Nice pics and a good explanation of your custom Flashback with the (pick one; flat bar, pry bar, or double-diamond) tail.
This new format where latest post doesn't show at end of thread unless it's a reply to last post is frustrating. absoludicrous just put up something, but damned if I can find it.
Nice pics and a good explanation of your custom Flashback with the (pick one; flat bar, pry bar, or double-diamond) tail.
This new format where latest post doesn't show at end of thread unless it's a reply to last post is frustrating. absoludicrous just put up something, but damned if I can find it.
Hi Mike, I was quoting your other post regarding the chopstick and couldn't find my post either lol. I'll just copy and paste it again on this one. Hopefully it stays at the bottom.
absoludicrous wrote:
MikeDaniel wrote:
Dims on that one are 5'6" x 19 1/4" x 2 3/8", nose and tail 15". Volume is .91cuft. Basically it's the center section of a hpsb with the ends chopped off, nose rounded and tail square. Bottom is flat to single concave, rails are slightly pinched given center thickness. Rocker curve is equivalent to that center section of hpsb.
Hi Mike, so would the chopstick be a better wave board since it looks like a chopped off hpsb? How would it do in smaller (in average so. cal) waves? Or would things need to be altered for those conditions? Thanks!
Thanks for re-posting. Since the chopstick has a decent amount of volume for its length and a wide tailblock, it'll plane well. Less overall rocker compared to a "whole" hpsb will help that too. So, although it's not a groveller, it will go in average waves. Some of this is also up to the rider of course.
the one on the left looks sweet. Have crazy bad cold but managed to make it to new smyrna main peak Wednesday and snatched one from the locals sitting outside...lol Turns are so sweet. Really loving the M80 slim.
Oh man those colors look sick! Really enjoying the megamind and m80 combo for Florida. Seems like the perfect board combo to handle the usual conditions while still having some overlap to switch it up.
Are you asking about the difference between flat insides and the cambered inside foil? If so, the cambered foil develops more "lift" (which in surfboard mechanics is a force perpendicular to the direction of travel - think about how an airplane wing works and turn it sideways like a fin). Cambered inside seems to work better in smaller or musher surf for most people. Flat insides are better for juice, in general.
for futures get the GMB quad trailers in the thermotech for small wave fun . they are perfect size for most wider tailed boards and kinda soft in flex so they are still easy to overpower .
if you like quads and whant to venture into " good " waves with them it will take some experimenting .
in my experiments the symetrical foil are easier to tilt over and set a rail ( good for tubes )
asym and flat respond better to being pushed off of and worked down the line , they will also " break free " if you jam them hard enough in the pocket .
Very interesting. Thanks so much. That blue board Mike posted has been spinning in my head for a week now. It looks like the answer for backside surfing in the juicy left points up north in morocco with that split tail. I would have ordered it but I really need to 1st upgrade my current camera lens...:) probably will order it along another good wave board for winter..:)
Coil needs to get an Instagram going! I've been tagging my posts with #coilsurfboards and #megamind. Here's my most recent clip from out at The Hole. Couple of fun turns a 1/4 mile out to sea.
Thanks! I'm going to put together an edit with some of my better waves for Mike and Kirk to watch before I order my next board. Might help with where they think I could use more or less foam. Being 240+ lbs I'm learning to embrace more foam.
I have the carvers that came with the board up front and my older PC6 fins in the back. The PC6's stick out further but the carvers have more surfrace area and are longer from front to back. Not sure if it's ideal or not but I'd like to try a few more setups. I have a pair of huge side longboard fins that I'd like to try up front. The board feels stiff, almost like a longboard on the takeoff until the end of the bottom turn and then it seems way more responsive once it's going full speed. Anyone else on the Megamind have a similar experience?
I didn't feel that when I rode the MM with 4 FCS 5-size fins, but I can see how that would happen. The board is designed to run with a lot of fin so you can push it really hard. From the pics I've seen of you riding yours, it looks like you're doing a good job of putting all 240lbs into your turns.
