Surfboard Advice
Get advice on the best surfboard for your needs. Tailored advice from knowledgeable surfers and surfboard shapers.
In order to provide the best board choice please include information about yourself; weight, height, sex, fitness level, experience, type of waves you'll be surfing, current board and anything else that may be relevant.
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- New Board - Minimal??
by dr_procter » Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:26 pm
- 22 Replies
- 6742 Views
- Last post by surf patrol
Mon Aug 06, 2012 2:43 pm
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- New Board?
by sandy » Wed Aug 01, 2012 3:22 pm
- 7 Replies
- 1246 Views
- Last post by nestum
Thu Aug 02, 2012 4:29 pm
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- Transition Board Advice
by fuzzyjesus44 » Thu Jul 26, 2012 1:48 pm
- 1 Replies
- 940 Views
- Last post by jaffa1949
Thu Jul 26, 2012 11:37 pm
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- Hey all!
by Wherry » Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:03 am
- 36 Replies
- 2909 Views
- Last post by surf patrol
Thu Jul 26, 2012 7:31 am
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- Shortboard advice needed!
by NikoSocal » Mon Jul 23, 2012 8:32 am
- 6 Replies
- 1491 Views
- Last post by Jimi
Wed Jul 25, 2012 10:57 am
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- New Board Question
by KookieRookie » Mon Jul 23, 2012 5:20 pm
- 3 Replies
- 1065 Views
- Last post by KookieRookie
Tue Jul 24, 2012 3:28 pm
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- surfboard for average surfer
by dudabertho » Tue Jul 10, 2012 12:04 am
- 2 Replies
- 799 Views
- Last post by dudabertho
Tue Jul 10, 2012 1:34 am
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- Surfboard for big guy
by SpaceEater » Thu Jun 21, 2012 2:10 am
- 18 Replies
- 9810 Views
- Last post by oldenglish
Mon Jul 09, 2012 4:11 pm
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- Board advice - Magic Carpet for beginner?
by Smiffy1967 » Wed Jun 27, 2012 6:05 pm
- 8 Replies
- 7888 Views
- Last post by jaffa1949
Mon Jul 02, 2012 12:08 pm
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- Choosing the right board for a bali / sumatra trip
by oc mackdaddy » Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:51 pm
- 3 Replies
- 2982 Views
- Last post by jaffa1949
Sun Jun 17, 2012 5:28 am
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- first board help please!!
by sadler89 » Sun Jun 10, 2012 7:35 pm
- 5 Replies
- 1724 Views
- Last post by Jimi
Sat Jun 16, 2012 4:49 am
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- first board? epoxy o'shea 8'6 mini tanker eps core help
by sadler89 » Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:24 pm
- 1 Replies
- 1271 Views
- Last post by jaffa1949
Tue Jun 12, 2012 6:08 am
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- First board
by Nerdsurfer26 » Sun Jun 10, 2012 2:28 pm
- 2 Replies
- 834 Views
- Last post by surf patrol
Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:22 am
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- is a semi gun shape appropriate for beginner/intermidiate
by davebod » Sun Oct 09, 2011 11:12 pm
- 5 Replies
- 5998 Views
- Last post by wendyss
Fri Jun 08, 2012 6:04 am
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- nsp surf series longboard 9'2"
by alex_e » Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:38 pm
- 10 Replies
- 3240 Views
- Last post by surf patrol
Fri May 04, 2012 3:09 pm
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- Help Choosing board, NSP or 7s Superfish.
by TOESoFURY » Thu May 03, 2012 10:01 am
- 6 Replies
- 3256 Views
- Last post by jaffa1949
Fri May 04, 2012 10:34 am
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- shortboard or minimal?
by May » Sun Nov 27, 2011 6:07 pm
- 6 Replies
- 1023 Views
- Last post by elaineB
Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:26 am
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- Largish Mini Simmons as a Beginner Board
by surfergeoff » Fri Mar 16, 2012 7:30 am
- 2 Replies
- 3667 Views
- Last post by Katsura
Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:18 pm
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- Is this going to be a good size?
by craig-o » Fri Mar 30, 2012 4:25 am
- 1 Replies
- 1703 Views
- Last post by drowningbitbybit
Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:04 am
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- Is gun board a longboard?
by lch6816 » Tue Feb 28, 2012 12:24 pm
- 8 Replies
- 4843 Views
- Last post by surf patrol
Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:18 pm
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- Fish or Classic Longboard
by hbmagicman » Mon Feb 13, 2012 4:01 am
- 4 Replies
- 1894 Views
- Last post by jaffa1949
Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:03 am
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- 6'10 gun shape as step up board?
by davebod » Sun Jan 29, 2012 6:31 pm
- 5 Replies
- 2011 Views
- Last post by Toj
Wed Feb 01, 2012 3:05 pm
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- Beginner Board
by superquin » Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:07 am
- 7 Replies
- 2532 Views
- Last post by RonG
Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:29 pm
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- Would this board be okay for me?
by DogDays2 » Thu Dec 08, 2011 1:33 am
- 1 Replies
- 1910 Views
- Last post by drowningbitbybit
Thu Dec 08, 2011 3:50 am
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- RNF or Funboard????..I'm STUCK!
