The clearwater killer bee

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chrispy
chrispy
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24 Sep 2015 3:44am
My fondness of the Takayama Scorpion is well known. The only drawback is the board feels.a bit sluggish to me.

I liked the Mct sumo except it lacked the versatility of the Scorpion.

My 7'6 Beesting is my most favourite board atm.

So the killer bee was born. This board will replace my longboards on the beachies. The double flyer Beesting tail will make it super loose but give it a heap of hold in the suckier waves. Underneath is pretty much a shortboard curves. Some nice chined rails up near the nose to keep the board from catching and help with my cheater fives.

Order form is done


The final shape is file complete



Harass and sometimes you will receive.... So the blank is in the machine for the cut.



Be a real pain in the arse and some harassment and you can get the cut blank finished.

The chined rails on the nose


The Beesting tail




Now some random board shape pics.





























Macaha
Macaha
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24 Sep 2015 6:00am
Looks great Chrispy I hope you complete the board build thread now that you have started it.
Tux
Tux
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24 Sep 2015 6:59am
Looks good bro....not a fan of the double flyer's myself but it looks sick so far...I like the dims....where is the wide point?
chrispy
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24 Sep 2015 5:24am
Tux said..
Looks good bro....not a fan of the double flyer's myself but it looks sick so far...I like the dims....where is the wide point?


hey tux i dont like double flyers on swallows, or shorter boards unless they are wide. I found on longer boards they just really loosen them up,and same for a real wide board which this is.

the wide point starts pretty much a bit before the mid point.... i will check today when its getting glassed

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the more i held it yesterday the more i thought i will be riding this a lot more than what i had planned for it...which is really making me excited.

in no way will this replace my shorty....but sadly it will force me to leave a few of my others in the rack. Time will tell
thedrip
thedrip
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24 Sep 2015 6:21am
I saw and held a Sumo last week. Just curious about what it DIDN'T do?

One of my most versatile boards had double flyers. Only ever owned two that had them and one was a copy of the other. But 6 people have had copies made over the last 14 years so on that experience I think double flyers can work good.

In my experience of the Goldy, that shape looks just about ideal as an all rounder. What sort of fin set up are you getting?
Surf69
Surf69
WA
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24 Sep 2015 6:26am
That Sir is a damn nice tail end on that thing, can see that being a hoot in all sorts. Enjoy, keep the pics comming!
climber
climber
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24 Sep 2015 1:28pm
Cooling looking stick Chrispy.
I had a 6.6x 21 1/2 x 2 3/4 made early this year....thruster, wide point bit forward.....it is the total go to board now.
My plan was to ride it in smaller, mushy summery stuff.....now days, change out fins and it becomes the everthing board ..love it

Hope the killer bee hits the mark for you
vanders1
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24 Sep 2015 1:48pm
Looks sick mate, can't wait to see it in action!!!
Cobra
Cobra
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24 Sep 2015 12:20pm
did you outline the art
SP
SP
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SP SP
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24 Sep 2015 1:05pm
thedrip said...
I saw and held a Sumo last week. Just curious about what it DIDN'T do?

One of my most versatile boards had double flyers. Only ever owned two that had them and one was a copy of the other. But 6 people have had copies made over the last 14 years so on that experience I think double flyers can work good.

In my experience of the Goldy, that shape looks just about ideal as an all rounder. What sort of fin set up are you getting?


Beyonce syndrome...

To wide in the rear.
thePup
thePup
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24 Sep 2015 1:15pm
Great deed little champion so is that Purple Slug going onto this girl
Cobra
Cobra
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24 Sep 2015 2:34pm
the lady that went off at the f**k off board

is going to hit the roof when she see this one.
Macaha
Macaha
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24 Sep 2015 6:38pm
Cobra said..
the lady that went off at the f**k off board

is going to hit the roof when she see this one.


Chrispy dosent care about resale value or silly old ladies hanging around carparks
chrispy
chrispy
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24 Sep 2015 5:23pm
Macaha said...
Cobra said..
the lady that went off at the f**k off board

is going to hit the roof when she see this one.


