Al Merrick 6'3 see image

by **flex639** » Sat Sep 03, 2005 2:46 am

hey im just wondering who else is riding on an Al Merrick board, right now i;ve got a 6'3 flyer...(post pics if you can)

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by **dmb72** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 3:34 am

Nice Flyer...try a more narrow model on your next board...or even the tuff-lite Flyer, my bro just bought it and it is sick. I just bought the K "bling" board...in 6'2". I'll take a pick and post it in a few...

by **dmb72** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 2:10 am

My new 6'2" K-Board:

by **flex639** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 11:40 pm

ya i was gunna go with one of the k-boards but for the waves around where i live its really mushy so i need something that can just cut through it

by **deathfrog** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 2:50 am

I love dimond tails

by **drowningbitbybit** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:21 am

deathfrog wrote:I love dimond tails

Ive never tried one - always been a pin or swallowtail man myself. How do they ride?

by **tomcat360** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 3:30 pm

arent they really tight?

by **Planer Man** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 4:29 pm

flex639 wrote:hey im just wondering who else is riding on an Al Merrick board,

Just wondering!?!? Take a little look around. It seems that everybody, their neighbors, and their grandmother is riding one!

by **Driftingalong** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 7:25 pm

Does anyone know the design concept behind the diamond tail (benefits/disadvantages)?

by **dondiemand** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 10:00 pm

Planer Man wrote:
flex639 wrote:hey im just wondering who else is riding on an Al Merrick board,

Just wondering!?!? Take a little look around. It seems that everybody, their neighbors, and their grandmother is riding one!

exactly, but i dont mind owning one

by **Planer Man** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 1:12 am

Driftingalong wrote:Does anyone know the design concept behind the diamond tail (benefits/disadvantages)?

The diamond tail theoretically brings up the pivot point of the tail approximately 1-2", thus tightening the turning radius. It supposed to be like turning a board that is 1-2" shorter. That was straight up from Merrick.

by **deathfrog** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 2:03 am

yeah its supposed to shorten rail area while keeping length to the board. You can burry the rail and piviot off it better than a squash, and it feels kinda like a round tail but not as flowy or stiff.

you really gotta burry the rail though to make it work.

by **dmb72** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:32 am

tomcat360 wrote:arent they really tight?

Noooooooooo. Not tight at all. At least not for me, but I'm only 5'9" and about 140lbs. I was riding a 6'3" squash with similar thickness...and my 6'2" K-Board seems way, way looser. Snappier too.

BTW, if you're into pin-tails, my brother bought the step-up at the same time I bought my K-Board. He says it is sick-sick-sick-sick.period.

by **dmb72** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:34 am

Planer Man wrote:
flex639 wrote:hey im just wondering who else is riding on an Al Merrick board,

Just wondering!?!? Take a little look around. It seems that everybody, their neighbors, and their grandmother is riding one!

Yeah, try surfing in Oxnard/Ventura/SB. I'd say 9 out of 10 short boarders ride on Al's boards.

by **flex639** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 12:04 am

really, cause over hear in rhode island almost no one is riding them

by **Planer Man** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 4:18 am

flex639 wrote:really, cause over hear in rhode island almost no one is riding them

So what do you guys ride??

by **gulfsurfer** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 10:28 pm

deathfrog wrote:I love dimond tails

I'm going to have to ride one sometime.
This is a guy i know, Jim Hickok's new spd. (Pedro Voice) Shes purty good looking

by **gulfsurfer** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 10:30 pm

5'9" Diamond Tail Parabolic Epoxy
11?" Nose
19 1/4" Width
14 1/2" Tail
2 1/8" Thick[/img]

by **Planer Man** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 3:12 am

(Napoleon voice) Diamond tail, Epoxy, Futures, Lucky. I hope it's ready in time for this weekend's Wilma swell

by **baja fresk** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 12:26 pm

i thinking about buying an al merrick sashimi..anyone else have one

Al Merrick 6'3 see image

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