by kevtav » Wed Aug 10, 2011 11:40 am
- 4 Replies
- 3501 Views
- Last post by IB_Surfer
Sat Nov 19, 2011 5:41 pm
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- what long board size should i get
by NZ surfer » Sat Jun 05, 2010 12:26 am
- 6 Replies
- 2563 Views
- Last post by Rickyroughneck
Sat Oct 22, 2011 8:16 pm
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- Looking to buy a progressive board
by davebod » Sun Oct 02, 2011 2:26 am
- 5 Replies
- 2324 Views
- Last post by davebod
Wed Oct 05, 2011 2:42 am
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- What Board Should I Buy?
by AlohaRider » Fri Sep 16, 2011 2:58 am
- 8 Replies
- 2375 Views
- Last post by billie_morini
Thu Sep 22, 2011 4:00 am
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- Is this a decent board? $125
by ImAti0n » Wed Sep 14, 2011 4:37 am
- 3 Replies
- 1830 Views
- Last post by surferdude_scarborough
Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:30 pm
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- Advice on 1st Shortboard for Petite Shortie
by coldwatergirl » Wed Sep 07, 2011 8:11 pm
- 9 Replies
- 3459 Views
- Last post by travelzomg
Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:06 pm
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- Surfboard Question?
by reallionz » Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:58 pm
- 2 Replies
- 1086 Views
- Last post by NorthMyrtleB
Tue Aug 16, 2011 1:01 am
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- 5'2" Tall guy! What size board??
by dakoyote » Sun Aug 07, 2011 7:33 pm
- 5 Replies
- 1568 Views
- Last post by dakoyote
Wed Aug 10, 2011 5:37 pm
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- question for second board
by batezor_vdk » Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:52 am
- 2 Replies
- 1171 Views
- Last post by batezor_vdk
Wed Aug 10, 2011 4:06 pm
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- HELP a FLORIDA SURFER CHOOSE a BOARD...
by vanfossenator » Sat Jul 24, 2010 5:51 pm
- 4 Replies
- 1960 Views
- Last post by jaffa1949
Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:11 am
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- Novice board?
by jerseytom123 » Fri Jul 22, 2011 7:56 pm
- 2 Replies
- 1019 Views
- Last post by esonscar
Sat Jul 23, 2011 8:09 pm
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- Stretch Fletcher 4 6.5'. Is this the size for me?
by jbsali » Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:29 am
- 1 Replies
- 1765 Views
- Last post by drowningbitbybit
Wed Jul 20, 2011 11:39 am
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- Small wave board?
by garbarrage » Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:27 pm
- 0 Replies
- 968 Views
- Last post by garbarrage
Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:27 pm
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- Starting to surf on a shortboard
by Cillian » Sat Jul 09, 2011 10:41 am
- 3 Replies
- 1268 Views
- Last post by jaffa1949
Sun Jul 10, 2011 1:13 pm
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- second board
by mick 45 » Sun May 01, 2011 9:09 am
- 6 Replies
- 1346 Views
- Last post by Lisa25
Fri Jul 08, 2011 8:20 am
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- Starting on a short board
by devincates24 » Fri Jun 24, 2011 11:26 pm
- 3 Replies
- 1198 Views
- Last post by Rickyroughneck
Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:10 pm
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- Another Newbie Needing Help!!
by garybinosh » Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:14 am
- 7 Replies
- 1259 Views
- Last post by jaffa1949
Thu Jun 09, 2011 12:32 am
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- What kind of board would suit me?
by kamanchililyeagle » Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:31 pm
- 5 Replies
- 1751 Views
- Last post by Rickyroughneck
Fri Apr 22, 2011 11:31 am
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- the right board for me
by makd » Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:58 am
- 1 Replies
- 814 Views
- Last post by billie_morini
Sun Apr 03, 2011 6:46 am
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- Funboard 7'6"
by torombolo » Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:37 pm
- 5 Replies
- 1342 Views
- Last post by Wave4Surf
Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:11 pm
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- Help Choosing a Surfboard
by robinom » Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:13 pm
- 3 Replies
- 1182 Views
- Last post by ABSurfer78
Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:56 am
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- Which surfboard for two people?
by michelle » Sat Jan 15, 2011 8:10 pm
- 1 Replies
- 2098 Views
- Last post by billie_morini
Sat Jan 15, 2011 11:11 pm
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- Looking for new board Whos got advice?
by mlbstr2be3@aol.com » Sun Dec 05, 2010 2:49 am
- 3 Replies
- 1124 Views
- Last post by tony g
Tue Dec 28, 2010 5:04 am
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- My next board: stick with minimal or go funboard?
by quadrant6 » Tue Oct 05, 2010 8:44 pm
- 4 Replies
- 5568 Views
- Last post by drowningbitbybit
Wed Oct 06, 2010 9:30 pm
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- FISH PERFORMANCE...???
by vanfossenator » Sat Jul 24, 2010 5:59 pm
- 3 Replies
- 1363 Views
- Last post by Deepwaterdesigns
Fri Sep 24, 2010 1:51 am
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- Just starting?!?!
by TxSurfChic » Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:23 am
- 3 Replies
- 1097 Views
- Last post by jaffa1949
Fri Aug 06, 2010 12:05 pm
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