus

    bagus Well-Known Member

    Jul 13, 2014
    barry that board is too thin for tres palmas maybe outside steps hahaha @2 7/16 be good for overhead doggies or point tho
     
  4. Barry Cuda

    Barry Cuda Guest


    You know what, bagus, you could be right. I did not notice how thin it is. For me, 18 wide is way to narrow as well.
    That said, if the owner is a smaller dude than me (I am just under 6ft), maybe it will be okay??
     
  5. bagus

    bagus Well-Known Member

    Jul 13, 2014
    that thing be in three pieces
     
  6. worsey

    worsey Well-Known Member

    Oct 13, 2013
    coffee table
    fence decoration
    (yard sale?)
     
  7. frost

    frost Well-Known Member

    Jul 31, 2014
    ok i get it isn't a e coast board but there has to be some kind of ocean use for it here? cmon help me think of a use..maybe for beginners to learn paddling out? should be easier to paddle and duck dive? chop off project and reshape? straddle it grab a paddle and call it a gunayak?
     
  8. Mr.Belmar

    Mr.Belmar Well-Known Member

    Aug 19, 2010
    Your right- A board like that is a pretty technical board. Only really good in certain conditions -much like any board.
    BUT it would not be good for a beginner. It's way to technical and will not work well in waves that a beginner would like. Now if it was a like a 9ft gun - like Roy's- that a beginner could ride. In fact it might take you some time to learn I ride that board well...

    Anyways- you gotta look at it like this- that board is like a sports car- doesn work well on a road with pot holes, but a race track is perfect.

    So that being said- it wouldn't work in mushy waves well.

    BUT if it's clean and barreling- it will be perfect. You could totally ride it anything above chest hi- as long as it's clean and barreling. Wave Size is not so much the matter- although it will not turn like a shortboard. But it will be super fast.
    So here's the best conditions- those days when the waves are super fast barrels and no ones making the waves- that's when you grab that board and laugh as you effortless make all the waves!
     
  9. frost

    frost Well-Known Member

    Jul 31, 2014
    thanks what i needed to hear,,as a beginner myself,i then need to find someone who can use this,,anyone up for a trade??
     
  10. worsey

    worsey Well-Known Member

    Oct 13, 2013
    its prob too late for this but that type of gun - with which nothing in general is wrong - has kinda been
    replaced with a newer model; as such there are many of those type of boards available second hand now.

    if one can tolerate the absurdity of owning one on the east coast and using it once every 3 years....
    they should own one.
     
  11. Mr.Belmar

    Mr.Belmar Well-Known Member

    Aug 19, 2010
    Haha baddy- I have something similar and use it about 3 times a year... It just kinda hangs in the basement. But for the days that I take it out- love it!

    As far as keeping not or trading it- try craigslist. Althought- from the looks of te board- it's been repaired and at one time broken in half. After that - boards really lose thier value cause they don't surf as well... The weight and the shape is all off... So it might only be worth 150 to 200 or so to the right person. I would suggest just holding on to it for those 3 days... Just take it out more often to learn to ride it.
     
  12. FUN

    FUN Well-Known Member

    830
    Aug 28, 2014
    there's no need to block out the left side of the picture. we all know you've got a huge bong set up on that table
     
  13. matheson

    matheson Active Member

    39
    Dec 7, 2014
    go find an outer bar in hatteras.
     
  14. frost

    frost Well-Known Member

    Jul 31, 2014
    Haha ...as far as damage there is only a small crack near the nose about 1/2 inch. The white area you see is I am thinking the original color white.. And the rest of the board has regular yellowing I'm thinking maybe the guy had a wraparound pad or something that prevented that area from being exposed to sunlight.. Not sure but I took all wax off I see no sign of repair...
     
  15. frost

    frost Well-Known Member

    Jul 31, 2014
    I have it on charleston craigslist for $100 or trade for a used wider thicker board..
     
  16. whiskey

    whiskey Well-Known Member

    55
    Jan 18, 2011
    Take a trip to Puerto Escondido and leave it.
     
  17. frost

    frost Well-Known Member

    Jul 31, 2014
  18. Mr.Belmar

    Mr.Belmar Well-Known Member

    Aug 19, 2010
    Btw- is it just me- or does no one else notice that a thread that's actually about a surfboard only had like 12 replies all day- 3 of which was myself and 2 or 3 by the original poster?

    All the while other threads grow by 12 pages a day filled with totally non surf related material.. Actually ppl just arguing with each other
     
  19. frost

    frost Well-Known Member

    Jul 31, 2014
    Well I appreciate any sincere replies at least it lets a newbie know what or what not to try and use etc....the sport will only grow if people care about the future of it and the future surfers. Thanks again I at least know it is not for me this year or even next more than likely so maybe it will find a home..
     
    Last edited: Feb 24, 2015
  20. Mr.Belmar

    Mr.Belmar Well-Known Member

    Aug 19, 2010
    Yea frost- some how you got off easy. There is a guy on here (me) that always asks / suggest that if your new - you should start a 'hello' thread to introduce your self. Some how you passed the test- maybe cause you where friendly and humble and asked a real question.

    Welcome to swellinfo.com frost!

    Your pal,
    Mr Belmar