The huge amount of outline curve usually makes initiating turns at low speeds easy, but I can see how enough fin would somewhat overcome that.
I ride mine with 4 full size fins,I am 165, 55 years old,Mine turns just fine.I can get it going right off the bat rail to rail. These are real short boards, mine is 5-6. they must be ridden of the tail ( tight foot stance) On these shorter boards I notice some spread there feet to far apart. Try only waxing up to the wide point and keep that front foot rear of WP.
haaaaaaaa'' i just sent this lot to indo cheers huie
Wednesday 25
New SSW groundswell. Sets to 4 – 5ft+ exposed breaks. Grading smaller elsewhere depending on exposure. WIND: Early light and variable tending ESE 10 to 15 knots.
Thursday 26
SW groundswell 3 – 5ft exposed breaks, easing during the afternoon. Grading smaller elsewhere depending on exposure. WIND: Early light and variable tending ESE 10 to 20 knots.
Friday 27
SSW groundswell 3 – 5ft exposed breaks early, reinforced by new groundswell rising to 4 – 6ft during the late afternoon. Grading smaller elsewhere depending on exposure. WIND: ESE 10 to 20 knots.
Saturday 28
SSW groundswell 6 - 8ft exposed breaks. Grading to 4 – 6ft elsewhere depending on exposure. WIND: Early light and variable tending ESE 10 to 15 knots.
Sunday 29
Leftover SSW groundswell 4 - 6ft sets exposed breaks, easing during the afternoon. Grading smaller elsewhere depending on exposure. WIND: ESE 10 to 15 knots.
Monday 30
New long period SSW groundswell 6 – 8ft+ exposed breaks, peaking at 8 – 10ft during the day. Grading smaller elsewhere depending on exposure. WIND: ESE 10 to 15 knots.
OVERVIEW
In the wake of June’s sustained run of large to heavy groundswell there’s still plenty of large surf on offer across the Archipelago through early to mid July. Tuesday effectively marks a pivot point low in wave energy preceding the onset of a series of overlapping new groundswells – the first of which arrives throughout Wednesday. This mid to large pulse isn’t expected to top 4 to 6ft across exposed breaks and it should gradually taper off again throughout Thursday and Friday.
However, these relatively user friendly pulses precede the onset of a new, long interval SW groundswell, generated by a relatively compact low pressure system that powered up beneath Madagascar last Friday and Saturday, carrying a gale force SW fetch northeast as it traversed the southeast Indian Ocean. Although not overly large compared to some recent winter storms, it was sufficient to generate a strong SW groundswell inbound from 215 to 220 degrees this weekend. The leading edge should begin to show at low levels late Friday ahead of the bulk of swell filling in on Saturday. This should see good 6 to 8ft sets running across the most exposed breaks like Uluwatu and G-Land all day, preceding a slow decline setting in throughout Sunday.
Just as this episode begins to fade it overlaps with yet another, much stronger SSW groundswell that’s projected to push wave heights up to a heavy 8 to 10ft across exposed breaks on Monday. This arises from another compact low pressure system that’s tracing the same storm track below South Africa and out across the southern Indian Ocean. The storm is forecast to carry a broad area of SW gales across the region as it migrates eastward over the next 24 to 48 hours, giving rise to maximum significant wave heights in the 30ft plus range north of the Kerguelen Islands on Wednesday.
A subsequent SSW groundswell is given a further push by a cut off low developing in the wake of the first low on Wednesday; briefly reinvigorating SW gales over the region above the Kerguelen Islands. The resulting groundswell also fills in out of the 215 to 220 degree band; probably rising from 6 to 8ft early on Monday to a peak during the afternoon – and probably sustaining large 6 to 8ft surf on Tuesday ahead of a slow easing trend throughout Wednesday.
The Bali virtual buoy shows another strong SW groundswell inbound this weekend.
