Lucid

For a 175-lb intermediate surfing chest-to-shoulder SoCal points, I'd start the conversation around a 7'2" or 7'4" in the 40–48L window. The Lucid is published in a 35–55L featured band, so that's right in the heart of the catalog. Volume-to-weight matters more than length-by-width on a mid-length, which is why I publish volume on every size — but the right answer depends on what you're coming from. If you're stepping up from a 28L shortboard, I'd lean toward the 7'4" / 46L end so the paddle and float feel substantial. If you're stepping down from a 9'0" log, I'd go shorter and lower — the 7'2" / 42L end is going to feel more deliberate on rail. Message me before you order and I'll spec it to your weight, height, and home break specifically.

A 2+1 layout gives you two boards in one. With the side bites in, the Lucid has the drive of a thruster-influenced setup on a mid-length hull — it engages a rail and holds a line through a clean face. Pull the side bites and you've got a single fin, with the trim- and-glide feel that a true mid-length is built for. You're only running one configuration at any given time, but the same board covers both surfing styles depending on the day, the wave, and your mood. A pure thruster on a mid-length kills the trim line; a pure single fin gives up some drive. The 2+1 splits the difference, and the box layout doesn't add weight or complexity over a thruster setup. Default box system is Futures; other systems on request.

It can handle slightly overhead surf with shape, yes — but it's not a hollow-reef board. The Lucid is built for waist-high to shoulder-high clean surf where the wave gives you a face to draw on: T-Street on a chest-high push, Cardiff Reef on a long-period south, a soft Lowers morning, San Onofre when the tide is right. Travel-wise it lives at Saladita, Pavones, and the warm-water points across mainland Mexico. When the surf goes head-and-a-half and steep, a dedicated step-up handles it better — that's a different shape, not this one. The "patient, technique-rewarding" voice positioning is real: this board rewards deliberate riding on shaped surf, not reaction-frame riding on heavy surf.

Honestly — probably not yet. The Lucid is built for the intermediate-plus to advanced surfer who knows what a clean rail engagement feels like and wants to start drawing more deliberate turns. If you're still working on standing up consistently, paddling into shoulder-high waves, or trimming across a face, you'd be better served by a wider, flatter, more forgiving shape. The mid-length trade-off block on the page covers this: the 35–55L featured band sits at the lower-volume end of the mid-length spectrum — built for surfers who want to surf the board, not just ride it. If you're self-described early-intermediate, message me and I'll point you toward a shape in the catalog that's friendlier for where you are now. The Lucid will still be here when you're ready for it.

Build window is 4–10 weeks depending on the finish tier and where you land in the queue. Clear-resin sanded ($850) is fastest — 4–6 weeks typical. Resin-tint sanded ($1,000) runs 6–8 weeks because the lam takes a color pass. Tint plus gloss-and-polish ($1,200) is 8–10 weeks because the gloss coat needs to cure before polishing. Process: I design the board in Shape3D, the blank gets CNC-cut on Lundquist machines, and Jack finishes it — sanding, glassing, fin boxes, the whole back end of the build. Final QC happens in the San Diego shop. 25% deposit holds your slot; balance is due on completion. I send you photos at the major checkpoints so you know exactly where the board is in the build.

The C-Bucket and the Plasmic are both performance mid-lengths with deliberate-arc turn philosophies, and they're useful reference points if you've ridden either. The Lucid sits in the same family — 2+1 fin scope, mid-length flex, draw-out turn arc rather than pivot — but the hull tuning and rail philosophy are mine. Where the C-Bucket leans into a more pulled-in tail and the Plasmic leans into a slightly more modern rocker, the Lucid runs a centered wide point, 60/40 rails, and a vee-panel release tail tuned for clean SoCal points and warm-water trip waves. If you've ridden a C-Bucket and loved it, you'll feel at home on the Lucid. If you've ridden a Plasmic and wanted slightly more rail engagement on mid-faces, the Lucid will deliver that. Spec a session with me and we'll talk through the tuning specifics for what you're trying to ride.

Standard glass on the Lucid is 6oz S-cloth + 4oz warp on the deck (`6S+4W`) and 4oz S-cloth + 4oz warp on the bottom (`4S+4W`), both clear. That's heavier than shortboard spec, which is correct — mid-length flex on a longer rail benefits from more deck weight. If you're heavier (200+ lbs) or you cross-step, I'd recommend adding a volan tail patch ($40) and possibly a deck patch ($30) — the same two add-ons most mid-length customers spec into their build. For an even heavier glass schedule (e.g., `6S+6S` deck for a true workhorse build), message me; that's a custom call rather than a checkbox in the customizer. Foam options run from PU stock to EPS for surfers who want a lighter, livelier feel; pricing per the foam-density guide.

Lundquist doesn't run a structured demo program — every board is built to order, so there's no demo fleet sitting on a rack. That said: if a stock Lucid is on the rack at the San Diego shop and you're local, I'm happy to let you take it for a session before you spec your custom. The shop is 8am–8pm by appointment; check the "in-stock" page to see what's currently available across the catalog. For surfers outside SoCal, the closest substitute is a 30-minute spec call: walk me through what you're riding now, what you're trying to do differently, and the waves you're chasing — I'll send back a recommended length, volume, fin scope, and tail variant specific to your spec. That's the most reliable substitute for a demo I've found.