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8 foot fat mal

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makesurf
makesurf
NSW
248 posts
makesurf makesurf
NSW, 248 posts
23 May 2009 10:39am
Hi,
I am travelling and can't take the longboard.

My options seem to be:
1. Take the 8'6" soft-top. That is what I did to Lord Howe Is.
Can surf it but I don't like to.
2. Find out where you get the board I saw once..
The board was a shortened mal but with the volume of a 9'2" board in an overall length of about 8'

Is there a walk-in shop in Sydney somewhere?
TimB
TimB
WA
260 posts
TimB TimB
WA, 260 posts
25 May 2009 9:15am
I think the board you saw would have been a Walden Super Wide. Have a look at the global surf industries site and it will link to the Walden.
pooman
pooman
WA
293 posts
pooman pooman
WA, 293 posts
25 May 2009 12:47pm
How is it you can't take a longboard but you can take an 8' or an 8'6? is it an issue of weight or length? I can understand if you're riding something silly like a 10ft'er?
makesurf
makesurf
NSW
248 posts
makesurf makesurf
NSW, 248 posts
25 May 2009 11:25pm
pooman said...

How is it you can't take a longboard but you can take an 8' or an 8'6?

Length, JetStar are saying a 9' limit and my two favourite boards are 9'2"
..B..
makesurf
makesurf
NSW
248 posts
makesurf makesurf
NSW, 248 posts
25 May 2009 11:29pm
TimB said...

I think the board you saw would have been a Walden Super Wide.

I did and it looks perfect. I assume that it is a polyester resin board but am not sure from their specs. I associate Global with epoxy boards. I also found a Surfblanks blank:
8'7'' Longboard 24 5/8'' 3 1/4'' Med volume mini
.. now to find out who I trust to make a board out of such a blank..
..B..

pooman
pooman
WA
293 posts
pooman pooman
WA, 293 posts
26 May 2009 11:03am
spewin, thats a bit harsh.
makesurf
makesurf
NSW
248 posts
makesurf makesurf
NSW, 248 posts
13 Jun 2009 2:40pm
makesurf said...


The board was a shortened mal but with the volume of a 9'2" board in an overall length of about 8'


For the record I ended up buying a 7S Super Fish XL (from Surfection at Mosman).
http://www.surfindustries.com/surfboards/7S_superFishXL.php
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