IMO, they work incredibly well, especially on thrusters, like the 84. Most of Parmenter’s boards, which I’ve ridden a bunch of, are based on Rusty’s flat deck. like everything surfboard related, YMMV
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Rusty - Shiv, Hatchet, 419Fish
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Took a lot longer than I expected, I was getting a bit frustrated:
agreed to final dims on Dec 14th. and arrived on March 6th.
I did reach out to them a few times never really got a clear answer on the delay, but I ended up learning that they lost their XTR supplier; maybe that's creating some chaos overall, but yeah was a long wait!
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I think I like mine; meaning I am not sure if it is the flat deck, but I typically have some really fun sessions on the Hatchet. Very fast and responsive, it is sort of the unforgotten board in my quiver and when I take it out, I'm always saying to myself "why don't I ride this more often!"
-I got strong glassing on it, looking back I think stock glassing is the way to go, seems like having it on lighter side would be better.
-then on another note heading to El Sal next month, hopefully, now which boards to bring!?!?
Twin Fin, Heckler, Hustler, Rooster, Barking Spider, Zeppelin, my McCloud single fin: can definitely pack three, maybe four.
Yeah that's definitely a while. I'm sure the delay is the same as everyone else, just lots of orders. Plus I'm sure the month of pumping surf a bit ago didn't improve productivity lol. Maybe I'll give it a bit longer before I bug them, I wasn't expecting it to be done quickly but I do wish they would be a little more honest with their quoted wait times.
I also heard about this issue with XTR. I don't understand why they can't get the foam from Javier/Epoxy Pro. I listened to a couple episodes of Rusty's Talk to your Shaper thing and he mentioned torsion spring/XTR a few times but seemed to explicitly avoid mentioning or giving any credit to Javier or his company. There was some discussion on here too about an issue with the vent tool for the torsion spring construction and not wanting to license it from Epoxy Pro. It seems like there is some bad blood or weirdness between those guys. I was considering ordering from XTR and having R. send the file there but it seemed better to just leave that alone. Might have gotten done a little faster though!
I like the flat deck for small/medium waves. I enjoy the stability and there is a lot of push back and spring for generating speed. I think the flat surface also just feels nice under foot. In larger, steeper waves there are predictable downsides compared to a more normal domed deck foil. The rail is harder to sink and hold in powerful surf.
I've owned and ridden Shiv, Hatchet, flat deck Twin and the Blade.
Blade has a slight dome but it's still pretty flat compared to a normal board.
I've owned and ridden Shiv, Hatchet, flat deck Twin and the Blade.
Blade has a slight dome but it's still pretty flat compared to a normal board.
Still a way away going late April - May so I thinking it could be quality doing Flores and Mango and then the spots near la Libertad...I like the call on the boards!
Flat deck big wave boards are all the rage at the moment.
It's true. I've been very close to ordering one of those KT flat deck guns this year.
I think if the planeshape pulls in to a narrow tail it still allows the board to be tipped over onto rail.
Honestly, the biggest difference I've felt with the flat deck boards is just holding them under arm. They don't surf as differently as you'd expect.
Rode it today in sloppy 3’+ central FL waves. The board glides in easily to waves, but was tough to get on a rail. I rode it with the FC2 MR twin + trailer.. I’ll try those Machado’s recommended (just have to get them).
Beauty!!!
I have the 5'8" Heckler stock dims, and tried it with twin + trailer and remember not loving it with that set up vs. straight up tri or quad, I think you'll like it much better.
board looks so fun. But since you posted this don't you think this could benefit from the quad rears being closer to the rail, it being a smaller wave board?