The Craigslist Thread

Duffy LaCoronilla

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Believe it or not that pad is at optimum placement for that board, unless you’re over 7 feet tall.

HPSB shapes (squash tail thrusters) are best suited to be ridden at roughly your height, give or take a few inches depending on the design and width of rider‘s stance. One foot needs to be on or a little behind the fins and the other needs to be roughly in the middle. Move up a little for going straight/trimming.

That board being a HPSB design should be ridden that way. Unfortunately someone who is 6 feet tall can’t do anything other than stand forward and trim. Get on the tail and you’ll stall out unless you have a REALLY wide stance.

It‘s one of my axes ive been grinding against surfboard makers for a long time. They simply should not be selling people boards like this (unless the buyer is super tall).

I once talked an adult learner out of buying an oversized Fred Rubble right in front of the shop guy trying to sell it to him. He bought a M13 instead.

A friend of mine is 6’8 and a lean 260 pounds. He rides custom HPSBs that are 6’8 - 6’10 x 20something and about 3 inches thick. From afar with nobody else around for scale this all looks normal. Then you stand next to him….
 
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tedshred5

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" If you’re looking to increase your surfing ability or take your serving to another level this is the board you need "
" This is the real deal John florence model . "

lol not with that pad placement

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" If you’re looking to increase your surfing ability or take your serving to another level this is the board you need "
" This is the real deal John florence model . "

lol not with that pad placement

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it turns on a dime! …or dollar coin I mean
 
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tomminator123

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Some nice single fins

larry mabile for $600


surf prescriptions for $350, seems like a steal

 

Duffy LaCoronilla

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" If you’re looking to increase your surfing ability or take your serving to another level this is the board you need "
" This is the real deal John florence model . "

lol not with that pad placement

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Bob Dobbalina

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$650 for a Ghost, fins, and bag isn't the worst deal....

Talk em down and it looks like a score, depending on what the bottom looks like.
 

sushipop

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holy crap there's a lot to process on this ad. appears as though someone just woke up from a coma that started in 1987
 

MathDebater

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holy crap there's a lot to process on this ad. appears as though someone just woke up from a coma that started in 1987
It's cute how their parents let them keep their room the same this whole time.
 

jkb

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holy crap there's a lot to process on this ad. appears as though someone just woke up from a coma that started in 1987
I'm just impressed Trabuco Canyon has made it up to the 80's already.
 

Aruka

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Crazy that a used poly board is going for $724.00.

That being said... I think I'm gonna go check it out. lol.

You should swoop on that if it's in good shape. The Bomdia is a really fun board and I think it would suit your waves.

Yeah it's not cheap but you probably won't lose much if you have to resell it.

The ad says it's a groveler. It's not a groveler.
 
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