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Panel vee through the tail, paired with modern rails, turns down-the-line speed into smooth, controlled, and highly maneuverable performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eEach NM Positive Force is hand shaped by Nick Melanson and glassed by Max Caldwell, whose groovy, psychedelic glasswork adds a bold visual layer to the board’s performance-driven design, carrying forward the spirit of those early Australian innovations with the attention to detail that defines Hobie Surfboards.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hobie-x-nm-84-positive-force-v-bottom-midlength","title":"Hobie x NM 8'4\" Positive Force V-Bottom Midlength","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0); PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-STYLE: normal; PADDING-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; MARGIN: 0px 0px 1px; LETTER-SPACING: normal; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"FONT-WEIGHT: 700; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px\"\u003e\u003cfont style=\"PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px\" color=\"#ff0000\" size=\"2\" face=\"Arial\"\u003eAll boards are subject to freight charges.  You will be contacted to arrange for delivery of your purchase and given an estimated freight quote at that time.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0); PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-STYLE: normal; PADDING-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; ORPHANS: 2; WIDOWS: 2; MARGIN: 0px; LETTER-SPACING: normal; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"FONT-WEIGHT: 700; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px\"\u003e\u003cfont style=\"PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px\" color=\"#ff0000\" size=\"2\" face=\"Arial\"\u003eAny shipping payed during checkout will just be applied towards the final freight charge. 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