Stewart Surfboard's best-selling Redline11 longboard, explained by Bill Stewart
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The Ultimate 9’0 Surfboard! Turns like an 8’6,” Paddles like a 9’6.” Noserides like a 10’0.” Bill says this is the “best all-around longboard he’s ever designed”. The nose bottom has a deep single concave that continues back past the half way point. This concave is what makes the Redline 11 paddle, turn and nose ride exceptionally great. That single concave flows into a double concave with a heavy V in the rounded pin tail, which makes it loose, fast and easy to ride.
Bill invented the beveled rail over 30 years ago, and it remains a key feature in many of his board designs for a reason. The bevels in the Redline 11 rails lift the rail edge making it really forgiving on the drop-in and in rail to rail turns. The hard edges in the tail rails release water for insane speed. The included 2+1 fin set-up (another Bill Stewart invention) features 2 short wide rail fins forward giving the board drive while keeping it loose. The larger center back fin holds the board in the pocket when riding up on the nose.
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I had an 8-08" Hydro Hull in the late 80's. God I loved that thing! Thanks Bill!
@stewartsurfboards4837
Жыл бұрын
Yewww!
This board is so fast down the line, nose rides easily, feels so lively, and turns from the front, middle, and back. It rips and drives from the tail like a short board. I know good concave and rocker gives trim speed, but all things being equal, beveled rails also increase speed as they let water onto the bottom of the board easier if they are not too steep. Love my Redline 11!!!
@stewartsurfboards4837
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! We're stoked that you're stoked!
Sold🎉
Can you order the fins at 14"? Or does that mess up the tail?
@stewartsurfboards4837
Жыл бұрын
You can custom order just about anything, but we wouldn't recommend it! The 2+1 fin placement on our boards was originally developed by Bill in the late 1980's and has become an industry-standard for performance longboards for good reason -- it works!
@SkydiveNakedatDawn
Жыл бұрын
@@stewartsurfboards4837 Thanks. My best board uses a Stewart blank with the fins 14" but not sure if the double barrel crown was moved back too.
How does one decide between the poly and the epoxy?
@stewartsurfboards4837
2 жыл бұрын
Great question Kris! The poly vs EPS (epoxy) debate is a heated one. We believe it's not that one is better than the other, it's just a personal preference thing and depends a lot on what type of surfer you are, your local conditions, and what you're trying to do on a wave. The main difference between the foam types is weight and buoyancy -- EPS is lighter and sits higher in the water. This can be good if you're an aggressive surfer who wants to go vertical on your longboard, or if you're a bigger guy who needs more width & thickness without a ton of extra weight. The downside of the lightness of EPS is that it tends to get picked up by the wind and chatters on bumpy surf. Also, because it's lighter, EPS doesn't have the same momentum and glide feel that a Poly board does. Hope this info helps you make an informed decision! If you wanna chat more, just give us a ring in the shop at 949-492-1085.
@ytzep2012
2 жыл бұрын
@@stewartsurfboards4837 great response, you answered more questions than I realized I had. Nice. One last question, is one more durable than the other in regards to dings and exposure to heat? Thanks By the way, I love my 949Comp, it is everything you folks promised it would be.
@stewartsurfboards4837
2 жыл бұрын
@@ytzep2012 So glad to hear that you love your 949 Comp! As far as durability, when it comes to hand-shaped boards glassed with fiberglass/resin, they're more or less equally fragile in terms of dings. We add more layers of fiberglass to our EPS boards to add some weight and durability against breakage, but if you hit a rock with either type of board, you're gonna get a ding. EPS is actually more susceptible to heat damage than poly -- definitely take care to not let an EPS board get hot. And if you do get a ding in an EPS board, you'll want to fix it right away or it will suck water and get waterlogged way faster than a poly.
@ytzep2012
2 жыл бұрын
@@stewartsurfboards4837 thanks for the response, I'm looking forward to my next Stewart board.
9'0", 23 3/4", 3 1/4 redline 11 I'm 6'4 235lbs. Surfed over 15 years. Will this work?
@stewartsurfboards4837
Жыл бұрын
At your size, and assuming you're an intermediate surfer after 15 years, your ideal Redline size would be 9'0 x 24 1/2" x 3 3/8". At the dims you mentioned, you might not have enough float/paddle power, but the board will be super responsive.
Turns like an 8’6,” Paddles like a 9’6.” Noserides like a 10’0.” Is that poly or epoxy?
@stewartsurfboards4837
2 жыл бұрын
Either! We make the Redline11 in both poly and EPS/epoxy construction. Check out our website (www.stewartsurfboards.com) for more details & current inventory!
Joel Tudor hates this board!
@stewartsurfboards4837
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, Joel's got lots of strong opinions. We'll just have to agree to DISAGREE on this one!