Picking the right board.....

[dogbert]

So I did good Jeff?

You feeling ok?

[NICKYPOO]

So I did good Jeff?

[lba_dillon]

We really should be fair about the board. There are many things going for it. Easy to find, most pro shops have one in the showroom. Relatively speaking, they are cheap. If you have to order one, they are far cheaper than having a Poly U board shipped. It'll fit in a standard wakeboard rack. The construction methodology makes them fairly rough and tumble. There seems to be a goodly supply of used ones available, with plenty of life. If you live in Iowa and break a fin off, it's probably as easy as wanking one off an old wakeboard, or running down to Joe's Marine to get a replacement. No specialized 2mm allen wrenches to remove the fin. They tend to be more neutrally bouyant than an EPS or Poly U board which makes getting up easier for newbies. With the molded construction a crack in the glass won't wind up in destruction or water absorption to the core. A little epoxy smeared on the surface will seal it right up.

As Nick points out too, as much as we knock them, there are a bunch of things which make them a good choice for many folks

Yeah well all of that sounds good too me....... I figure it is better then going with a CWB which is what my marina sells. Plus one of the other guys I ride with already have the CWB so why buy the same thing????????? I just figured I'd give it a shot and it would be a good board for starters.....then if I seem to get into it alot then I can take it from there... Thanks for all the info guys!

[Surfdad]

We really should be fair about the board. There are many things going for it. Easy to find, most pro shops have one in the showroom. Relatively speaking, they are cheap. If you have to order one, they are far cheaper than having a Poly U board shipped. It'll fit in a standard wakeboard rack. The construction methodology makes them fairly rough and tumble. There seems to be a goodly supply of used ones available, with plenty of life. If you live in Iowa and break a fin off, it's probably as easy as wanking one off an old wakeboard, or running down to Joe's Marine to get a replacement. No specialized 2mm allen wrenches to remove the fin. They tend to be more neutrally bouyant than an EPS or Poly U board which makes getting up easier for newbies. With the molded construction a crack in the glass won't wind up in destruction or water absorption to the core. A little epoxy smeared on the surface will seal it right up.

As Nick points out too, as much as we knock them, there are a bunch of things which make them a good choice for many folks

[lba_dillon]

I personally think it is the best of the "pop outs" for beginners. I think the thing that makes it so good for beginners is it's down the line speed. It makes it easy to stay with the wake.

Sounds like a plan to me.... that is alot of peoples *including mine* problem is staying WITH the wake/boat! So, I am excited to get the board and ride it in a few months! DAMN WINTER!

[NICKYPOO]

I personally think it is the best of the "pop outs" for beginners. I think the thing that makes it so good for beginners is it's down the line speed. It makes it easy to stay with the wake.

[lba_dillon]

I think I am going to try the 5'6 Broadcast from Hyperlite........... Any Boo Hiss'es about that?????????????? I like my buddies 4'8 board but it is a little unforgiving for beginners..............

[chpthril]

I think you mean "Goofy"

Nahhh, eye did that on porpoise two sea if anyone wuz reely reeding thees things

[Greg Mallek]

We ride "facing the wake", if you ride regular.... you ride port, if you ride gooky.... you ride starboard. I think this is correct?

I think you mean "Goofy"

[Surfdad]

At 50 years old I have a hard time competing against some of the kids - I almost ALWAYS wind up in the same class with James!!!!!!! Inasmuch as I can't throw air's, I will start my run regular frontside and then on my first fall, I will ride switch or goofy backside on the same wake. The judges always give me points for freestyling. If there is a second pass, I like to ride backside regular on the starboard side...for improving your skills, riding switch or backside of your normal stance is one of the great challenges.

[lba_dillon]

No, this not correct. There is no correct. It's what you prefer. That being said, probably 95% of people prefer to face the wake, or frontside. Oddballs such as my self prefer to ride facing away from the wake, backside. The whole goofy vs. regular side of the boat thing is irrelative. So when you speek of yourself and your particular stance, you are either regular frontside, regular backside, goofy frontside or goofy backside. I'll use myself as an example. I'm regular backside, which means I ride left foot forward on the starboard side. Hope this helps.

We used to always ride regular frontside.........but a friend of mine says that he always went regular backside and now that we tried that the wake is alot smoother over there. I run a 750lb sac across the back........a 500lb bag in the front walkway..and then usually 2 people sitting on the side of the boat behind the driver and then usually 2-3 people in the back of the boat......Even with the 2 hanging off the starboard side in the middle the wake looks best on the starboard side.........So it has taken awhile to get used to the "regular backside...." But we are all making the switch now!!!!! Great explanation!!!!!!!

[NICKYPOO]

We ride "facing the wake", if you ride regular.... you ride port, if you ride gooky.... you ride starboard. I think this is correct?

No, this not correct. There is no correct. It's what you prefer. That being said, probably 95% of people prefer to face the wake, or frontside. Oddballs such as my self prefer to ride facing away from the wake, backside. The whole goofy vs. regular side of the boat thing is irrelative. So when you speek of yourself and your particular stance, you are either regular frontside, regular backside, goofy frontside or goofy backside. I'll use myself as an example. I'm regular backside, which means I ride left foot forward on the starboard side. Hope this helps.

[chpthril]

We ride "facing the wake", if you ride regular.... you ride port, if you ride gooky.... you ride starboard. I think this is correct?

[lba_dillon]

If you are still getting your feet wet (no pun intended), and looking for something entry level that everybody can abuse, you might want to try just bumping up to the Broadcast 5'6". I've riddin just about every "pop out" on the market and it is by far the best novice board out there. I actually bought a LF and took it back the next day. It was so slow that I couldn't even ride it. Of coarse, that was the very first one the produced. Between the soft rails and the cupped side fins, it was like riding a board with brakes on it. I haven't been on a new one, but not much has changed in the way of the design. The CWB also has soft rails and it felt really slow as well. These boards will generate zero drive from these soft rails. The Broadcast series has hard rails which will actually generate drive. The 5'6" will give you a lot more surface area which will translate into even more speed for you. I'm currently shopping for a new surfboard now, and I have a feeling I'm going to end up with a new Phase 5 Prop. Hard rails, light weight and thin. Fast, fast, fast. They are squirly, but that's what I'm looking for.

Your 21i with 1000lbs should give you more than enough wake. What is the distribution front to back? What's your speed?

Thanks for all of the info!!!!!! We have approx. 1000lbs. in ballast and an additional 500 or more in people on the boat........we set the PP @ 9.3-9.7mph!!! My wake is perfect @ that point.....We "used" to surf on the port side but are finding the starboard side puts out ALOT better wake.....so this past year was all about getting used to being on the other side. What side do most of you ride on???????? I want to check out the Inland Surfer Blue....and possibly that Broadcast 5'6!!! I have ridden the Broadcast 4'6 and I thought it was pretty nice!! Thanks and I'll keep checking back to get more info since I will probably be purchasing this in the next month or so! Cheers, Brandon

[Original Wing Nut]

I also have a Jobe circa 70 and love it. We are all rookies and it seems to be the board of choice. How rare are they, should we be keeping them in mint condition or use and then see what the future brings. I picked mine up from a local I/O dealer. They had it for their kids, but were using it behind a 28' cruiser and figured out the danger involved. They knew the only way to stop the kids from getting hurt was sell the board. I scored right place right time 50 bucks and was basically new.