Starboard Fish

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lanky
lanky
QLD
213 posts
QLD, 213 posts
21 Nov 2012 4:11pm
Anyone got one of those older starboard fish boards they made in 2002ish I think? Looking at getting a 90lt one as a light wind board are they much fun to ride? How do they compare to modern boards? We don't have a lot of bigger wave boards floating around here and it's going cheap is it worth considering or should I just keep saving for a 90lt quad?
Greenroom
Greenroom
WA
7608 posts
WA, 7608 posts
21 Nov 2012 10:43pm
I got the 76L and 86L Starboard Fish. They are 2002. The next size up is the 96L.
I'm currently trying to give away the 76L and will be giving the 86L away once I pick up the 82L Quad.
The Stsrboard Fish boards are sick boards in onshore small waves but no so much in bigger cross off waves.
Madge
Madge
NSW
471 posts
NSW, 471 posts
23 Nov 2012 9:34pm
If the waves are mushy and its not too windy they are great.

They aren't that quick to turn but have got some vee in the tail and thrusters so they do grip a bit but the tail is wide and they dont get on too well in slightly steeper waves.

Should be cheap too as they are an old design.....
R1DER
R1DER
WA
1474 posts
WA, 1474 posts
23 Nov 2012 10:12pm
Best board Starboard ever made.
WINDY MILLER
WINDY MILLER
WA
3183 posts
WA, 3183 posts
25 Nov 2012 11:53pm
R1DER said...
Best board Starboard ever made.


Loved mine...... Classic board, yrs ahead of its time.... Just like the custom oink oink ....

busterwa
busterwa
3782 posts
3782 posts
26 Nov 2012 11:09pm
Speak of the devil i just bough a close friends quiver i didnt know what he had in his shed but it was kept in really good condition .(big THANK YOU) stoked its the 96 litre version
He told us it will be your fav board once you get used to it and to go upwind lean forward heaps.




He also said use this board when **** gets crazy?? do they still make fiber glass boards are they any good or should i just hang it off my lounge wall?






R1DER
R1DER
WA
1474 posts
WA, 1474 posts
27 Nov 2012 9:51pm
Theres a ghost in your room he's wearing black and orange shoes!
Greenroom
Greenroom
WA
7608 posts
WA, 7608 posts
27 Nov 2012 11:52pm
How good is that 96L
I will take a pick of my 76 and 86 and post it for you.
showpony
showpony
WA
35 posts
WA, 35 posts
7 Dec 2012 12:22am
I had a 96L Fish until 4 weeks ago - when I broke his neck with a flat landing. I had enjoyed many great sessions (lately with a 6.2 Blade) and I am still keen to replace it ... despite wave guru Jens saying that designs have improved since 2002.
So its good to hear that a few others also tend to "believe" that it was ahead of its time. In any case, I can't see I could get any better fun / $ ratio, but I am happy to be convinced of the opposite. Does anyone still have one in the shed ??????
aus301
aus301
QLD
2039 posts
QLD, 2039 posts
9 Dec 2012 8:17pm
I wonder how the Black Box will compare?
busterwa
busterwa
3782 posts
3782 posts
9 Dec 2012 6:22pm
I Tested the 96 fish out on the weekend a difficult board to get used to cause im used to freeride sometime it felt like more comfortable not in straps the mast track seems long but to me the board turns on a dime Cant wait to get it up to gerro.

Feels good when its in the air but one thing i did notice was the patch of board just in front of the back straps seems to be flexiable or not that strong. mabe the foam undeneath has has compression damage from the pervious rider.

Where do you guys normally set the mast track

What would be the equivalent of that board in today's terms As in if i get to like the feel of it and break it what would be the best thing to replace it with?
mahi
mahi
QLD
119 posts
QLD, 119 posts
10 Dec 2012 12:18am
busterwa said...

What would be the equivalent of that board in today's terms As in if i get to like the feel of it and break it what would be the best thing to replace it with?

I think you will need to go custom unless their black box turns out to be something similar?
Let's hope so..
Mark stone's quad fish might be worth considering if you kill the beloved starboard.
If I recall correctly, the 96 litre Starboard fish i measured once had the following dimensions: 245 x 59.5 with a 44.5cm tail. In today's terms, that's a really long board with a super wide tail and quite narrow overall width (when you take into consideration the length at 245cm).
I've been searching for ages for a modern variant similar to starboard's fish and ended up getting Keith from Quatro to build me something fishy recently. As a comparison, it is 225cm x 63.5cm with a 42cms square squash tail and has 94 litres of foam in it and can be used as a quad or thruster. To test the range I purposely tried it out from super light wind logo high Hookipa to 4.6 maxed out sprecs, and although not ideal, shows how much range the larger multi fin wave boards have now.

Lager
Lager
WA
25 posts
WA, 25 posts
13 Dec 2012 6:31pm
I've had three fish boards over time. two 85/86L (one with the square swallow tail, one with the rounded swallow tail) and currently the 97L sitting in the shed waiting for my wife to get good enough to have a crack at Scarbs. These things are the best boards for some one getting into onshore wave riding. Beware though you have to give them every thing you have in the bottom turn unless they just DO NOT TURN. All your efforts will be rewarded though as they accellerate in the like a rocket if you get it all right. It took up until just recently that I have found a board better (for myself anyway) than the fish in onshore conditions. 85L Euphoria by Delta for a cheaper board or a 90L RRD twin which is wicked in everything.

All my boards have died by breaking between the footstraps, so if they are soft in that area take it for one last crack and be happy that you have ridden the best board starboard have ever made.

Layton.
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