What kind of board do you ride and why do you ride it?

[soul_glide]

9'2 Angulo L-Gato...knee to chest high summer board...quick in those busy lineups!

9'6 Takayama Model T...waist to head high...classic ride...trim and glide!

9'0 Rusty Desert Island Gun...chest to overhead...lookout!

7'10 Hobie Peter Pan Slug Single Fin...tubin' beach break...my daughter rides it also.

9'6 Kane Garden Ultraglide...just scored this board used...classic triple stringer...knee to overhead...fast and nimble!

[DST]

I was feeling in the mood for something retro, went into the shaping room and when the dust settled I ended up with this 7'0"x20 1/2" roundpin. Have used it on a few occasions and have been pretty happy with it so far. Although it has a center box and plugs on the side for FCS fins, I've been using as a single fin.

[Sea Geezer]

Very nice! Reminds me of the shapes we rode in '68 or so. Like Jeff Hackman in "Pacific Vibrations" on a Plastic Fantastic.

[Haoleboy]

Beautiful..nice full shoulders...I'm thinking of getting a similar shape myself, although I don't know if I can go single fin. What do you find as far as the benifits? I've never ridden a single fin come to think of it....'cept longboard once or twice..
Anywayzz, let us know how she rides!

[DST]

Thanks for the compliments. The board feels like the ones I rode back in the 70s...kind of loose and fast enough. Its not as loose as a thruster, but I didnt expect it to be. Feels good in the tube. Looking forward to ride better waves with it.

[roirat]

what kinda fin you got in there, DST?

[thatmoody]

And I note that you guys are riding this board in Hawaii. A lot of the guys around here are really getting into the single fin craze, but unless you have a longboard, honestly we don't often have the lovely hollow wave you really need to ride one elegantly. It is beautiful when done right, but simply slow and luggy when one tries to ride them like a thruster.

That really is a lovely board, by the way - did you do the glass job and pinlines yourself?

[DST]

I send all my boards out for glassing. I never liked all the resins fumes, drips, dust, etc. This guy named Otis Schaper, brother of Bonga Perkins shaper, Carl, did the beautiful glass job. Resin tint, resin pinlines, a total 70s look.

I agree that this board works the best in faster, juicier waves for sure. I havent used it in slower, waves, Id probably use my longboard or my fish for that.

I've been using a stock plastic fin that I got from a supplier in Fla. It looks like a standard fin that came with a board in the 70s. 9in high, with a narrow tip. Although its kind of a generic thing, it works great.

[thatmoody]

I was curious, because that looks like a really top-notch glass job (it's hard to tell in pictures, but it looks really smooth, and the lines are even). We do our own glassing, but you're right, it is a pain. A respirator helps, but I worry about my husband and the fumes. He's been glassing for years, and is quite careful about the chemicals, but we'd like to find an outside source that's not too expensive. The resin pinline is practically a lost art now, so I always think it's cool when I see one.

We have all these old plastic fins around, and honestly, they work just fine. I bought a new pivot fin for my latest 9'10, and I like it, but I suspect that I would like one of the big old plastic ones quite well, too. I bought this one, though, cause it was pretty .

[tristantrvels]

Man, I just got back from maui and pretty much the whole time I was over there I surfed my ...Tokoro 5'10 fish/shortboard. I forgot how much I loved that board, its like you fly on that little thing..I had to bring it back to Denver with me for my upcoming Dana Point trip..I just couldnt part with it...


Tristan

[paradox]

DST is that you I always see on the Harbour BB? Your profile say's Hawaii, but you comment on Seal alot, Where are you? Reason for the ?: That orange board is hip. I might have to check it out sometime. If you make boards for people(or teach them how to make them) I might order one sometime.

