Unleashed my coffin lid for the first time today. 10-15 knots perfect conditions. Others were doing the walk of shame.
Not this white man! She was all cranken upwind like a demon!

oh yeah, smooth through the chop and good pop for jumps.

Couple it with my 15m speed and there's some powered riding 10-15 knots.

yes they do!. take a giant magnet down and take as much as you like. !

Dont take so much that you stuff up my surf break tho!

Try walking on that stuff in the middle of summer!. burnt feet.

... nice one dude, have you got some measurements or is it that a secret seeing as its a winner!

Sweet plummett, awesome. Must admit my light wind TT purchase is one of the best pieces of equipement I have ever bought...

But you have made your own...which is just superb!! Do those rails narrow through the middle? I mean does the board width narrow near the middle?

Nice plummet.....
Does your slapper use it to iron your jocks too? :)

Ta ta ta want some lessons haven't ironed in years. But I know what ya mean, its a glorious feeling being powered in those winds and having a ball! I have had several sessions by myself this winter just me, my board and a zephyr. Getting a bit lonely though to be quite honest

I think you have a small window of ironing training in the first couple of years. After that the ship sailes well and truly off into the distance.


Pattie 600grm triaxle with and extra stringer of triaxle between the footpads top and bottom.
I just resin off the rails. Works sweet as. I haven't had a problem with my other board. In truth I don't see any point in abs or urethane rails for wood core boards.

Plummet said..

Dave Whettingsteel said..

Nice plummet.....
Does your slapper use it to iron your jocks too? :)

Alas I failed in training the missis to iron anything for me!!!... sadly I have to do my own ironing.

I will make a point of iron my shirts on it just for you.

Haha, appreciated. You'll need, of course, to post a photo though !

eppo said..

I have had several sessions by myself this winter just me, my board and a zephyr. Getting a bit lonely though to be quite honest

Hey eppo where's your local spot? PM me if you need a zephyr buddy maybe I can have a go at your mako too

how'd you put the rocker in the board? couldn't find your build thread

Yeh perfect length and width, bet ya it doesn't feel big under foot at all.

Pics be good.

Great board to have on the beach in winter, during those extended lulls as the cloud comes in, then when she passes, change down to ya smaller TT without changing kite. And yeh they work well enough in the waves to!! Sweet.

Add a mako and ya got the perfect three board quiver...lol

Just trying stuff. Next trial is to remove the toeside fins. Too much finage can provide too much drag... But adds more grip ine rougher conditions.

More photos as requested.

next test. take the toeside find off and put them in the center fins and see how that goes. Then I might try no fins at all for some skim action.

Taken the toeside find out and put them in middle seems good.

bottom end seems to be 10 knots with the 15m speed.

The next test will be no fins and use it as a skim. Recon i'll be able to do a skim session down to 8 knots.

Had a random sea brease pull in and take the wind to 20 knots. peaking at 22knot. Now that is insanely powered on the 15 speed.

I could still hold an edge crank upwind and boost some mega floaty airs.

Very pleased.

I'm hearing ya. My light wind TT the cruiser doesn't have as much concave as yours and flatter so wouldn't be as near as comfortable but that being said it is so comfy and so good in the waves when the wind picks up and across the chop. I'm thinking I am liking bigger boards more and more for what we do.

Yesterday was on the zephyr and the cruiser from 2pm onwards was only 13 odd knots, was sharing it among two mates, by 4pm it has kicked in to 16 to 17 ish and was still easy holding it all together albeit super lit as was on the shortest knots on the bar float. Had some head high sets come through and it just worked a treat. ...

Until a did one two many back roll back loops into a wave and to my horror saw dry reef bed below me as I came through the loop. i avoided the reef by landing an ankle jarring landing way to much down wind and just ate shte from the wave. I think even 10 minutes later the crew were pissing themselves laughing when I came into swap. Pricks!! Lol