The 5 fin Bonzer Mini-Merk
In early spring of this year I contacted Malcolm Campbell about shaping me a new Bonzer shortboard that was based on the short, thick and wide shortboards of the 1980’s, but with modern refinements to the rocker and foil. The result was the Mini-Merk and I am stoked. 
The Mini-Merk Bonzer5 is glassed with double layer 4 oz S-cloth deck, and single 4 oz S-cloth bottom, with a wetsanded gloss coat. The glass-job is seriously solid. I haven’t been riding any of my other boards all summer, and the Mini-Merk still looks new 5 months later with barely any deck dents and zero dings.
The Mini-Merk is wide and thick for the fat mushy waves I’ve been surfing all summer. The lightweight and flexy bamboo Bonzer fins give this board a performance boost for vertical surfing I can’t get out of my twin and quad Fishes.
The Mini-Merk after it was freshly airbrushed and up front waiting to get glassed. Thanks to my airbrusher Dad for taking the time to tape off all those lines.
The Mini-Merk at Fish Fry 5.
The Mini-Merk dims are: 5’11” length x 20″ width x 2 9/16″
The airbrush was inspired by JM’s jammies.
Ignore my funky looking waxjob, it melted in the car. The little traction pad is by D-Surf.
Some of you may remember seeing the unwaxed and unridden Mini-Merk at the Sacred Craft show in Ventura back in May. The Mini-Merk will be on display in the Surfy Surfy/Moonlight Glassing/Campbell Brothers Bonzer Surfboards booth at Sacred Craft October 10 and 11 if you want to check it out in person.
william morris
September 28, 2009Looks sick but where is the day glo and checkerboards?
Anonymous
September 28, 2009Float like a fish carve like a bonzer.
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September 28, 2009Thumbs up!
Erik Hakon Olson (EHO)
September 28, 2009Bitchin’ board JP! Would definately like to see that sometime.
Anonymous
September 28, 2009Fummy, I was thinking of a wide bump squash Bonzer of similar dims for mushy East Coast waves, except without the bitchin air brush.
-Ron
cant sleep clown will eat me
September 29, 2009JP is always up to something with new boards lol.
Anonymous
September 29, 2009Hey TFAD what is your height and weight just so I can think about the dims I’d wanna get…
Surfy Surfy!
September 29, 2009I am 5’7″ and 155 lbs. I can ride thinner and narrower boards but this just clicks better with me.
NZ Jeff
September 30, 2009I a lot like it !
Gimme one 6′ 7” by 20 7/8 and watch out !
Rick
November 19, 2009Hey JM, leggo my eggo! My Octa-mini-merk is in progress… can’t wait!