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    Your Ideal Quiver

    I am just thinking out aloud (on the internet, that's unusual!) that my ideal quiver would be something like:
    1. 5'8" Potatonator (33.9L)
    2. 6'0" Spitfire (35.3L)
    3. 6'2" Hellfire (33.7L)
    4. 6'4" MB (34.6L) / 6'6" MB (34.5) / 6'5" HR (33.5L) / 6'5" Lost F1 (33.9L) / 6'8" Flexfire pin (33.9L) /

    The #4 may not even be necessary. The hellfire may well prove to have the ability to surf waves as big as I want to. It's always hard to say, I've seen 6' in some places I'm afraid of and 10' in others where I have no reluctance (been a while though but usually the problem is that kind of wave will be crowded heavily).

    I know there is quite a bit of overlap between #1, 2 and 3 but I like the idea of a fair bit of overlap so that if things change quickly or you choose the wrong board for the conditions what you have should still work. I used to bring 2 boards but with warmer weather at the moment and the warnings about not baking my boards in the car I don't during summer.

    I've never tried a spitfire but after riding my hellfire I really like the extra bite in the tail and I think a spit would give that to me over the dom that I currently have which is great in average full surf but I think the spit would be even better.

    What's your ideal quiver?
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    5'8 RF Vanguard 32.2L FCS H3 quad
    6'0 FST Dominator 34.8L FCS PC SF4 quad + stabiliser
    6'0 FST Spitfire 34.9L FCS PC R2 quad + stabiliser
    6'2 FST Jacknife 33.3L FCS PC quad front/rear TC Redlines/TC Aqualines
    6'2 FST Hellfire 33.7L FCS PC R2 quad + stabiliser (x 2, yes 1 here, 1 there!)
    6'4 FST Alternator 34.?L FCS PG7
    6'7 FST Hellrazor 36.5L FCS R2 thruster
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    6'5 FST Hellrazor 33.5L FCS coming

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    At present;

    6'4" Dom
    6'6" Hellfire
    6'6" Alt
    6'8" round tail Alt

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    510 hellfire
    602x 18 3/4x 2 1/2 flexfire
    603 razor
    606 flexy pin
    610 flexy pin (maybe too old and sooky for that or my widow makers now)

    and going to play with the MB in 602 to see if i can improve on the 602 flexfire which is in 2 bits (gunna be hard)

    in reality as i'm now an aging gumby..(used to be a youthful gumby) i could get by with the hellfire and 602 flexy/mb.... for my own enjoyment i would be happy wiggling around on the HF feeling like i'm barefoot surfing...if i want to stroke my ego and try to impress onlookers..(emphasis on try), i would ride the flexy and surf to the point scoring formula..(and get a 3)

    could do with a mid range addvance for when my back would normally have me out of the water....
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    6ft..90ish kg..35+ years surfing

    WHERE'S MY VANGUARD, WHERE'S MY VANGUARD, WHERE'S MY VANGUARD, WHERE'S MY VANGUARD,*WHERE'S MY VANGUARD.... ETC
    IT'S GETTING SPRAYED, IT'S GETTING SPRAYED, IT'S GETTING SPRAYED, IT'S GETTING SPRAYED, IT'S GETTING SPRAYED, IT'S GETTING SPRAYED,
    IT'S BEEN SPRAYED, IT'S BEEN SPRAYED, IT'S BEEN SPRAYED, IT'S BEEN SPRAYED, IT'S BEEN SPRAYED, IT'S BEEN SPRAYED, IT'S BEEN SPRAYED,
    IT'S IN TRANSIT, IT'S IN TRANSIT, IT'S IN TRANSIT, IT'S IN TRANSIT, IT'S IN TRANSIT, IT'S IN TRANSIT, IT'S IN TRANSIT, IT'S IN TRANSIT,
    IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE,
    IT'S HAD A BAPTISM OF FIRE, IT'S HAD A BAPTISM OF FIRE, IT'S HAD A BAPTISM OF FIRE, IT'S HAD A BAPTISM OF FIRE, IT'S HAD A BAPTISM OF FIRE

    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

    and countless others (mostly nev's)

    youngest grommet 45kgs throws my hellfire around with SA3's or in mush uses EA (techflex "cuz they look da bomb") and deviant

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    5'4 SP
    5'10 Dom
    Next purchase - 6'2 Hellfire
    At Some Point If Possible - 9'1 Longboard in FST

    There is a thing of having too many boards, you get out in the water thinking damb I should taken the,......
    THE NEW FLEET

    BAKED POTATO WRF 5'9
    SUB SCORCHER FST 6'2
    ALTERNATOR FST 6'6

    36 YR - 5'10 & 90KG

    PREVIOUS FW BOARDS
    5'10 SWEET POTATO,
    5'10 POTATONATOR,
    6'0 FST SPITFIRE,
    5'10 & 6'02 DOM -
    5'04 SWEET POTATO -
    6'04 FLEXFIRE

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    My ideal quiver would include most of the firewire models:

    1. Dominator for sure 6'2"
    2. Spitfire: 6'0"
    3. Sweet Potato or Baked Potato on the fence on this one 5'6"
    4. Hellfire 6'2" have only ridden a handful of times but am liking what I am seeing

    Would love to own / try as many of their boards as possible as I am totally sold on the technology.

    Brent
    6'0" Spitfire RF (Futures) / 6'2" Spitfire FST (FCS) / 6'1" El Fuego FST (FCS) / 6'2" Hellfire FST (Futures) / Alternator 6'4" FST (FCS) / 6'10 ADDvance RF (FCS) /

    42 years young / 6'3" 180 lbs

    Stuff I owned and sold: 5'6" Sweet Potato (FCS) (Sold) / 6'0" DOM (FCS) (Sold) / 6'2" DOM (FCS) (Sold) /

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    502 SweetP
    508 Sub Scorcher
    511 Hellrazor
    600 Taj CBD (or Michel 600 2.38")
    606 Flexfire step up.
    6'0" - 77kg - 170lbs
    502R FPT - DL front DS rears
    506D RVG - Soar Powerbase DL
    600Q FTJ/CBD - Soar Powerbase DL
    604R FFE - Soar Powerbase DL

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    On that note, I've got a chance at an unused 606 Flexfire for a really good price. Trouble is, it's a board I'd get very, very little use out of, but as it's a good price should I snap it up and keep it for those rare days/trips...?
    6'0" - 77kg - 170lbs
    502R FPT - DL front DS rears
    506D RVG - Soar Powerbase DL
    600Q FTJ/CBD - Soar Powerbase DL
    604R FFE - Soar Powerbase DL

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    If it's a bargain and you're not going broke saving money it could be handy.
    Jesus is coming, look busy!
    Moving forward or just spinning faster?

    5'8 RF Vanguard 32.2L FCS H3 quad
    6'0 FST Dominator 34.8L FCS PC SF4 quad + stabiliser
    6'0 FST Spitfire 34.9L FCS PC R2 quad + stabiliser
    6'2 FST Jacknife 33.3L FCS PC quad front/rear TC Redlines/TC Aqualines
    6'2 FST Hellfire 33.7L FCS PC R2 quad + stabiliser (x 2, yes 1 here, 1 there!)
    6'4 FST Alternator 34.?L FCS PG7
    6'7 FST Hellrazor 36.5L FCS R2 thruster
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    6'5 FST Hellrazor 33.5L FCS coming

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    Already got 2 boards to pay for in the next couple of months though... I think the money would be better towards a SP than the step up, but as I said, rare opportunity to get one for a great price.

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