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6 Days rain/ but waves

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Created by stehar > 9 months ago, 7 Feb 2022
stehar
NSW, 598 posts
7 Feb 2022 9:24PM
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Riding the Bonza shortboard at the beachbreak north side of youth center. [ooking foward to the Bonza longboard arriving in abt 3 weeks. Knee surgery been put back to middle of March - elective surgery - so hopefully get a few surfs in on the new Smik!



Do not see the speed that this board is capable of on these vids - but a couple of waves were racetrack efforts.
Glassy cause it rained most of the time we were there. Site had a nice glassy water layer in annex as well

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Steve

justaddwater
NSW, 762 posts
8 Feb 2022 9:28AM
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Steve,that board seems to paddle onto waves very easily, the longboard version is going to be even better!!!

stehar
NSW, 598 posts
8 Feb 2022 12:14PM
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The new board probably will be faster between peaks along the beach and perhaps to sprint across to a take-off point, but mainly for stability between waves, easier on the knees and generally not as tiring all round - stay out longer? Or a couple of surfs in a day? Steve

Surfnbjj
NSW, 57 posts
8 Feb 2022 4:11PM
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How long between ordering and board arriving? I've had a board (not Smik) on order since October, latest update is mid March for delivery.

stehar
NSW, 598 posts
8 Feb 2022 8:19PM
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Ordered late Oct - will arrive late Feb - 4 months which includes probably 3 to4 weeks transport! I did check with Scotty at the end of Jan which was the origional arrival time, but as he explained - DUE TO COVID every thing is affected ie: material supplies, employees ( affected also by their families ), transport and links -- nothing that the manufacturer can control - just got to suck it up! Steve

stehar
NSW, 598 posts
8 Feb 2022 9:57PM
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Hopefully I will be 3 or 4 metres further out with the new Smik - enough time to catch it instead of scraping over. Steve

stehar
NSW, 598 posts
2 Mar 2022 9:12PM
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Update for arrival of board - apparently just being painted - not on boat ( miscommunication ), so will not arrive till after operation, seems like first paddle will be mid July! Bummer - but have the rest of my life to enjoy it - with my new knee!! Yahoo ps - just got to suck it up!

stehar
NSW, 598 posts
3 Mar 2022 8:01AM
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Board done - finished - beautiful - just got to get it down to me! Steve


finsup
NT, 208 posts
3 Mar 2022 10:05AM
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geeprs that looks great!
What are the dims again?

stehar
NSW, 598 posts
3 Mar 2022 2:19PM
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finsup said..
geeprs that looks great!
What are the dims again?


9'9" by 31.5" by 4.0" = 143ltrs - really looking forward to it arriving.

Surfnbjj
NSW, 57 posts
3 Mar 2022 5:40PM
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Must be out of the same factory, my JL was on the boat and due any day now

finsup
NT, 208 posts
3 Mar 2022 5:09PM
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When it arrives we're gonna need more pics of that thing stevo.

Side on rocker.
Looking down the concaves thru the engine bay.
Straight at the fins from below.

Bring on the bonza bling man they are interesting machines with some slick hydrodynamics going on.

Btw i like those dims

stehar
NSW, 598 posts
3 Mar 2022 8:48PM
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Thanks Finsup - I am after speed and stability - hope those dimensions and shape provide both! Steve



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