hi guys new to the forum. at the moment im paddling a riot booster 60 and have been for a good while. but im really thinking of a shorter more playful boat for park n play, messin around in the pool and surfing. im about 6'3 230lbs size 10/11 feet so not a small bloke 2 i've seen so far online are the fluid flirt L and maybe wait for the new wavesport project 62.

can anyone add any other boats to this?

cheers.

You could go with a Pyranha s6f 192 to 193



Another thing you can do i go into the database and check it out


I guess i will be the first of many to post

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cheers for the reply, yeah had a quick look at the Pyranha s6f 193 think they have them on sale in the UK aswell.

yeah a demo of a few is defo on the cards

liquid logic and bliss stick are good boats to check out

yeah the LL airhead looks to be for the big guys, anyone paddled one? not sure if i'd fit in any of the bliss sticks

you'd probably fit the RAD 185 (6'6 height and size 12 feet is usually the limit) but deffo the 195. It's HUUUUUUGE.

Colm

cheers mate lots of boats to think about now think a demo of as many as i can will be the best bet.

if you want a cartwheel boat go for a slicy boat but if you want a loop or air boat go for a boat with more volume

slicey means having low volume on the ends

yes also if you want a good air boat make sure it has a lot of volume and is pretty short

yea and you need a planeing hull

duh

some of the most obvious things are the most hidden

yep and the planning hull is one of them unless you spend more time upside down then right side up

[quote:13c7e180fd="stewy"]hi guys new to the forum. at the moment im paddling a riot booster 60 and have been for a good while. but im really thinking of a shorter more playful boat for park n play, messin around in the pool and surfing. im about 6'3 230lbs size 10/11 feet so not a small bloke 2 i've seen so far online are the fluid flirt L and maybe wait for the new wavesport project 62.

can anyone add any other boats to this?

cheers.[/quote:13c7e180fd]

You're already paddling a riot, have a look at the air60 of inferno or Flair57 but before you decide, try as many as you can

yes once you are in one company it is better to just stick with there boats because it will probably be less change

I agree go for the air 60 or flair 57 they should around your size and as it suggests they are about getting air!

yer thta sounds like a good i dea cos the hull desigh nwill be similar thus the boats will handle the same to a certain extent

yes the booster and the air are similar but obviously ones a play boat one isnt.

Stick with riot. If only because you dont have to buy a new skirt. Tehy have extra small cockpits. I love my air forty five. Cant do any of the tricks its meant to do, but hey....

I also had an air 45 and i have to say that they rule!

What bout the pyranha 7O m/l or the 4twenty m/l both very nice boats 7O a great allround boat plays well and is one of the fastest playboats in the surf. 420 awsome playboat

Personally i would keep the booster for surfing due to it will out perform the short boats in the surf hands down.

Heres my advice feel free not to take it. Do not buy a riot, reason being that their plastic sucks. I broke 4 riot boats in under 3 years. Yes their designs are amazing and i loved them, however when i tried to get my last boat replaced, an Air 55, they told me i "was out of luck" all of the cracks developed in places where they were not from normal wear. They would not even give me a discount on a new boat. My brother has also broken 2 of their boats in the past few years. Each time they would not help him. You would probably love the air until you got screwed out of a boat when it broke.
I just recently purchaced a RAD 185 and i love it. Im 6' 225 with size 12 foot and the boat has more than enough room, plust the outfitting is way more comfortable than riots. in the end you need to figure out what is best for you but when i puchased my bliss-stick the company was super nice and easy to work with. In the end i ended up paying less for a boat that got shipped to my front door than i would for going and buying a riot from a store. If you want to deal with riots poor customer-service then go for it. Good luck with the decision.

to rite bliss stick are reely freindly thay gave me loads of advice on stuff like what bat t oget wot to d oif the seat slips and all that stuff get one of them