I’m going to get hold of a McCoy surfboard as an all round vehicle. Which one?
What does the nugget go well in? The stumpy? The potbelly? The Zot?..would be useful to have some simple guidelines/opinions.
There’s lots of info and opinions on here from previous threads so I’m a bit swamped. I’m aware of the backfootedness of the board etc.
If i was going to have a 3 board McCoy quiver then I’d probably go for 6.2 (nugget, 6.8 (Zot), 7.6-8ft (zot or nugget). But for now looking for a board for 80% of conditions. Took a few boards to france/spain this summer with waves from shoulder high to double oh, in the fat-ish/hollow range and my 6.4 Hynson BK quad coped well and I pretty much just surfed that board. (even though its super fat and relatively hard to duckdive…i’m used to it!)
I’ve also been surfing a 7.3 single fin, pin tail but with wide front end/hi volume (longboard blank) in small waves and it feels great. Love the stability of it and the flowing turns etc. Really noticed the twitchy nature of my quad after that. But my quad is wide and loads of volume, and feels really stable to paddle and i’m expecting the same from a McCoy.
I’d consider the Zot as an all rounder but my local break gets a bit fat and deffo not super fast and hollow…(well sometimes on the right tide/swell).
At moment i’m thinking 6.2 or mby 6.3/4 nugget (or pot belly or stumpy) with a thruster set up. I’m 5.8, 170 lbs. 44, reasonably fit.
I’d consider a zot -but are they ok in junky surf? I’m sure I’d get on ok with a 5.11/6.0 type board but i want a bit of range in it if i had to go on a trip with one board only.
As i say, i’d love to get a bigger McCoy board(s) as well for either small gutless waves or when its big and cranking on a reef break or somewhere with a channel. I can duck my 7.3 in overhead waves but don’t take out if hollow or heavy. But i’ll leave those for later!
My style. more of a carver but looking to go more vertical-in skateboarding terms more Hosoi than Hawk! Ive been surfing 20 odd years but don’t live by the beach…yet!
Cheers!