Created on the North Shore, the Slot Machine is the culmination of 45 years of designing, shaping, and building boards by Carl Schaper.
Used in a variety of contests by NSP Team Riders, these are well-balanced shortboards that excel in the most demanding of conditions. Available in seven sizes ranging from 5’6″ to 6’5″, it is built for the big stuff.
Rail: Full
Bottom: Single to V
Ideal waves: 2-6ft
Level: Expert
Slot Machine CSE Design
This is a thinner, lower-volume version of the Pit Cruiser with a slightly more pulled nose and tail outline. Fins are positioned close to the tails and a squashed tail allows you to ride hard and launch yourself from grunty waves.
About Carl Schaper
With decades of experience in the shaping bay, Carl Schaper belongs to the higher echelon of shaper royalty on Oahu.
Knowing a thing or two about high-performance surfing, Carl builds boards for some of the very best surfers out there. Count 2x World Champion pipeline charger, and industry legend Garrett McNamara (Guinness Book of Records for the biggest wave ever ridden) amongst regular Schaper Hawaii customers.
Slot Machine CSE fin setup:
Available with FTU fin boxes and compatible with Futures® Fins (fins not included), Slot Machines are pure thrusters and fins are not included.
For the NSP 4.7 thruster set by NSP and other accessories for your Slot Machine PU, scroll to the bottom of the page.
| Length |
Width |
Thickness |
Volume |
Weight +/- 5% |
| 5'6" |
18 ³/⁸" |
2 ¹/⁴" |
23.9 Liters |
2.07 Kg |
| 5'8" |
18 ¹/²" |
2 ¹/⁴" |
24.8 Liters |
2.14 Kg |
| 5'10" |
18 ³/⁴" |
2 ⁵/¹⁶" |
26.6 Liters |
2.23 Kg |
| 6'0" |
18 ⁷/⁸" |
2 ³/⁸" |
28.3 Liters |
2.43 Kg |
| 6'1" |
19" |
2 ⁷/¹⁹" |
29.6 Liters |
2.46 Kg |
| 6'2" |
19 ¹/⁴" |
2 ¹/²" |
31.1 Liters |
2.52 Kg |
| 6'5" |
19 ¹/²" |
2 ⁹/¹⁶" |
33.6 Liters |
2.60 Kg |
Who’s the Slot Machine CSE for
The Slot Machine is best compared to the Pit Cruiser, Carl Schaper’s other high-performance shape in the NSP line-up.
With an uncompromised shape, the Slot Machine is built for competition-style riding. The Slot Machine is a thinner, lower-volume version of the Pit Cruiser with a slightly more pulled nose and tail outline.
Fins are positioned close to the tails and a squashed tail allows you to ride hard and launch yourself from grunty waves.
Slot Machine CSE construction diagram
NSP’s Dual Band Carbon Technology ingeniously integrates dual carbon bands into the core of the board, strategically positioned where a traditional surfboard stringer would be. This innovative approach not only allows for a stringer-less blank but also enhances flex, delivering superior drive and responsiveness. By optimising the flex pattern, these boards offer an exhilaratingly lively feel, providing surfers with unmatched performance and agility on the waves.
Think of CSE as a lighter, more performance-oriented version of the Slot Machine, compared to its PU version.