LONG RANGE
The tail end of this episode is likely to drop down to more accessible 3 to 4ft levels by Thursday morning – marking a short lived window to get amongst some user friendly surf at the major breaks ahead of a new long period, directional SSW groundswell filling in throughout Friday and the weekend. This impending episode originates from a very intense polar low pressure system forecast to develop over the far south-eastern Indian Ocean this weekend. The system is projected to power up towards Western Australian coast on Sunday 6 and Monday 7, giving rise to a heavy sea-state reaching maximum heights of around 35ft. It’s location deep below the Archipelago gives rise to a fairly acute S groundswell inbound from 190 to 200 degrees.
At this point the leading edge of the swell should fill in throughout Friday 11 and hold peak size of 6 to 8ft plus across exposed breaks on Saturday 12 July before gradually easing throughout Sunday 13 and Monday 14 – but this remains dependant on how the storm system evolves this weekend. Beyond that, it appears a more subdued storm track will offer up a series of mid range SW groundswells through 15 to 20 July,
Nice pics and a good explanation of your custom Flashback with the (pick one; flat bar, pry bar, or double-diamond) tail.
This new format where latest post doesn't show at end of thread unless it's a reply to last post is frustrating. absoludicrous just put up something, but damned if I can find it.
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Hi Mike, I was quoting your other post regarding the chopstick and couldn't find my post either lol. I'll just copy and paste it again on this one. Hopefully it stays at the bottom.
Thanks for re-posting. Since the chopstick has a decent amount of volume for its length and a wide tailblock, it'll plane well. Less overall rocker compared to a "whole" hpsb will help that too. So, although it's not a groveller, it will go in average waves. Some of this is also up to the rider of course.
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Sweet colors! Glad I asked for some!
That squared swallow looks great!
the one on the left looks sweet. Have crazy bad cold but managed to make it to new smyrna main peak Wednesday and snatched one from the locals sitting outside...lol Turns are so sweet. Really loving the M80 slim.
goingright
Thinking about heading to North Morocco this summer. Tons of Swell, coils and Couscous...lol
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Oh man those colors look sick! Really enjoying the megamind and m80 combo for Florida. Seems like the perfect board combo to handle the usual conditions while still having some overlap to switch it up.
Chopstick looks fun as hell. You may be hearing from me soon MD!
quick question..:) In the Futures catalog, they have quad trailers. One set is flat and one set is asymetrical, whats the difference...lol
Dont feel like expermenting as I like to keep things simple..:)
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Are you asking about the difference between flat insides and the cambered inside foil? If so, the cambered foil develops more "lift" (which in surfboard mechanics is a force perpendicular to the direction of travel - think about how an airplane wing works and turn it sideways like a fin). Cambered inside seems to work better in smaller or musher surf for most people. Flat insides are better for juice, in general.
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Some use inside foil rears on juice and flats on mush... the opposite of what Mike said. I like flats better, but then Im a thruster guy.
Thanks so much guys. Looks like they updated the online site as the brochure didn't have much info and it confirms the same info Mike..:)
Ivan, Its really fun trying quads in small Florida surf to let the board loose..:) It really frees up the board.
Flat:
http://www.futuresfins.com/en-us/qd2-4-00---1-2-right-thermotech-white-1295-408-42-detail
Symetrical Foil:
http://www.futuresfins.com/en-us/qd2-4-00---1-2-right-thermotech-white-1295-110-42-detail
goingright
for futures get the GMB quad trailers in the thermotech for small wave fun . they are perfect size for most wider tailed boards and kinda soft in flex so they are still easy to overpower .
if you like quads and whant to venture into " good " waves with them it will take some experimenting .
in my experiments the symetrical foil are easier to tilt over and set a rail ( good for tubes )
asym and flat respond better to being pushed off of and worked down the line , they will also " break free " if you jam them hard enough in the pocket .
Very interesting. Thanks so much. That blue board Mike posted has been spinning in my head for a week now. It looks like the answer for backside surfing in the juicy left points up north in morocco with that split tail. I would have ordered it but I really need to 1st upgrade my current camera lens...:) probably will order it along another good wave board for winter..:)
goingright
Thank you very much for the great work. Greetings from Tenerife.
