Select to expand quotevanders1 said..
You'll be in like company Ob,we can be doughy together. 
I think he must have been describing me, not the board, this is from the urban dictionary 
Doughyunknown
An Australian term. A doughy person is slow to catch on and in fact would be the type of person who doesn't understand the meaning of this word.
Select to expand quoteobct said..
Yeah Tux, if looks are anything to go by, she's a winner.
That's the style of fin I like to use but since I picked up the Medusa, I'm not so sure I should.
The shaper asked me what I used and I explained it was a 9.75 Bennett retro with a narrow tip and a good amount of sweepback. He said he tried a similar fin but found it was swept back too much and made the board feel doughy, so he went to something more upright and it improved.
I nodded in agreement, but only because I had no idea what "doughy" means and I didn't want to sound like a complete dickhead, even if I am a complete dickhead.
But the thing is, he got me so worried that I was ridding a doughy board, I went home, got out every fin I had and measured the rake. I even went to the trouble of writing down the rake at the base of each fin, alongside the height.
He was right about the rake on that fin, it was the biggest at 11 inches. The smallest rake I could find was a 9.5 inch fin with a 9.5 inch rake, so I'm going to give that a try.
Don't want a doughy board do I, 
Even if I wouldn't know it from a hole in my arse 
Geez Tux have a look at Salty Merchants and Alkali sites if you want to see rake fins. The one you replaced is minimal compaired to them. Thomas Beckson describes doughy fins as too much flex in the tip on Alkali site.
Select to expand quoteobct said..
if that's the case, I'll try my Dion hatchet fin if I get the chance.
Some wanker once told me to replace my fin instead of boards
Select to expand quoteMacaha said..
Some wanker once told me to replace my fin instead of boards
Do both!!!
Works for me....
Yeah its a nice board...great nose rider..I'm not in Ob's class up the front but I managed to get a foot over in some junk waves...its not much good for floaters though
Select to expand quotechrispy said..beachandbush said..
Bahahahshshs great find
How long do you reckon I can hide a board in my work truck. I'm happy to run a book on it. It's been in the truck for a month now. The year of living dangerously. Wooo hooo.
Select to expand quoteTux said..
Yeah its a nice board...great nose rider..I'm not in Ob's class up the front but I managed to get a foot over in some junk waves...its not much good for floaters though
I was well and truly outclassed today at seal rocks, only another 3 out there and they were all way younger and way better than me. I just hung around for the dregs
never surfed there before, strange wave, I'm sure it can peel off on the day, but on a small day like today, it had a lot of sections over a reasonably short distance. I lost count of how many I didn't paddle onto some, because I thought I would drop in, only to see a guy bail because it fell apart in front of him and I could have have a nice ride by myself
BTW, I think my original fin choice was better so I'll swap back again tomoz Doughy must suit me 
Select to expand quoteobct said..Tux said..
Yeah its a nice board...great nose rider..I'm not in Ob's class up the front but I managed to get a foot over in some junk waves...its not much good for floaters though
I was well and truly outclassed today at seal rocks, only another 3 out there and they were all way younger and way better than me. I just hung around for the dregs
never surfed there before, strange wave, I'm sure it can peel off on the day, but on a small day like today, it had a lot of sections over a reasonably short distance. I lost count of how many I didn't paddle onto some, because I thought I would drop in, only to see a guy bail because it fell apart in front of him and I could have have a nice ride by myself
BTW, I think my original fin choice was better so I'll swap back again tomoz Doughy must suit me
Geez ,didn't those young blokes give you some waves mate,bloody buggers I told em that the Breeze greenroom legend was in town 
Actually Al, things were going pretty good, they were letting me in without a problem
Then I mentioned your name and that's when they shut be down
Select to expand quoteobct said..
Actually Al, things were going pretty good, they were letting me in without a problem
Then I mentioned your name and that's when they shut be down
Just sit next to the rock.. 
It's a strange wave. You think your into it but just drifts under you and it Bends the wrong way a lot of the time and doesn't line up unless the swell is a certain directon and period.
Yes, I noticed that, and there was also a rip just beside the rocks, reminded me a lot of the Southern end of Palmy.
Trouble is there was only room for one person out there and a guy on a beat up old Mactavish had dibs on it.
Select to expand quoteobct said..
Actually Al, things were going pretty good, they were letting me in without a problem
Then I mentioned your name and that's when they shut be down
Select to expand quoteNozza said..
Reckon it's quiet enough in here to get away with a 666.
New board.
Stoked.
Nice one mate. Ive been riding a 666 for a while now and still get away with hanging around in here.
Select to expand quoteNozza said..
Reckon it's quiet enough in here to get away with a 666.
New board.
Stoked.
Interested in how it goes with the front fin and a sail, great idea
Ducking down low here, hoping no one will notice....
Darth, I did a test run on a build it myself board.
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Stand-Up-Paddle/SUP/Gun-da-windy?page=1#lastpost
Forward fin makes it usable, rather than walking home.
No tendency to trip over it yet.
Test will be how small I can go with the forward fin?
And can I be bothered putting the rig together....????
Select to expand quoteNozza said..
Ducking down low here, hoping no one will notice....
Darth, I did a test run on a build it myself board.
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Stand-Up-Paddle/SUP/Gun-da-windy?page=1#lastpost
Forward fin makes it usable, rather than walking home.
No tendency to trip over it yet.
Test will be how small I can go with the forward fin?
And can I be bothered putting the rig together....????
But did you wax it...
Nice looker mate....
Select to expand quoteSP said..Nozza said..
Ducking down low here, hoping no one will notice....
Darth, I did a test run on a build it myself board.
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Stand-Up-Paddle/SUP/Gun-da-windy?page=1#lastpost
Forward fin makes it usable, rather than walking home.
No tendency to trip over it yet.
Test will be how small I can go with the forward fin?
And can I be bothered putting the rig together....????
But did you wax it...
Nice looker mate....
Two different boards there SP.
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Stand-Up-Paddle/Review/Sunova-Search-12-0--Nozza-?page=9#lastpost
I thought it was meant to be dead in here....3 posts in a minute!
Select to expand quoteNozza said..
Ducking down low here, hoping no one will notice....
Darth, I did a test run on a build it myself board.
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Stand-Up-Paddle/SUP/Gun-da-windy?page=1#lastpost
Forward fin makes it usable, rather than walking home.
No tendency to trip over it yet.
Test will be how small I can go with the forward fin?
And can I be bothered putting the rig together....????
And do a video of it
This one was inspired by my recent Hawaii trip were volume is Gold. I've blown out a 9.6 Fireball and added a fat arse tail, colour will be a classic yellow.
