Thinking about moving from a 10' Mana on to a 9'6 Hokua X32. Clearly the Mana will paddle better/faster on the flat, and at 190L vs 170L has a little more volume, but can anyone provide a 'stability' comparison between the 2? Am aware the rocker on the X32 will slow it down in the flats, but from what I can find on the interwebs it's not ridiculously unstable - at 6'2 and ~115kg I'm just over Naish's recommended weight but then I think I'm over for the Mana also and handle that fine.
Thoughts & input would be appreciated.
Other option is that I keep the Mana myself and buy an Odysseus for my other half (she's keen but wants a 'stable table') but she made the fatal mistake of saying she thinks she can paddle the Mana with some practice (she can - has the balance of a cat...) so my brain went into upgrade mode...hey, it was her suggestion!!!
So in short - 9'6 X32 a realistic step from the 10' Mana at my height/weight, and intermediate on the flat / novice in small surf? 
Gidday.Ive got the 9.6 Hokua .did have the mana 10'.I'm 95 kg.
The Hokua is wave board ,stability is good ..but it is a slow paddler in the flat and not really the board you'd take down for a Sunday paddle .
The 9.5 mana would be worth a look at ..less rocker and paddles a bit faster.also a good choice for the misses And yourself.
The 9.6 Hokua is a great big guys wave board .its the massive rocker line that makes it so different from the 10 mana .
have you thought about the 11' Nalu .@175 litres ...It's a nice step down from the 10'
And is a nice flat water paddler.It sounds like you need a good all rounder.
Select to expand quoteTardy said...
Gidday.Ive got the 9.6 Hokua .did have the mana 10'.I'm 95 kg.
The Hokua is wave board ,stability is good ..but it is a slow paddler in the flat and not really the board you'd take down for a Sunday paddle .
The 9.5 mana would be worth a look at ..less rocker and paddles a bit faster.also a good choice for the misses And yourself.
The 9.6 Hokua is a great big guys wave board .its the massive rocker line that makes it so different from the 10 mana .
have you thought about the 11' Nalu .@175 litres ...It's a nice step down from the 10'
And is a nice flat water paddler.It sounds like you need a good all rounder.
Hey Tardy - would love to go for the 11' Nalu, unfortunately storage space is an issue, and a 10' is the longest I can get in there. Point taken re. rocker being very pronounced on the Hokua - might see if I can demo one and try a 9'5 Mana as well. Thanks 
