I have the 138 hammer, its really nice, i think its a little short for me. I tend to nose dive it more than other boards. Smooth in the chop. A great downwinder board :) I've had it for over a year and had no issues.
Hi Eppo, I ordered mine from guys in Vic who are the only Oz distributors I think. I have the 140 and bought it 2nd hand. I wasn't able to demo one but after reading so many good reviews I decided to take a punt.
It's not a flat water board but it's perfect for the Perth chop. Drop me a line and you're more than welcome to take it for a spin one day, down at Contacios whenever the wind is up.
Just about every day at the mo.
Each to their own, Slack likes the Hammer but they are power hungry and I'll rocket upwind of him any day, ha, ha. I"ll discuss merits with him later at the beach.
The Mako are are different board to ride at first, they feel really loose but at the same time they are so smooth. I still have an FLX and have had Prodigy, Protoy and RRD Venom but this is my fave.
Ive got a RRD Toxic wave which is probably more of a mutant but it rides really well both ways. Lots of fun, very fast board.
From a slightly different perspective ........
Put some 55mm fins on your normal twintip...... It's not as good as something more dedicated to the cause, but you will be very suprised how much grip the longer fins give you on the wave face.
$30 for bigger fins. Or $800-$1200 for a new mutant. It could be just what you are looking for to bridge the gap to your surfboard. 
There isn't much video of twintips in waves.
This is a Mako ( I think its 150 by 40 )
Hey there Eppo,
Sorry mate, missed your post, got s bit busy today. You're welcome to drop in and grab the Wave 148 and demo away.
Cheers mate,
Happy New Years! 
DM
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this is my mutant
Asymetrical rocker, quad fin, rounded surf rails, 5 feet long x 17' wide
Great fun in smaller surf
Certainly got a good selection Eppo, took the new toy for a spin yesterday for the last sesh of 2010. A great downwinder in cranking wind on the 5' 7"Wainman Gambler.
What a way to finish the year, a couple of cold ones to ease the thirst then rush home wash off the salt and down to the pub to see in the new year. aahhhh
hey eppo,
I recently borrowed the 148 cardboard wave of aks while I waited for a CB freeride to turn up had a few sessions on it on the metro coast. I came close to swaping the 138 FR I had ordered for the wave. Its a great board easy to ride toeside, and backwards and jumps well off both directions and goes upwind well.
The three big fins at the back do help in the surf and combined with the outline (pulled in tips) it carves a nice tight turn. Its still a fly and follow board not a park and ride like a SB, but suits small perth slop for a bit of wave free style.
Its still easy to bunny hop 180, however it wont stick a hard carve like a SB i was still able break fins out and slide out in hard toeside hack.
Anything will work in the surf just depends what you want to do, the Cardboards worth a demo for sure.
cheers
Just thought I'd say I am been so impressed with the input and even offer to demo, from crew on this forum.
This post is fast becoming a decent tool for those looking into surfing twin-tips.
Thanks everyone;
[i]sometimes I find some posts have become quite uncivil, where humorous banter becomes aggressive slander. But this is different and very helpful.
