Not to worried about the snap, just bad luck....

But no.... Short string and integrated railsaver and as i said there is no fibres in the fibreglass here hence Zero strength. So it's either a sand thru or cloth cut short

Never got to kite on it... Just real surfing you know, kiteless kite surfing!!

Sizes: 5'10" x 18.3" x 2.25" and 6'0" x 18.75" x 2.25"

richswing said...
Looks like a dud, a tail saver should never do that, you should let BWS have a closer look because that looks like they cocked up on the glass job.

Bad luck, pity you don't live in WA, I would have joined it and used it for a couple of seasons.

Good luck
Rich

i did have an email conversation with them, in the end i thought they were quite rude about it, they said bad luck, i said no it was made incorrectly, they (the chinese fellow) either cut the cloth too short or sanded it right thru...

It's stronger than it looks, I have ridden mine hard the last 6 months including jumping it. It does ding on my stony beach and I have heel dents, but it still rides brilliant compared to any production board I've had.

Mike

Ryland,
I like my Drifter too, although it has no inserts as i think was an early sample board.

i have seen a few pictures of the TDZ and drifter with rail grooves. do they come with them now like the Mulcoy? also how does the TDZ ride in comparisson to the Drifter and Mulcoy?

Mike

I have the 6'0 Mulcoy (6'0,x 18 3/4, x2 1/4 ) - Approx 18 months old.

I too have given it an absolute work out with airs , big waves and lots of travelling. It still looks pretty much exactly like the pictures posted by SURFINGBOYE - Im 95 KG's and believe this is the best board I have ever owned - I can surf it and kite it in pretty much any size and I can come out of the water saying that I am stoked on every session.

I rate the 5'9 Drifter (also from BWS) a very very close 2nd to the Mulcoy - The drifter is a much funner board for those sloppy smaller days.

Ratings
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6'1 Mulcoy $699 U.S dollars

* Suits Best - Beginners through to Experts
* Works best - Any conditions BUT comes to life in vertical 'top to bottom riding'
* Value for Money = 5 Stars

5'9 Drifter $649 U.S Dollars

* Suits Best - Beginners to Experts
* Works Best - Those smaller funner days , Tail slides , BIG Carves .. etc..
* Value for Money = 5 Stars

THE ONLY NEGATIVES with both these boards I found was : The developed minor heal dings almost straight away **** BUT those minor heals dings are still MINOR heal dings nearly 2 years on... and what board that looks and feels like a surf board wouldn't ding.

WHATEVER board you ride - get out and there and enjoy those windy days !!!!

What's the actual weight of these boards?

airsail - with or without the fins? Knowing the weights of boards is really relevant thing, at least for me! So thank you very much!

Your rear deck pad on the Mulcoy is to far forward, you are losing drive and performance as your back foot is incorrectly positioned to far forward. This makes your turns wider and longer, plus you are not able to wipe off speed as easily in stronger wind and bigger surf. This may seem petty but weight and foot control by only a few centimeters makes a big difference in board response. Hope this helps!

Did a little vomit in my mouth when I saw the foot pad too

Hey SB you got any other specs on that new board, photo doesn't give much away. Width thickness bottom shape fins etc and why you chose it??

Thanks

Slashrockson said...
Hey SB you got any other specs on that new board, photo doesn't give much away. Width thickness bottom shape fins etc and why you chose it??

Yeah man, too easy...

The board is really fine, 5'10, 18"1/8, 2"1/6.

Pretty much a traditional outline of a performance shortboard.

Rounded square, sharp double concave tail through mid nose.
Fins are the old twin plug FCS, not a fan regarding the durability of these plugs (always seem to be busting them).







At the moment I only have FCS YU fins in it, too flexxy for the power of the kite... Need to upgrade to a larger and firmer fin.

Front heel squish is forming well, also need to get a tail pad for it.

Just thought i'd give a little update...:

I busted a centre fin slot out of the board a few months back, BWS sent me a replacement fin but the dog chewed it. The board was then shoved to the back of the board rack where it collected dust for a while.

Anyway, last week while waiting for the new fin to arrive I dusted it off and tried it as a quad. It drew such different lines, and I felt it released from the bottom turn odd. Went worse upwind and felt un-easy in vertical turns.
I really didnt like it.

Today reverted to thruster.
Such a sick board.
Is there a better feeling than getting the fins in front of the nose in a snap?
The deck is still pretty straight considering the abuse its copped...

I am still in love with it.


EDIT: surprised it let me update this thread given its been inactive for a while...

surfingboye said..

Just thought i'd give a little update...:

I busted a centre fin slot out of the board a few months back, BWS sent me a replacement fin but the dog chewed it. The board was then shoved to the back of the board rack where it collected dust for a while.

Anyway, last week while waiting for the new fin to arrive I dusted it off and tried it as a quad. It drew such different lines, and I felt it released from the bottom turn odd. Went worse upwind and felt un-easy in vertical turns.
I really didnt like it.

Today reverted to thruster.
Such a sick board.
Is there a better feeling than getting the fins in front of the nose in a snap?
The deck is still pretty straight considering the abuse its copped...

I am still in love with it.


EDIT: surprised it let me update this thread given its been inactive for a while...

Tried mine as a three fin a while back??? slid out every bottom turn, couldn't wait to put a fresh set of rasta's in