board giant feet wide

Hey people. I just joined the forum. I've been boarding on and off for a few years and I consider my skill level to be just into the intermediate level. I currently ride a 5150 Nomad 159W, a beginner board that I bought a LONG time ago... So, I recently (last weekend) just got back into...

"You need a wide board dude", "No, a 255 will fit a size 14 nicely", "wide, wide, wide!". At this point I'm lost in a sea of thoughts concerning what board to buy. I got a local shop to create a fully custom board from the ground up, with graphics not found anywhere else on earth (badass...