Broken Tuflites?

[Lelandjt]

Anyone ever seen a Tuflite board get broken by a wave?

[Lelandjt]

Wow, 140 views and no broken Tuflites. These things really are strong. My quiver is nearly all Tuflites and I've never done more than cosmetic damage to them. My epoxy, glass, EPS board has lots of pressure dings. The last time I used a PU board the lip at Uluwatu broke it.

[Hugh Conway]

138 of those were me.

[Breakwater]

The other 2 were me.

But I was thinking that Tufflites weren't even worth a response.

[Boarding Medic]

All but my longboard are tufflites
Never more than minor damage.

[Lelandjt]

The other 2 were me.

But I was thinking that Tufflites weren't even worth a response.

By going thinner and adjusting for a stiffer, snappier flex I've grown to like Tuflites. Since I started getting them I've broken or seriously dented/cracked every non-Tuflite I've owned. I was just curious if this is coincidence, or I'm really hard on boards and Tuflites are bombproof.

The longboard is where I really like it. I can get away with a really thin board and if I get smoked in big surf my only worry is my leash snapping.

[BS720]

You put any board in the proper spot under a lip, it's getting cracked. Period. I've owned Aviso, S-core, Tuflite, poly, firewire and epoxy. Epoxy/firewire have held up best, IMHO, but they all break. Huge trade-off between responsiveness and durability. I put my ankle through the bamboo rail of a firewire this year, and thought I broke my foot. That said, I think the best trade between responsiveness and durability has been with firewire. The drawback has been the lack of customization.

[Lelandjt]

So you're saying you broke a Tuflite? The lip landed on it or it got folded in the grinder?

[BS720]

I've never personally snapped one in half, but I've seen it happen on a hollow, head-high day. Dude was paddling out, ditched the board to duck the wave, board came out in half. It happened no different than any poly board. Maybe the board lasted 1/1000th of a second longer befor 2000lbs per square inch landed across the middle of the board.