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    #1
    Hello Nev

    I have a 5'8" spitfire and love love love this amazing board. (only ride as a quad, cannot get it to work so well as a thruster???)

    I am 48yrs, 80kg, 5'6" short and intermediate surfer living in BALI. and lacking paddle power

    Looking for the perfect step up boards and am thinking a 6'2" hellfire and my big board 6'7" hellrazor?

    Advice please
    Wayde
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  • #2
    If you love the 5'8" Spitfire (31 litres) I'd have thought the 5'10" Hellfire (29.4) would be the next board up, and maybe a 6'1" (29.1) or 6'3" Hellrazor (30.9) would be the go, probably the 6'3" in the HR to diferentiate it more from the other two.

    I'm 10kg on you in lesser waves and surf a 6'4" Dom, but could surf a 6'2", particularly if it was in consistently better waves. Drawing a comparison from that I'd have thought you'd be on a 5'10" Spitfire (33.5l), and it would therefore follow you'd be on a 6'0" Hellfire (31.9l), and a 6'3" or 6'5" Hellrazor (33.5).

    All in all if the Spit works for you at the 5'8" length then I'd be suggesting to go with the suggestions in the first paragraph.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Wayde View Post
      Hello Nev

      I have a 5'8" spitfire and love love love this amazing board. (only ride as a quad, cannot get it to work so well as a thruster???)

      I am 48yrs, 80kg, 5'6" short and intermediate surfer living in BALI. and lacking paddle power


      Looking for the perfect step up boards and am thinking a 6'2" hellfire and my big board 6'7" hellrazor?

      Advice please
      Wayde
      Life must be tough living in Bali

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      • #4
        tough as
        especially sailing on my tri to go surfing

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        • #5
          thanks buzzy

          was thinking about the 6'0" hellfire and 6'5" hellrazor combo.

          Love the spitfire, couple friends I have given a ride all say the same thing, they say now they know why I am surfing like that and do not want to return it ever!

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          • #6
            Yeah, I reckon that would work.

            I see Chris has mentioned in another thread you go the 6'4" Hellfire, which is the length I'd be looking at @90kg. It really depends on how much ease of paddling you are after, your ability, and how clean/lined up the waves you are surfing. I personally think at 80kg if you love the Spit at 5'8" the 6'4" Hellfire will feel way overfoamed, but then again (as intimated above) I have an inkling you might be riding an underfoamed Spit for your weight, particularly if you're looking for paddling assistance.

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            • #7
              Agreed there Buzzy. I'm 84kgs, surf the Spit 5'8" and the Hellfire 6'0" packs already quite some volume for me

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              • #8
                i ride the 510hf at up over 90kg...just for reference...the idea with the hf is to keep it as small as you can...if i wanted that sort of ride with length i would (and will) get a hellrazor..

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