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    cheers!

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    I just mentioned it in a thread a few days ago, but I felt comfortable this past year on a 6'1'' Lost f-1 but sold it a few months ago so I could get the 5'8'' hellfire (which I just got and have enjoyed on waist high waves- still waiting for a decent swell).

    But I'm also eyeing a 5'11'' Hellrazor or 6'0'' Michael Bourez (27.7L) to have possibly for hurricane season. How would the thinner version of the 6'0'' Michel Bourez or a 5'11'' hellrazor compare to the 6'1'' Lost-F1? Seems like the 600 Michel Bourez has 1L more volume that the 601 F-1 so I wonder if the Bourez would paddle even better than the 601 f-1. OR maybe the 508 hellfire would cover that ground for me?
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    I'd say they are going to cover similar conditions but will ride very differently.

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    any more info on how they might ride differently?
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    The MB is going to ride more like the F1, whereas the Hellfire is more of a hybrid feel. I'd think the Hellrazor will fall somewhere between the two, but closer to the F1/MB.
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    yeah good generalization prj.

    the Hellrazor obviously has the most hybrid ride to it while the F1 has the mid-90s through late 2000s narrow and longer/chippier shortboard ride to it. I think the MB rides a heck of a lot better than the F1, provides a more user-friendly paddling experience but does so without sacrificing a bit of performance. The MB is going to have a touch more rocker out of the tail than the hellrazor so its going to be the board that gives you a traditional shortboard ride with a little less length and will allow for massive power hacks and feel great in good waist to overhead surf.

    The Hellrazor has a bit more width, which means more curve to the rail and it has a little less tail rocker that is offset by the step rail. It rides great, carries a little less volume but probably is a touch better in worse surf as it has a little added area to it. It makes it over flat sections surprisingly well.

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    Chris
    I see you got the MB in your quiver
    I'm eyeing out the 6'0" MB myself
    personal thoughts on it?
    I could never get it together on the Taj..is it a bit more forgiving than the Taj? less tail rocker?

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    Chris
    I see you got the MB in your quiver
    I'm eyeing out the 6'0" MB myself
    personal thoughts on it?
    I could never get it together on the Taj..is it a bit more forgiving than the Taj? less tail rocker?
    I had the same experience with the Taj. It felt like too much rocker, where I almost couldn't draw a turn out if I wanted to.

    I'm hoping the MB is not as rockered out. Is that the case? I think I read that the MB is based on the Taj, but was hoping the rocker was a bit more relaxed.

    Also, are the MBs available in stores?

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    Pretty sure Chris said it has the same rocker as the Taj. I didn't like the Taj on Moroccan points, so I can see why you don't love it Deon. But in usual beachies at home I love it.

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    avail around mid/late march in oz....waiting on rocker details at the moment...hanging to get back on a rockered board...but still lurve my HF...been spending a lot of time at an isolated beach lately so will be taking both with me and can leave the spare on the beach and swap over without worry...although a huuuge eagle landed on my kids things last week..!!..so with the big eye sprayed on my boards he might dive bomb it!!!!
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    SWEET POTATO--- R/F -- 5'4 -------------------------- fins controllers
    VANGUARD -------- WRF -- 5'6 ------------------------- fins futures ea blackstix..may test something a little bigger and stiffer
    HELLFIRE ----------- R/F -- 5'10 ------------------------ fins futures SA3,SA4 honeycomb
    FLEXFIRE ----------- R/F -- 6'2 x 18 3/4 x 2 1/2 ------ fins futures JC honeycomb
    MICHEL BOUREZ------------6'2 --thick then thin ------- fins futures JC honeycomb, AM2 techflex heavy chop, ea b/stix at 84kg, now testing AM2 hex
    ALTERNATOR ------ R/F -- 6'4--for bad back days---- fins futures JC honeycomb

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