The board is a B. Miller made a few months ago, I posted it on the old thread page 41.
The fiber filled resin was used to “flow” the fin into the board.
I took out the pin, cut out two inches of the base (the part in the box)
reset the pin, now the fin will sit behind the the box.
Yes it is in a sense bonded to the board but, I didn’t sand the board
before doing this and it with basically pop of when I take the fin out.
Howdy Hullmos (only kidding)- I was hoping the collective wisdom of this group could provide me with some recommendations for a hull board- i ride east coast beach break mostly backside- looking for an alternative to my fish and log- any recommendations on size and models would be great. I was looking at the fineline microant 2 in the 7’6 range but i am open to other suggestions. I weigh in at 175 and six foot tall. Hoping to used the board on clean lined up days in the stomach to chest high waves that are not breaking top to bottom- thanks for the input
what part of NJ you in? I lived/worked in Pt Pleasant one summer right out of HS, and once i saw Manasquan inlet breaking pretty good, with enough length to enjoy a hull… outside of that the waves were rather short BBs/Jettys.
7’6" Liddle Inbetweener, rounded square tail.
I ride mine at a (occasionally) punchy beach break and the pulled in nose of
the planshape that mij suggests has been useful in more critical takeoffs.
I’ll second that. The inbetweener could be the ticket.
jim-honestly, do it with bondo. it’s easier and you can tune it easier with sandpaper or file. ride a couple sand, try it again,and again 'til you get it where you want it, then glass it…
Okay. Bondo is easy to sand and shape.
anybody have any experience with the fineline micro ant II?
Not I. Have you emailed Brian about them? You should ask him questions about it.
kp has one- bust in kp!
Best quote of the week by a hull rider:
As he screamed along in 5th gear, he passed an aliya rider at the who had snaked him. Brad D. riding a 7’ Liddle, asked the offending plank rider “I thought those were supposed to be fast”.
LOL.
Brad D. looking for firewood, burning out of this turn.
A question:
What would be the major differences between say Dirt’s “Jaws” board and what Greg was riding in that same time period (late 80’s?). I know GL rode a stringerless 7’. What were the design and ride differences?
E-pac: can you put up more pics of that DR hull w/ parabolic stringer? Is it an optical, but the rails look soft back aft on it.
McMal: good pic “brad d” – i think it illustrates well the “in the water” characteristic of the hull, as opposed to the on top of modern downrailers.
A question:
What would be the major differences between say Dirt’s “Jaws” board and what Greg was riding in that same time period (late 80’s?). I know GL rode a stringerless 7’. What were the design and ride differences?
From what I’ve gathered from KP, Greg, and Steve K, Greg’s own boards had more hull “up front” and gradually going flatter to the tail and Steve’s boards had more hull in the middle and flatter up front (also going flatter in the tail). Plus Steve shaved the decks down and removed the S-deck Greg put into them which made them thinner as well as flatter decked. Steve said he liked to put his feet on a flat surface rather than a domed surface.
As far as the templates, Greg said Steve’s outline had a “straighter” line to the round tail and Greg’s had more “hip”. Steve said he liked to bottom turn from the middle of the board (where more of the hull was) and then do a cross step to the nose area where it was flatter and the board would just take off (like on a longboard but way faster of course). He said he did this even on his 7’0" boards which you’d think are pretty small to cross-step. I think Greg said he like to “push through” turns with both feet in a forward position where more of the hull was.
I think those were a couple of the major differences between Steve and Greg’s boards but KP or Matt could probably say more. Not sure about nose widths, location of wide point, thinness of the rails, etc.
pretty much sums it up jim…
Matt,
Do you have Greg’s last stringerless board? If so, any pics?
well, kp had it, loaned t to chris malloy who took it to chile, got an way overhead bomb on it, extremely barreled, raced it to the end until it finally shut down. greg’s last 7’ stringerless is now at kp’s in three pieces-relishing in the glory of a wave it never thought it would do… do, however, have a realy bitchin’ 7’ roundatail gl stringerless known as the “bondo bullet” you can check it out if you want. iy was a riiper until the second buckle…