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[prjwebb]

Yeah the Sub is a good board, and in 510 it'll give you a little more lower range than my 508 gave me. I think maybe consider the 2.38" - 600 MB at your weight though. The thicker one is quite a lot of board, but again that's down to your volume preferences. I find my CBD Taj which is basically the 600 2.38" MB dims works in anything chest high with some shape and a little push and up. Very smooth board and actually quite forgiving. Those are the conditions I used the Sub in so it became a bit of an overlap, and even though the Sub probably should have the advantage in those conditions, the CBD felt like the better board for the way I try to surf.
I think the Potatonator could well cover you up until you want to be on a shortboard, but it's nice to have that in between board. It wouldn't be a bad idea to leave the Sub for a minute though and then decide whether it's needed.

[Chris]

Yeah, although I would say that going to Indo, for me personally, I don't think the Potatonator would make the travel bag. everything in into is steep enough for a narrower board.

Cheers!

[buzzy]

And I'm going to indo for 3-4 months this fall;)

Hate's a strong word, but I hate you ;).

If I can get a 10 day boat trip in the next 9 months I'll be stoked. I think I'd pack my Futura and a (to be purchased) 6'6 Alt for such a trip, and probably buy a cheap step up over there.

[jneave]

Yeah the potatonator isn't going haha I was thinking bring the 606 flex step and get pitted. The potatonator is for at home When the waves are mushy babies. I was thinking the sub would work better for when the waves were small but clean. So I think I'll go with the 508 potatonator but now that I'm hearing people pushing for less volume do u think the 508 is too big?? Also for the mb is it true it can go custom now? Because I was thinking about going 601 18'7/8 2'3/8

[Gnubee]

P'Nator looks like the board you would ride 80-90% of the time at home. Remember that a bunch of people posting here are from OZ, and the waves there are much more punchy than they are in BC, Washington or Oregon (for the most part). The Aussies also get to surf pretty much every day and do not have 5mm of rubber covering them from head to toe. If I was back on the Gold Coast, I would be on smaller boards than I am now. (I even rode a super thin 6'6" when I was there that would hardly even float me here.) In short, the extra volume of the 5'8" would likely not hurt you in the least.

The MB as a a second board would be really nice.

[benny81]

Good point, i like my 5'8 but i'm trying a size up to see the difference, especially with winter around the corner. If it gets more waves and floats me more over the flat sections then happy days and it is for crap days

[iggy]

P'Nator looks like the board you would ride 80-90% of the time at home. Remember that a bunch of people posting here are from OZ, and the waves there are much more punchy than they are in BC, Washington or Oregon (for the most part). The Aussies also get to surf pretty much every day and do not have 5mm of rubber covering them from head to toe. If I was back on the Gold Coast, I would be on smaller boards than I am now. (I even rode a super thin 6'6" when I was there that would hardly even float me here.) In short, the extra volume of the 5'8" would likely not hurt you in the least.

The MB as a a second board would be really nice.

You got a point there!!!!!.
Had a blast yesterday with the Pnator. I usually ride my boards on the 30lts range and the 5'8 Pnator is a bliss. I see this thing catching all kinds in Maine. and once on the wave all that volume seems to disappear due to the step up deck. The board simply wants to stay on the wave

[Gnubee]

Yeah, the waves in RI, MA, ME are actually fairly similar to the ones in BC, WA, OR, and none of them (in general) stack up in terms of sheer power to what the Aussies get. For me, the 6'3" ElF at 39.8l is perfect for the PNW, and for New England, if I was still there. I can see the possibility for TONS of overlap between the Elf and P'Nator. If I was down under, and wanted a board to cover 80% of the waves I ride, I'd likely be on a 6'2"-6'4" Hellfire.

[jneave]

Hmm yeah I agree... Maybe the potatonator for smal 1-4 foot and I'll grab a mb thick for the rest.. I am on a 510 Dom now at 33'5 liters and find it is only a tad bit big to dig into fairly large waves here. So im thinking the mb will be great for all around... However I do think I would like to grab an in between board but that can come later

[jneave]

Honestly I'm really stuck on if I want to go thin or thick. I feel like thick would be a good idea for our average conditions that tend to hold less power and I feel like it will help me improve my short boarding a ton by getting me into waves earlier and still being able to have a tight turning radius. I feel that I should still be able to bury a rail due to the lack of sheer power we have up north. If anyone disagrees let me know because I'm almost ready to pull the trigger on this board