Ok decisions to be made shall I go
10 ft or 10 ft 6”
Wood finish or EPS
Any help or advise greatly accepted as this is a new area for me, usually ride something somewhat shorter.
Hey Rossall. I've had the 10' eps surfer for a few months now, a really fun board. Happy i didn't go 10'6". The deck depressions started pretty much straight away, but seems to have stabilised, still enjoying it. Another bloke here has the wood deck, he's pretty much the same dimensions as me, and the board deck seems to be holding up a bit better. Hope this helps.
Hi Rossell
I purchased the 10'6" EPS Surfer,love it.
Being only 140lts ,still able to throw it around with the nice tail rocker (pic attached).
Coming from a longboard background and riding 9'10" Volane logs I wanted the longboard glide.
This ticks all the box's for me.
No prob's with the Deck either,which was a concern initially.
10'6" has nice glide for the odd flat water paddle too.
So, going a bit against the grain here - has anyone tried smaller fins in their Laird?
I have recently purchased an old 10'6" surftech, which is thruster only. I have a shapers S9 & AM2 fin combo that felt great in my old Allwave. Most seem to be going for bigger single fins, has anyone tried a good thruster setup in their board?
(I note that a few have gone to smaller fins in their Nalu's and comment how much it loosened the board up. Just wondering if I can expect the same?).
Hi fester & Rossall - did either of you compare the 10' vs the 10'6 Laird Surfer? My main questions are: does the 10'6 paddlle onto waves + track on flat water noticably better vs the 10' or is it marginal given that the 10' is 1" narrower at 29" vs 30". Reason I ask is because I recently sold my 10'6 EZ (32" wide) so I need to decide which new board to get. I've been on the 10'6 x 30" & still find it super stable so I'm trying to decide if I should jump down 2 notches straight to the 10'? Cheers
Hi SUPing
I did paddle the 10' but only on flat water, tracked well & had good glide.
The 10'6" is only 140lts, not a lot of volume for a large board.
The 10' was 130lts ? to close to my other board 8'11" JL striker so I went bigger & don't regret it!
I would try & demo both it you have the chance.
good luck
Thanks mate. No chance to demo & like you, my other board is a 9'2 JP Surf which is only 136l so it probably makes sense for my large board to have more volume. I loved my 10'6 EZ however I'm sure by dropping 2" off the width will make a big difference in terms of performance in the surf. Cheers
I'm really sorry to hear that - hopefully it's more of a 1-off (as disappointing as it must be for you) because I was told that the bamboo EPS composite is the most robust material out of the Laird Surfer range. I must say that I had zero problems with my previous EPS Laird & I was initially tempted to replace it with the HP construction (mainly because of the lower weight) but I was advised to give it a miss.
Word is there's been a couple of shipments of these - the first one was quite dodgy, the second was improved, but the importer/distributor still wasn't happy. The next lot will be from a different factory (Cobra I think), but still in relatively basic constructions like these - just with better QC I suppose.
Last summer I ordered a Laird Firefish 8' 5".
It was the lowest quality board I have ever owned.
I was able to return it as, thank god, I had purchased it through Amazon.
Love the shapes, hope they fix the quality issues..
Just got back from a surf in average conditions & following a fairly inconspicuous knock, I noticed that I put a small ding on the nose of my new Laird which unfortunately has taken on a bit of water. Even the board repair guys mentioned (without being prompted) that it feels like a 'soft' board so I fear this board will have to be wrapped in cotton wool. Hopefully these quality issues will be sorted out a.s.a.p.
is the quality really this ****ty on these boards ? i just bought one, now i am starting to think that his decision might have been a mistake ? i can't test the board now cause its still too cold here
Another thing which is kinda stating the obvious however it was reinforced by the board repair company: if you like your equipment to look meticulous yet at the same time be practical where it takes a few knocks, it's better to choose a plain matte finish vs a coloured gloss/polished finish because a polished repair is always more challenging to blend in. Obviously this can't be your over-riding decision for buying a board but if there's a choice between the 2 (as with the Laird Surfer) I would choose a matte finish going forward.
Also, if the conditions are crap#y - don't waste your time going out for the sake of going out because on the 2 occassions I have, it's backfired big-time.
Me to. Once they delam not such a good underfoot feeling. Every board I have owned, prone or stand up have all had foot depressions. Seems EPS foam does not stick quite as well to its covering.
Still after all comments good, bad or ugly. The Laird 10' Surfer super fun board in my opinion.
i don't mind the feet depressions either. i have that in my custom Minvielle board too. my toughest board is my PSH Ripper 9.6 by boardworks. i have driven over it with my car and its still ok.
i am going to report back after i tested the board for a while. the shape sure looks beautiful.
Those past 5 years i already laminated more than my own 20 SUP boards and few son's surfboards with EPS/epoxy/glass, SUPboards get stamped from my feet standing up on and my son's knees badly crushed his surfboards while ducking and surfing but never de-lams once of those boards.
So i reckon the best longboard SUP might be laminated and stringed. This material combo does a livable board during many and many enjoying sessions.
Foot depression are welcome because as Funnsurf said. As well for the back foot position got your back foot closest of the fin/planning area and rail while pushing on it during hard core maneuvers.