Torq – Bigboy 23 ACT – Surfboard

Specifications

Available Dimension

The Big Boy 23

This is a wolf in sheeps clothing. The dark horse, charlatan, imposter. You think youre looking at a funboard? Think again. This is a funboard on steroids. This is Jekyll and Hyde.On paper its a funboard and if youre looking to catch green waves and do some turns, the width, volume and length means this board will do it all day long its perfect for you. But in the hands of a seasoned surfer itll come alive. Think of it as a shortboard with a little extra width in the nose but all the performance features to surf hard and fast. One customer genuinely told us I was smiling so much I got sunburnt teeth!.For any big guy rippers out there, longboarders wanting a shorter board or intermediates, look no further.

ACT The Technology

Torq ACT surfboards are the worlds first EPS/Epoxy Pre-Preg surfboards. The technological advantages are immense, but the most significant advantage is 100% controlled process with ZERO surplus resin.

On any surfboard the resins function is to hold the fiber in place. It offers little structural integrity of its own, little flex and little impact strength. As a material without the fiber it is heavy and brittle. Any surplus resin is dead weight – resisting flex, adding weight.

With Pre-Preg process the perfect amount of resin is added to the cloth by machine, before the shaped blank is laid up – zero surplus, zero dead weight.

Our unique combination of advanced materials and high tech construction creates a board that performs at a high level offering lightweight shapes with responsive flex but also offers extraordinary durability and strength; ensuring your new torq surfboard will keep you stoked from your first wave to your last.

The Process

Pre-Preg means the glass fiber weave is pre-impregnated with resin and hardener (kept cold to prevent curing). This fiber resin material is called a Pre-Preg matrix which is cured under high pressure and high temperature in a fully controlled environment. This baking process results in the strongest form of laminate.

As well as controlling the lamination and curing process, Pre-Preg means the resin content can be 100% controlled – the perfect amount of resin is in the fiber on application. It is the most controlled, most accurate composite fiberglass process, with minimal wastage.

THE RESULT

Greatest strength to weight ratio. Typically strong boards are heavy and light boards are weak. Torq ACT boards have a super strong 6oz+4oz lay up on deck and bottom with an extra 6oz deck patch but they weigh around the same as a light glassed PU board.

Most importantly, they respond better. The feel of these boards is like no other surfboard – they are incredibly responsive. The unhindered flex and zero dead weight means all of the energy that you put through your feet is delivered into the turn with none of the deadening effect from the resin.