Forum  NWKite Forum RE: Surfboards for Kiting
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RE: Surfboards for Kiting |
Author: sentone
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 10:53 pm (GMT -8)
pros and cons.........getting a junk used beater is a start......but it might ruin the real deal.....do you ride the river or the coast......river waves are not the same as say a beach break.......or in my case reef points......if your gonna ride surf boards as a light wind big float thing then youll ride lots more than you think.......a 6-2 and a 11 rocks for me in 14 less than that i go to work......if you surf and have waves near.. rideing a wave board is well ...the next step sure it takes time most great things do.....im bais i ride surfboards 97% of the time ride twin tips when the water is to thin......getting back to the beater.....thruster....3 fins i hope...back foot over or slightly forward of the rail fins......tape your stance about shoulder wide is a good start.......find a old windsurfer remove straps ......rout a 1|4 in slot almost thru key word ALMOST.....push foam over some fill with resin stuff in strap let set over night basicly you just made a insert ......i think nsi has stick on males never tried um but no routing involved......thats a cheap way to go if your sitting on the fence........used boards are everywhere......i would recomend a used wave kite board.....built for the hits ,,,dents ....bashes that will soon come ...epoxy with hi pressure foam deck......is a start.......as for high priced wanna be surfboards......well i believe the right tool for the right job.......i ride SS SST in light winds or places deem to fluky to ride all winter.......and when it real THE SS SRT 5-11 in my opinon is untouchable........as far as being a totor.....when ya get some stones up come on over....i might even tot over and pick up the pieces.....or not.......
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