DAVID & MIGUEL
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you gotta do some justice! take some outline pictures :D
En breve te mando fotos de las otras.
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Espero que te gusten!
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Blurs ?
rockers look good :-)
Mucho Mucho SICK. You gonna be flying
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Coil needs to get an Instagram going! I've been tagging my posts with #coilsurfboards and #megamind. Here's my most recent clip from out at The Hole. Couple of fun turns a 1/4 mile out to sea.
Nice vid! Looks like you have your MM pretty dialed! Curious, what fins have you settled on ?
Thanks! I'm going to put together an edit with some of my better waves for Mike and Kirk to watch before I order my next board. Might help with where they think I could use more or less foam. Being 240+ lbs I'm learning to embrace more foam.
I have the carvers that came with the board up front and my older PC6 fins in the back. The PC6's stick out further but the carvers have more surfrace area and are longer from front to back. Not sure if it's ideal or not but I'd like to try a few more setups. I have a pair of huge side longboard fins that I'd like to try up front. The board feels stiff, almost like a longboard on the takeoff until the end of the bottom turn and then it seems way more responsive once it's going full speed. Anyone else on the Megamind have a similar experience?
I didn't feel that when I rode the MM with 4 FCS 5-size fins, but I can see how that would happen. The board is designed to run with a lot of fin so you can push it really hard. From the pics I've seen of you riding yours, it looks like you're doing a good job of putting all 240lbs into your turns.
The huge amount of outline curve usually makes initiating turns at low speeds easy, but I can see how enough fin would somewhat overcome that.
PS Instagram is on our list of things to do :-)
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I ride mine with 4 full size fins,I am 165, 55 years old,Mine turns just fine.I can get it going right off the bat rail to rail. These are real short boards, mine is 5-6. they must be ridden of the tail ( tight foot stance) On these shorter boards I notice some spread there feet to far apart. Try only waxing up to the wide point and keep that front foot rear of WP.
Headed to the Caribbean testing grounds
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Man I thought I wanted a Chopstick until I see just how clean that outline is on that roundtail.
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Man I thought I wanted a Chopstick until I see just how clean that outline is on that roundtail.
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Hot damn!
Very nice looking boards and super clean shapes. Any more info on those 2 boards and shapes Mr Mike?
I want to provide more feedback for my current blur so I can order another one for winter but the surf is like a lake here...lol
goingright
Those are both Kirk B shapes, shorter/wider qualifiers with extra rocker per the rider's preference.
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stocked how mine came out :-)
How's that new one ride?
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so far so good
have yet to get in anything i would call decent , its June and Mr. Eddy has set up shop for now :-(
volume ( .90 ) rails , and foil all feel spot on . EA fins are working best .
i like it
cheers huie
cheers huie
now retired
ka, we'll get huie to help us pray for surf.
thanks for checking in
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haaaaaaaa'' i just sent this lot to indo
cheers huie
Wednesday 25
New SSW groundswell. Sets to 4 – 5ft+ exposed breaks. Grading smaller elsewhere depending on exposure. WIND: Early light and variable tending ESE 10 to 15 knots.
Thursday 26
SW groundswell 3 – 5ft exposed breaks, easing during the afternoon. Grading smaller elsewhere depending on exposure. WIND: Early light and variable tending ESE 10 to 20 knots.
Friday 27
SSW groundswell 3 – 5ft exposed breaks early, reinforced by new groundswell rising to 4 – 6ft during the late afternoon. Grading smaller elsewhere depending on exposure. WIND: ESE 10 to 20 knots.
Saturday 28
SSW groundswell 6 - 8ft exposed breaks. Grading to 4 – 6ft elsewhere depending on exposure. WIND: Early light and variable tending ESE 10 to 15 knots.
Sunday 29
Leftover SSW groundswell 4 - 6ft sets exposed breaks, easing during the afternoon. Grading smaller elsewhere depending on exposure. WIND: ESE 10 to 15 knots.