[DST]

Hey paradox,

I may have posted on the Harbour site once if any at all. Might be someone else, but I'm in Hawaii. I've taken that board out the last few times I've surfed and it shows a lot of promise. Being a single fin, it rides a lot different from a thruster, but there are some things about it I really do like. One being it can be pretty fast on certain parts of the wave and the other is the way I can kinda just hang in the pocket, dragging my hand. Thanks for the compliment. Aloha,

Derek

[paradox]

The guy on the Harbour site has the handle DST123. I guess it's not you. Well, maybe if I ever make it over there.....That board is very similar to the ones I grew up surfing. I have never quite gotten over the way they surf and thrusters never quite did it for me.

[DST]

I shape one or two boards a year, and with all the interest in fishes lately decided to do one too. It's 6'0"x 21" x 2 1/2" thick. I pulled the tail in just a bit since I'm kind of small, light and have small feet. The glasser took only a week and a half to finish this one, so I think I may have to let it cure for a bit.

[DST]

Bottom view-

[DST]

Fins-

[Awe F'shore]

Nice DST! With that pulled in tail, I'll bet you'll be gettin' lively on them turns!

Let us know how she fly's when you get her in the water.

Awe

[befree]

to answer your question regarding long boards short boards.. well i find long boards really fun and laid back they really suit my mood
i have a 7'mini mal that i love riding im not sure if youd class that as a long board, bu i love walking up and down and hanging five!
i have a 6,7 al merrick that is a great board to ride too an all rounder for sure
the thing about riding different boards is that you have to adjust the way you ride it! its a big transition

i have a 6'4 but i dont really take it out much i dont think im that good on it
you have to work it str8 away
and after riding my mini mal alot it takes me a while to get back into shortboard riding

well whatever board you ride its still fun!
stay stoked!

[DST]

Took my new board for its maiden voyage today. The waves were small and a bit disorganized, not the kind of day to take out a new board. I was gonna shine it but some other guy showed up with a fish so I decided to go out too. Paddling out the board felt very corky, the rails are rather full for a 6'0". The board felt like it got into the first wave good enough and had a nice feel to it, enough drive and a little skatey. I only caught a few more waves and while not great waves to get a feel for a board, I'd have to say it felt like the board has a lot of potential, good paddling, enough speed and manuverability. On a scale of 1-10, I'd give it a 7, which for a day like today is pretty good. Can't wait to use it on a good day...Peace.

Derek

[Michael]

Been riding a Takayama Noah Competition for a year. Very progressive, fast and lots of fun

[knefut]

sweet...nice board!!!!

[sunnypatti]

Wow. The last time I was here, I was riding an Allison. I still love Allisons, but mine has been used as a lesson board for about 3 years now. In the meanwhile, I've ridden a 9' Robert August Wingnut Noserider, a 9' custom by a buddy of mine, and the most recent addition to the quiver is a 9' Takayama DT2. I've wanted a Tak for years now, so I'm totally stoked to have this board! I've only ridden it maybe 4 times since I work so much and the time changed right after I bought it, but I can't wait to get it out in the water again.

[vanislegrl]

Hey Patti is your Tak an epoxy board? I know this will ignite the age old debate of fiberglass vs epoxy but.... do you notice a difference?

[vanislegrl]

Bought my 8 year old daughter her first new board! 7'0" TN Shapes (local shaper), 20 1/2, 2 3/4. Nice rounded nose so I told her it's like a longboard and she'll be riding the nose just like Rell Sunn (her idiol right now) before she knows it! She's as stoked about it as the smile on her face says. My smile was equally as large

..... she's now taller than me and loves my longboard over this one. Stoked smile is the same however

[Michael]

Wow. The last time I was here, I was riding an Allison. I still love Allisons, but mine has been used as a lesson board for about 3 years now. In the meanwhile, I've ridden a 9' Robert August Wingnut Noserider, a 9' custom by a buddy of mine, and the most recent addition to the quiver is a 9' Takayama DT2. I've wanted a Tak for years now, so I'm totally stoked to have this board! I've only ridden it maybe 4 times since I work so much and the time changed right after I bought it, but I can't wait to get it out in the water again.

Sweet Takayama Takayama are great boards! Just got back from the Canaries surfing a 7.2 Takayama egg in 12ft swell.