the face you make when you realize you should have gone with a 5’8.
I have his old 5’7 now. I think it’s mustache height for me.
Fun boar. Great a$$.
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Fun boar. Great a$$.
Hi @casa_mugrienta
Yup, I bought it from @ReForest, surfed it twice, and he wanted to buy it back so I sent it back to SD...but he decided not to buy it back so it's been sitting at my brother's spot. It's pretty much in the same condition (like-new) as when I bought it. I think my brother has bought a few boards off of you in the past...maybe a HaydenShapes Merlot and others. Feel free to dm me and I can connect you. It's 25liters but seems to float more than that and the rails were pretty full. It went sick for me but I'm back in school and not surfing as much. It's definitely hard to find a smaller GMM2 so might be worth a check out.
Muchacho tri was fun. Little slow off the bottom to closeout foam climb but tight wraps on the open face.
Pretty weird feeling boar paddling around with the swuare nose. weird disappears once up and riding.
Pretty weird feeling boar paddling around with the swuare nose. weird disappears once up and riding.
I love when the hype videos for a "grovel" board are in overhead conditions that would be day of the year on the east coast
These still only available in XTR? I'm intrigued. Planning to pick up a couple new boards for really shitty surf to try and make that more fun and keep me in the water more so i stop getting fat in the slow times
Yes, only available in XTR.
I'll be putting in an order for another one soon. Been a staple in my quiver for 10 years.
I'll be putting in an order for another one soon. Been a staple in my quiver for 10 years.
how much does it end up running from XTR? I'd need to get mine shipped too. I see on website base is 825 but i also saw something about them running $100 off somewhere along the line.
I used to love epoxies but not so much anymore, especially since a lot of our really small days the wind isn't offshore, epoxy and chop sometimes dont mix great.
Yes, the old purple Reactors with 3 equal sized fins.
I've seen that you can order PU on Hydrodynamica but I think that's only with certain models.
Hydrodynamica | Order
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order form lets you pick gmm but only shows epoxy options
Probably close to $900.
XTR feels like it's something in-between poly and EPS. However, the short stature of this board does not do you any favors when trying to cut through lump and bump.
Sizing is subjective and based on skill level, the region you surf, ect, but you can size these things all over the place and they still work. Probably best to target something a couple inches less than your height.
I'm 5'9 and 160. My first one was 4'10. My current one is a 5'1. This upcoming order will be a 5'5. Same volume as my hpsb but you can up the volume a couple liters if you want.
I say the safest sizing is somewhere around nose height and whatever width/thickness to get the volume you're comfortable with. It'll be more hp if you keep the width narrower a bit but maybe your waves don't call for that.
