New B

rippe75 · Post by **rippe75** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 6:39 am

hello all, I'm a Maldivian bodyboader (for about 18yrs now..) very keen on kneeboarding.
Can anyone recommend a beginner board (shape & size) for me? I'm 5'6" (167cm), 62kg (137 pounds).

There are no local kneeboarders here in Maldives and traveling kneelos are few and far between. Looks like I'm going to have to shape my own board from a 2nd hand longboard.

help me out

ps. something relatively easy to duck dive would be good. (I'm 35yrs old and not getting too much water time these days. Reason: getting bored with just bodyboarding and bodysurfing)

kidrock · Post by **kidrock** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 6:46 am

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt ... 9,r:10,s:0

eqKneelo · Post by **eqKneelo** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 7:30 am

"RED... Paging Red... please report to the white courtesy telephone"

There's no way to get a blank shipped from Australia?
Getting rocker is gonna be really tough... and is super important if you want the board to work better than your sponge. Probably gotta use the nose of the longboard.

Something your height to maybe 5'8" would be best so you can use as much of the longboard as possible
(Since you live in a land of perfect high performance reef waves, and you're "bored" of bodyboarding, a longer board will open up the possibilities of what you can do on a wave... maybe get you back in the water.)

Here's what a longer board with rocker will allow you to do:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pdPxWQ- ... re=related

Best of luck

EQ

rippe75 · Post by **rippe75** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 12:56 pm

Thanks for the quick replies guys.
@kidrock: that's a very detailed drawing. thanks for the pointer

eqkneelo, whats that about reporting to the "white courtesy telephone"? If I didn't know any better I'd say that was a racist remark, eh? But hell, what do i know, I'm just a paranoid islander who smokes too much weed.
Sorry if I was wrong

But yeah thanks heaps for helping out.
I do have a broken longboard about 6' long...it's got a good rocker i think. Safer than spending the dough on bringing a blank for sure.
And don't get me wrong, It's awesome riding perfect, hollow waves and getting barreled on a bodyboard. But the waves aren't perfect everyday. No, not even here

and I'm not really a fan of doing quick, jerky maneuvers. Want to see how it feels to be completely out of the water while doing longer drawn out turns

albert · Post by **albert** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 1:23 pm

Rippe75,

the 'white curtesy phone' reference is a pop culture reference to the phones which used to be common in airports, people were paged to answer the phone if they had a message that needed to be relayed to them. These days with mobile (cell) phones they have fallen out of use. Trust me it is not a racist remark.

As far as dimensions for a board, check your pm's

Thanks
Albert

eqKneelo · Post by **eqKneelo** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 4:58 pm

Whoa. Yeah, I was "paging" (looking for) a really good surfer/shaper named RED from OZ who might be able to help you out.

kidrock · Post by **kidrock** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 6:19 pm

rippe75.

the drawings from my attached link are for a board that is perfect for long, drawn out lines and "pocket surfing"...that is, if you like total tuberiding.

it is also the perfect size and shape for your body dimensions. Steve Lis has been and is still recognized as being the best kneeboard shaper in the world for over 40 years.

It would be very simple to strip a longboard and create the shape, given you have all the necessary tools.

rippe75 · Post by **rippe75** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 9:47 pm

Albert what do you mean by "pm's"?
My prime minister's board? We don't have a pm and if we did he sure as hell wouldn't be riding waves
Albert pls elaborate on that. what is pm??

eqKneelo, my bad
new to this site and the lingo.

rippe75 · Post by **rippe75** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 9:52 pm

Anyways, there's enough info now for me to just get on with it
You guys have been great. Thank for all the help. much appreciated
I'll probably be back with some more questions soon enough

Gone

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 9:55 pm

pm means (private message)

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 9:58 pm

check under where you post a message it say's pm , e-mail , profile
hope this helps

eqKneelo · Post by **eqKneelo** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 8:15 am

Legend Steen Barnes surfing your homebreaks:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM1-pS91 ... re=related

Also, the video SPARROW has LANDED with Friends has an epic MALDIVES section.

http://www.simonfarrer.com.au/images/sp ... x30sec.mpg

kidrock · Post by **kidrock** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:08 am

rippe75 wrote:Anyways, there's enough info now for me to just get on with it
You guys have been great. Thank for all the help. much appreciated
I'll probably be back with some more questions soon enough

Gone

Glad to be of help. Please post pictures of your new home-made Lis Fish after your done shaping it!!!!

Bob Gove · Post by **Bob Gove** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 2:25 pm

I'm thinking of getting a white phone just so I can call the prime minister of the Maldives for a surf report. That was some of the funniest stuff I've read on this site, and it wasn't even intentional.

rooster · Post by **rooster** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 12:26 pm

and don't call me shirley