Anyone have info on these boards? My wife picked up a 7’6" Mini Mal in San Clemente over New Years and loves it. The price was very reasonable and I must say it fits her perfectly. It has a domed deck with lower rails and the bottom runs in a single to double concave. It comes with clear lexan fins by World Fin Systems. I was a bit skeptical at first but after closer examination, the quality is better than many stock boards I see locally. She let me borrow it for a few waves and I had a great time. Paddles well and is very easy to control.
Bummer! She really likes the board so I don’t think I’m gonna say anything to her about it.
I must say that the shape, glass and airbrush quality on this particular board are pretty damn good. Even the pinlines are clean and straight. Uh Oh! :0
Hey Pato, all jokes aside, Na Papa and brands like them are the reason most of us guys seem a bit testy when the China boards come up. I knew a bit about them, enough, then I asked some guys down at work today more, basically, some guy with some money and no surfboard background, decided he wanted a piece of the action, he’s been importing them, at first set up a pretty big shop and warehouse[look maybe later, I don’t know], I would think pretty big overheads for a fly by nighter, anyway last reports, he’s gone broke and I do know his boards are in a steptoe and son type shop, read English hardcore second hand shop. I should’nt have to say, they were cheap and much cheaper now. I don’t know what this did to the local industry, can’t of helped an already struggling one. I don’t have a problem with the guy who has got himself big through whatever reason, then decides to outsource his work, it’s the oppurtunists that want to come in and make a killing at our expense, the same goes for shaping machines, no problem with a guy with too much work, it’s the guys that have done nothing , to quote Milchy ’ never have so many, gone so far,on so lttle ability’. The other ones well , I’ve gotta stop swearing, respect to almost all, H. ps there’s a pretty good reason the thing probably goes alright, there’s a lot of good boards around here to copy.
Thanks for your kind response. I do appreciate it.
As many of you know, I make most of my own boards with the exception of a select few gems. This past year I’ve made an effort to eliminate my -Gulp- mass produced popouts; eg. Boardworks and Surftech. I only had one of each so it was a bit of a surprise to find out we just added another to the lineup. Especially one that is apparently now obsolete. Well, like I said, she likes it and sold two of her longboards to pay for it so I’m gonna let this one slide and not tell her.
BTW- I’m trying my hand at a new HWS. I’ll post in a separate thread tomorrow.