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Tomo MPH
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Hard to keep track of your Tomo quiver, is that now your 3rd Hydroshort?
Yes. Helium, LFT and now Custom EPS. Sold the XTR a while ago (too chunky).
Glancing through the El tomo fysh specifications. Board looks good, dimensions fit my small wave needs, and then construction.....LFT. Ive had a sci fi for a long time now, its gone a bit yellow but those bloody fin boxes pop out. Evo is the same, fcs one side future on the other now.
I thought the feel of LFT was good, but the durability was awful. Too easy to get cracks and dings on the rail. Won't get another in that construction. XTR for my Tomos.
FWIW- I saw a guy out on the new one today in 4-5' surf at local reef and he was absolutely ripping on it, very HP... but then again, he's a semi-pro who gets boards from FW and he always rips on everything. Looked fun!
FWIW- I saw a guy out on the new one today in 4-5' surf at local reef and he was absolutely ripping on it, very HP... but then again, he's a semi-pro who gets boards from FW and he always rips on everything. Looked fun!
The new El Tomo Fish looks like its LFT on the bottom and helium deskin on top (more resilient for the foot dents). You cant see the EPS foam through the top, but you can see the foam through the resin on the bottom. It felt more light weight than i thought it would. It also had a good amount of rocker for a fish, and was more narrow than I thought it would be. Looked a bit bladey. I was really surprised actually. I wasnt very interested when it came out, but after seeing one in person, it looks pretty sick.
Don't you think it's worth sticking it out for a bit? I at first thought my Gremlin (current small waiv boar) is too small, but it now that I've clicked into the boar, I'm glad I chose the one I did.
That’s a shame. How is it sized compared to your other two? Are the rails more foiled than the FW version or something? Different buoyancy of the foam?
BTW, maiden voyage on the Hydroshort from Aus didnt go as well as expected. The board feels a little small for me. If anyone is interested, let me know.
in what way small? paddling? riding?
it looked really good on insta, i'm serious i would give it another go ?
OB1 is 5'5 x 18 1/2 x 2 5/16 x 25.5L.
Hydroshort Custom is 5'5 x 18 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 24.7L
Hydroshort Helium is 5'5 x 18 5/16 x 2 1/4 x 24.1L.
The custom HS seems to have a more pulled in nose (like the Hydronaut) and obviously the tail is more pulled in because its a round tail and not a squash tail (so that makes the board feel even smaller than a normal 5'5). It's also more narrow width than the Helium HS.
I thought the dims would be perfect, but it just feels kind like a toothpick. I thought it would replace the helium HS, but I like how the helium version feels mo betta. Its all good... its a learning curve... just bummed it didnt work out like i hoped it would.
Hydroshort Custom is 5'5 x 18 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 24.7L
Hydroshort Helium is 5'5 x 18 5/16 x 2 1/4 x 24.1L.
The custom HS seems to have a more pulled in nose (like the Hydronaut) and obviously the tail is more pulled in because its a round tail and not a squash tail (so that makes the board feel even smaller than a normal 5'5). It's also more narrow width than the Helium HS.
I thought the dims would be perfect, but it just feels kind like a toothpick. I thought it would replace the helium HS, but I like how the helium version feels mo betta.
Its all good... its a learning curve... just bummed it didnt work out like i hoped it would.