Can anyone give me any feedback on sectional SUP boards like this:http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/STAND-UP-PADDLE-BOARD-SUP-Breaks-Down-into-3-pieces-EPOXY-HARD-PADDLEBOARD-/121102901775?pt=AU_Sport_Surfing&hash=item1c324ba20f#ht_5079wt_1170
Any good or total waste of time? I'm a complete beginner and want to get a board but have the transportation issue, this looks like the answer...
20 kg for an 11' board is very heavy. Not sure how sturdy the construction will be when it is assembled.
Waste of money!! Great idea but boards are really heavy and i could see a world of problems down the track.
There are heaps of cheap boards out there better or even go inflatable.
What is you reason on looking at a board like this? and what do you want out of a board?
Jacko
How much do you weigh?
What do you want to use it for? as neither the 3 piece board or inflatable boards surf that great at all! Flat water i would choose the inflatable board any day over that other thing. You will pay more though if you go cheap on inflatable you will not be happy with what you get.
Just always way up what you want and need the board for. If its just a use every now and then board then some times the cheaper stuff is fine but just remember you get what you pay for.
I own a shop and sell boards from $599 right through to $4000 and there is a reason some boards cost more than others, in saying that from what you sound like you are going to use it for a cheap $599 board might do the job. With the cheaper boards they will be a bit heaver and can be more prone to delam and more than likely not sure that great but if you look after the board they can still last a long time. If you are on Ebay and want some thing cheap then look at the CCS ones, yes they are ours but for the money they do a good job but if you ask me are there better boards for what you want to do i will say yes and it will cost more.
Hope this helps
Cheers Jacko
the problem with these sort of deals
shop.livingsocial.com.au/20019-honu-10-stand-up-paddleboard-package?preferred_city_id=381 is that they are straight away misleading you on the price of the board, there is no way that this is a $1500 board it is a $600 board and if it was advertised that way then no one would be miss lead and all would be honky dory!! Kind of sucks for the industry but as you can see it happens and i just hope not to many people get sucked in to it!
My feeling is if it a $600 board then sell it as that if its $4000 and it is worth that weather through better materials or better R&D then so be it but be honest!!
Doubt it's $1500 kit. At that price get a Fanatic and you know you have a good board. Be wary, no returns police is lurking!
