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Nels Dolphin Glider
Joined: 13 Jan 2004 Posts: 340 Location: Ventura County, California
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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 11:06 am Post subject: |
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Top this thread...I have a question about Waveskaters and re-read all 4 pages to see if it was already in there somewhere...and let's just say I miss Tumak. My mind is a bit glazed at the moment but I think he wrote that he had something like 5 or 6 Waveskaters and seemed to enjoy the fact they all popped out of the mold different. That seemed to delight him.
So, 2009 questions:
How much do these things weigh?
Anybody have a 2009 Waveskater? They were built by a different factory, and I am wondering if anybody has a more recent observation on the general quality.
Thanks
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DaGRizTX
Joined: 30 May 2008 Posts: Location: Texas
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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 11:53 am Post subject: |
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I'll try and get a weight this evening but it's very comparable to my BZ Bigbruda 44".
This years GP3 had small surf at the beginning, waist+ and I had a blast on mine. I had lost about 18 lbs since I last rode it and it helped bunches but I'm still a heavy-weight at ~270 lbs.
By the end of the week we had some size, 4-6' w/occ++ sets (8 - 10' faces) paddled out in front of the house while everyone else was napping. It ducks well for me ( being big has its advantages) and paddles well. It handled the bigger waves very well, tracking well with a good turn of speed.
I love it...
Sea-ya _________________ Twenty years fron now you will be more
disappointed by the things you
didn't do than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines.
Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover.
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DaGRizTX
Joined: 30 May 2008 Posts: Location: Texas
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Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 6:38 am Post subject: |
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My 44" WS w/ leash hit the scales at 4 lbs- 6 oz _________________ Twenty years fron now you will be more
disappointed by the things you
didn't do than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines.
Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover.
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Nels Dolphin Glider
Joined: 13 Jan 2004 Posts: 340 Location: Ventura County, California
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Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 11:21 am Post subject: |
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Thanks. That kind of info can't be found on their website as far as I can tell, but then I get easily distracted by pretty colors. |
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DaGRizTX
Joined: 30 May 2008 Posts: Location: Texas
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Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:21 am Post subject: |
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Just bought a 48" model off of E-bray. Will be heading to S.Padre end of this month, just need Mother Gulf de Mex to serve up the goods.
Sea-ya
_________________ Twenty years fron now you will be more
disappointed by the things you
didn't do than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines.
Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover.
-Mark Twain |
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DaGRizTX
Joined: 30 May 2008 Posts: Location: Texas
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Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 9:03 am Post subject: |
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My 48 arrived yesterday, what a monster Can't wait to hit the surf on this beast...time to check the coastal forecasts...
Sea-ya _________________ Twenty years fron now you will be more
disappointed by the things you
didn't do than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines.
Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover.
-Mark Twain |
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