7'-8" Mini Mal

by **teaweed** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:16 pm

This is a 7'-8" mini mal that I got from a local shaper here in Jacksonville Beach, FL. My previous board, had similar dimensions, but we talked about making something w/ the same outline, but more performance oriented. He suggested putting a round tail, more rocker, and asked me if I wanted to experiment w/ a quad-fin setup (previous board had a single fin), and here it is:

I can't wait to try this out, see how well it'll turn for a board of this type. Our waves here are uncooperative though.

**Sponsor**

by **drowningbitbybit** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:18 pm

A quad mini-mal? Craziness!! :shock:

But, hey, you gotta try these things out

Looks sweet. Shame you have to put wax on such a pretty new board! Have fun, and let us know how you get on.

by **isaluteyou** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 2:38 am

looking good let us know how she rides never tried a quad minimal before should be interesting

by **teaweed** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 3:02 am

Hey, you only live once

This shaper's forte are 9'+ longboards, and most of them he makes w/ quad-fins... the one he rides himself are quad, so I figured, what the heck. I'll post an update of how it rides, as soon as we get some waves here.

by **surfaMIKE** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 3:12 pm

My holy oath thats a shweet board!! Jelousy makes me nasty! haha

by **LngBoardMiami** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:46 pm

Nice board. Looks fun. :woot:

by **justloafing** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 5:39 pm

Pertty board. If you wanted a board with rocker, you got it. From a couple of your photos it looks like the nose is really turned up. How did it ride?

by **justloafing** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 5:45 pm

Pertty board. If you wanted a board with rocker, you got it. From a couple of your photos it looks like the nose is really turned up. How did it ride?

by **sardiniawaves** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 7:18 pm

Beautiful shape. Congratulations to the shaper

! If you do not bother, since you paid?

by **themathteacher** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:16 am

Hey, I ride a quad fish, no one says anything weird even though they all started as twin fins.

I like the idea of a quad mal, should have uber glide

by **teaweed** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:51 am

I haven't really had a chance to test it in the best of conditions to give a fair description, but it is pretty loose. I am used to putting a lot of effort into the bottom turn of my old single fin, and w/ this one, i crashed right into the face as i bottom turned.

Overall, I need to take it out on cleaner days to give a better description. It seemed a little too floaty and squirrelly, but maybe it's just because of the waves that day.

by **oldgrom** » Sun May 31, 2009 3:17 pm

Dang brudda I like the quirk of makin a mal a quad,,,,, gunna do it now !! Sweet board dude love it !! on my quad shorts and on a quad log performance 9" I run some agresive fin sets that will help ya the most.

7'-8" Mini Mal

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