Chrispy dosent care about resale value or silly old ladies hanging around carparks


SDR and azza are clown. It's a kindergarten in there


Drip the rails were a bit boxy for my liking. It is faster than the Scorpion,but on the tak it's way easier for cheater fives. The boards look similar but are quite different in how they surf. The tak is more longboard and the Mct wants to be more shortboard but shoots itself in the foot being a two plus one set up imo. On a small board I don't like that setup.
chrispy
chrispy
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24 Sep 2015 5:44pm
The art was done today....Good effort aye mac

Originally I intended to get St George red.....then I told T Money to hit me with some colour















obct
obct
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24 Sep 2015 7:54pm
And for your next board


smh
smh
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smh smh
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24 Sep 2015 8:02pm
Nice looking board Crispy. Nice art too.
thedrip
thedrip
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24 Sep 2015 6:06pm
chrispy said...
Macaha said...
Cobra said..
the lady that went off at the f**k off board

is going to hit the roof when she see this one.


Chrispy dosent care about resale value or silly old ladies hanging around carparks


SDR and azza are clown. It's a kindergarten in there


Drip the rails were a bit boxy for my liking. It is faster than the Scorpion,but on the tak it's way easier for cheater fives. The boards look similar but are quite different in how they surf. The tak is more longboard and the Mct wants to be more shortboard but shoots itself in the foot being a two plus one set up imo. On a small board I don't like that setup.


Cheers.

Just asking because they were both boards I had looked at as possible replacements for my Fountain of Youth when it dies. That shape completely changed my approach to surfboards as I have said before. And made me want to explore longboards and bigger boards.

That's pretty much how I thought the Sumo went. The nose was more pulled in than my board and it was just more performance orientated - which wasn't necessarily a good thing.

Paint job looks SIIII-IIIIIICCCCKKKKKKK!
laceys lane
laceys lane
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24 Sep 2015 8:23pm
I really hope its as good as the bsq for you chrispy
thePup
thePup
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24 Sep 2015 6:28pm
Geez mate that wicked lady of many colours ...... she has done a great job on this one
Macaha
Macaha
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24 Sep 2015 9:06pm
laceys lane said..
I really hope its as good as the bsq for you chrispy


Some of the guys are saying its sick,I hope there are no virus's involved
chrispy
chrispy
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25 Sep 2015 5:47pm
Mac your love of love inspired my love heart tail patch for the 5 finner





Macaha
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25 Sep 2015 7:50pm
I like
chrispy
chrispy
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1 Oct 2015 6:55pm
I thought they liked me at the house of clearwater



SP
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1 Oct 2015 7:02pm
More photos..

Please.
chrispy
chrispy
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1 Oct 2015 7:05pm
SP said..
More photos..

Please.


mate i have been good so far. i will post some after a surf tomorrow. The board has already exceeded expectations....i wont do a lacey and call it a keeper yet though

i will say,super fast and and easy for a cheater 5
vanders1
vanders1
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1 Oct 2015 9:13pm
T's hit the mark again!!!!!

looking great buddy!
Cuttlefish
Cuttlefish
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1 Oct 2015 9:43pm
Chines, deep double concaves and flyers...lots of flyers and a ball and socket round tail. Should be a great board. Colour work is eye catching to boot. Like to hear how it goes.
Ted the Kiwi
Ted the Kiwi
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2 Oct 2015 1:49am
Macaha said...
Looks great Chrispy I hope you complete the board build thread now that you have started it.


Getting close now - stoked he has gone this far
laceys lane
laceys lane
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2 Oct 2015 5:43am
chrispy said..

SP said..
More photos..

Please.



mate i have been good so far. i will post some after a surf tomorrow. The board has already exceeded expectations....i wont do a lacey and call it a keeper yet though

i will say,super fast and and easy for a cheater 5


if its not a bsq I wouldn't either

Tux
Tux
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6 Oct 2015 3:35pm
More photos....stop holding out on us!!
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