Magic board?

First generation MR twin fin. Really an eye opener and ignited the flame that's still burning.

 

Sorry no pics but my favorite board ever was a 6'2" Resin8 Sam Egan Performance Fish. Broke it in half on a Delaware drainer but I will always miss that board.

 

When the first thrusters came out, it was weird at first finding the new sweet spot, which for me was a bit further back than the twinnies I rode in the late 70s. I think the second or third thruster i got was a Natural Art shaped by Richard Price, called "The Shape". It was 6'2", a squashtail, I can't remember the width, probably 19.5" plus or minus. The main feature I remember was it was like 3" thick. It was before the Slater effect took hold. It caught everything, and lot's of juicy barrels, and it shredded in regular surf. I still wonder why everything went so thin. I was only in my early 20s, so I was very fit, and charged some very good spots on very good days with that board.

 

I ride a FutureFlex... It was also my first board.

I do agree that compared to other materials, it is a lot better.

 

6'8 Sunshine House by Claude Codgen, '70's shaper now in FLA.
7' Bing from the mid-1970's.
Sigh....youth, wherefore art thou....still have both sticks though.

Now? They're all magic boards because surfing is life.

 

Lis Fish

 

I had a 5-9 rusty when I was 16. It had purple and black rails and rode everything great. But some chump stole it out of my buddies garage and everytime I see somebody with an older Rusty I get ready to get arrested thinking it was the one that got away. Ugh.

 

5'6" WRV Fugget skatey little ripper at 30.18 liters sooo fun!

 

classic lost 5'8 round nose fish from early 2000's

 

5-9 Rusty purple and black rails, got it out of some guys garage!

hahaha, MattyB I'm kidding

 

HS is for kook and people from texas.

 

Haha. Should have known that was coming. Radbrad, see you in water tomorrow hopefully. Check out the personal crusaders section in new Eastern Surf Mag...an SI member is in it.

 

There has been so many threw out the years , as for now . i kinda try and use the right board for the right condition . As for a shortboard off the shelf , 6'0 " proton fells good on sizable clean surf , wheres the lib tech. 5'10 vert seems to work in anything else . And there is this old risk's surf board its a single fin pin tail with a fat thick nose , no rocket till about 7 inches from the nose . i think it a 6'0 no measurements . Such a smooth feel down the line on those fast clean chest to head high days . i just wish i owed it . Got to 007 it from a friends garage .

 

5'6 JS Buried Treasure (off the rack) Quad fin. Left it in El Salvador


5'4(ish) self shaped twin fin fish. Left it in Nicaragua


And the board I'm riding now seems to work wonders...5'6 shaped by my buddy. Another Quad.

Oh and one more I dont have any pics of, but another buddy shaped it. We called it the Chode. It was 5'9(ish) about 20 wide. Boxy rails and a sharp pin tail. Single fin. Here it is in action:

 

Good stuff Living Truthfully. Laughing aboot the Chode leety.

 

sweet matt good to see the Wolfpack is coming together.

 

Had a WRV 6'4" back in the day, that I loved. I have a 6'1" CI Dagger that I really like

 

My 4th year of surfing so limited experience. No pic. Early 90's 7' 6" McTavish Carver that I picked up in Syracuse, NY by way of New Zealand and Washington State. First board I ever repaired and re-repaired. Seems to be glad to have a second chance and even happy to have my sorry ass ride it.

 

This early 90s Natural Art shaped by Richard Price is by far the best board I've ever had. I've made several copies of it over the years. This board worked in anything from stomach high to as big as South Jersey can produce. Interesting thing is this board has a pretty substantial V running from nose to tail which is something you don't see anymore.



V in front of the fins.



V at midpoint.



V under chest.