I have purchased a McTavish 9'6 Stand Up Paddleboard and am really happy with it!
It surfs well for a board its size
Paddles well for a bloke like me who weighs about 88kgs.
Stable in flat water and not bad to paddle in the surf.
Stay In Trim
Nash
I have a 10' mctavish and love the surfing part but at 104kg I am 10kg too heavy and i spend my time keeping my balance so am exhausted after 45m. Sadly sees it gathering dust while I use my 10'6" log which is stable and great fun.
I will buy a new board - looking at the 10' carrier which is 2" wider than the mctavish but designed with a surf focus which is where I spend all my time.
The mctavish is in perfect order - I am happy to sell to a happy home as the funds would be useful to help me fund the new board. From my experience I would definately recommend sub 100kg for this board.
Andrew
Mate you should be able to ride the 10' mctav at 100 kg stick with it , I'm not much lighter & ride much smaller boards including the 9'6 mctav
I think the 2011 McTavish 9'6 is a perfect all round board for a medium build guy. It has good glide to get on to the waves early and once on the wave you can really chuck it around. My only problem with it is actually me, not the board. At 73 kg I'm a bit too light for it. It's great on the small stuff but on a bigger wave it goes like a bullet (I have it set up as a quad so nice and loose) and I just haven't got the weight to control it as much as I'd like too. I'm looking to get something with a little less volume so if any one has any suggestions that would be great. I'm thinking the JL striker 8'11 would be a goer or maybe starboard 9'1 pro.
I have not been on the Jimmy Lewis Striker but hear they are excellent.
I weight 76kg and have the Jimmy Lewis 9' 1" and 8' 7" Kwad and they do it for me.
The 8' 7" is my favourite so suggest you try to demo if you can. I have been SUPping for 12 months and not much in the way of natural skill but find the JL Kwads excellent and very user friendly while providing excellent wave riding and stability.
Thx guys I have wondered about a larger central fin- I have it set up as a thruster but keep wishing I had 10kg less weight and it would be perfect 15kg even better.
I will get a big fin and give it a go
Thx for the advice - all much appreciated. My wife has raised a sudden love of the board at the same time someone emailed their interest in buying it. Given I still have as my main surfboard a trigger bros 8' stubby that is 15 years old I am surprised that she has any issue with me selling anything.
Where is the best place to buy a 10" glide fin? 10" is a lota fin.
Thx Andrew
Mick
Can you take a photo of the fin and I will give it a go over Easter - I now have SA carrier and my wife will have the mctavish out so it will be great to get on the same waves and try them out.
I would love to make the mctavish a bit more stable to paddle.
The swell and surf have been great lately - getting in the water every chance I can
Cheers Andrew