Monday 30
New long period SSW groundswell 6 – 8ft+ exposed breaks, peaking at 8 – 10ft during the day. Grading smaller elsewhere depending on exposure. WIND: ESE 10 to 15 knots.
OVERVIEW
In the wake of June’s sustained run of large to heavy groundswell there’s still plenty of large surf on offer across the Archipelago through early to mid July. Tuesday effectively marks a pivot point low in wave energy preceding the onset of a series of overlapping new groundswells – the first of which arrives throughout Wednesday. This mid to large pulse isn’t expected to top 4 to 6ft across exposed breaks and it should gradually taper off again throughout Thursday and Friday.
However, these relatively user friendly pulses precede the onset of a new, long interval SW groundswell, generated by a relatively compact low pressure system that powered up beneath Madagascar last Friday and Saturday, carrying a gale force SW fetch northeast as it traversed the southeast Indian Ocean. Although not overly large compared to some recent winter storms, it was sufficient to generate a strong SW groundswell inbound from 215 to 220 degrees this weekend. The leading edge should begin to show at low levels late Friday ahead of the bulk of swell filling in on Saturday. This should see good 6 to 8ft sets running across the most exposed breaks like Uluwatu and G-Land all day, preceding a slow decline setting in throughout Sunday.
Just as this episode begins to fade it overlaps with yet another, much stronger SSW groundswell that’s projected to push wave heights up to a heavy 8 to 10ft across exposed breaks on Monday. This arises from another compact low pressure system that’s tracing the same storm track below South Africa and out across the southern Indian Ocean. The storm is forecast to carry a broad area of SW gales across the region as it migrates eastward over the next 24 to 48 hours, giving rise to maximum significant wave heights in the 30ft plus range north of the Kerguelen Islands on Wednesday.
A subsequent SSW groundswell is given a further push by a cut off low developing in the wake of the first low on Wednesday; briefly reinvigorating SW gales over the region above the Kerguelen Islands. The resulting groundswell also fills in out of the 215 to 220 degree band; probably rising from 6 to 8ft early on Monday to a peak during the afternoon – and probably sustaining large 6 to 8ft surf on Tuesday ahead of a slow easing trend throughout Wednesday.
The Bali virtual buoy shows another strong SW groundswell inbound this weekend.
LONG RANGE
The tail end of this episode is likely to drop down to more accessible 3 to 4ft levels by Thursday morning – marking a short lived window to get amongst some user friendly surf at the major breaks ahead of a new long period, directional SSW groundswell filling in throughout Friday and the weekend. This impending episode originates from a very intense polar low pressure system forecast to develop over the far south-eastern Indian Ocean this weekend. The system is projected to power up towards Western Australian coast on Sunday 6 and Monday 7, giving rise to a heavy sea-state reaching maximum heights of around 35ft. It’s location deep below the Archipelago gives rise to a fairly acute S groundswell inbound from 190 to 200 degrees.
At this point the leading edge of the swell should fill in throughout Friday 11 and hold peak size of 6 to 8ft plus across exposed breaks on Saturday 12 July before gradually easing throughout Sunday 13 and Monday 14 – but this remains dependant on how the storm system evolves this weekend. Beyond that, it appears a more subdued storm track will offer up a series of mid range SW groundswells through 15 to 20 July,
cheers huie
now retired
Thanks for rubbing it in:-)
We've got boards there, but they're not under my feet.
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well i try? (-:
hard
cheers huie
cheers huie
now retired
Fedex delivered! Outstanding work on these two, they feel unreal under my arm. Right on time for the swell! let the stoke begin!
5'6x18.5 Widerboard
5'9x18.25 Qualifier
Crazy colors. Board look sweet. How much was FEDEX to Cabo?
If you dont mind me asking
double post
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It was $200 + $80 of duties, considerably cheaper than other methods.
Wow that is great for 2 boards. No issues with customs ?
No issues at all since FedEx deals with it and as long as paperwork is fine it shouldnt take more than a day to go through
Pretty much ready for anything San Diego can throw at me with these two boards
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Nice looking addition ! Blur, widerboard? ALways have liked MDs round tails.
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