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by the kalakau kid
Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:12 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Where did you surf today ?
Replies: 29980
Views: 10544511

Re: Where did you surf today ?

The internet. Sad but true.
by the kalakau kid
Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:11 am
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: What is alternative ???
Replies: 53
Views: 12471

Re: What is alternative ???

Alternative is the new mainstream is the new alternative.

(Unless you live on the GC, where normal rules of life don't apply. )
by the kalakau kid
Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:46 pm
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: Longboard nose dives.
Replies: 21
Views: 6889

Re: Longboard nose dives.

Sorry mate, no clues from me on southside ding repairs. Roy - appreciate your comment on fin size and the fact that apparently contradictory principles can apply - if you don't look into the details too much. How do you define big for example? Length of finbase? Area? Height? All of the above? Sound...
by the kalakau kid
Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:46 pm
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: a question for fellow Longboarders
Replies: 31
Views: 8264

Re: a question for fellow Longboarders

I ride longboards (or longer boards as well) in overhead waves fairly regularly and pretty much duckdive all the time. Sinking the nose first is important followed by pushing the board down and through the clear water underneath using your arms & one foot. Don't use your knee - you cant get enough l...
by the kalakau kid
Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:36 pm
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: Longboard nose dives.
Replies: 21
Views: 6889

Re: Longboard nose dives.

Rocker can be the killer of speed if its all wrong - ie too curvy in the wrong places. Ditto fins. Too big or wrong angles will make a board surf very poorly.
by the kalakau kid
Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:33 pm
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: Board buying advice needed
Replies: 7
Views: 3180

Re: Board buying advice needed

Re: south points. In my view they seem to be reasonable boards at the lowish end of the epoxy price range. Not my cup of tea and I've never owned one but good for some I'm sure. Ditto for Bic which although they look like a windsurfers idea of a surfboard, actually ride quite well. You're not gettin...
by the kalakau kid
Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:12 am
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: SOLD!!! Takayama Tuflite egg
Replies: 5
Views: 2843

Re: Takayama Tuflite egg for sale

Hi Jamp,

Like Buzzy, I'm curious but its a bit long for me - for that kind of board. Nice looking though. Sold it yet?
by the kalakau kid
Fri Jan 30, 2009 6:20 pm
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: My new Baby...alternative?????
Replies: 25
Views: 9056

Re: My new Baby...alternative?????

FWIW - the layout that I look at here is terrible. Miss-aligned and hard to follow. Could be the filters etc that are running on this machine too though. As for the board - sounds like we are almost violently agreeing. Its a lot of money for a replica but......if thats your thing then thats ok with ...
by the kalakau kid
Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:16 pm
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: My new Baby...alternative?????
Replies: 25
Views: 9056

Re: My new Baby...alternative?????

Appreciate that you can match the price of the Hynson 3-fold Mark but.......you're not Mike Hynson. If you just want to compete on price then you're missing the point. People buy boards like this partly to buy a piece of the legend. The design, quality & function need to be there but there's that X-...
by the kalakau kid
Thu Jan 29, 2009 3:36 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Pro Surfers Height and WeightSaw
Replies: 27
Views: 11174

Re: Pro Surfers Height and WeightSaw

Well theres a few of us that would like to take some comfort in being useless old buggers Clif but Gerry Lopez and others are out there keeping us honest on that count. Age is no excuse.
by the kalakau kid
Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:55 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: shaper loyalties...???
Replies: 50
Views: 11224

Re: shaper loyalties...???

Iggy - I think you'll find that Simon shapes all his boards. I could be wrong but my brother worked with him for years on his computor pre-shapes and I don't think anyone else was involved. I tend to get my boards from one guy ( Rex Marechal) but have also quite a few from a motley collection of peo...
by the kalakau kid
Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:24 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Pro Surfers Height and WeightSaw
Replies: 27
Views: 11174

Re: Pro Surfers Height and WeightSaw

Height doesn't really matter if you've got coordination, fitness & motivation. Short or tall, all body shapes can excel if they really want to. Simon Anderson won the pipe masters ( tall dude) and so did Derek Ho ( short dude). Whats more important for tall people is to make sure they're not riding ...
by the kalakau kid
Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:46 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Where are they now ??????
Replies: 135
Views: 52685

Re: Where are they now ??????

I wasn't old enough to really know what was going on but my money is on the Lazor Zap being around in the early to mid 1980's. The irony is that the planshape was ahead of its time ( perhaps the whole board was) and the movement of volume to the tail benefitted the tr-fins immensely. I WAS old enoug...
by the kalakau kid
Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:03 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Where are they now ??????
Replies: 135
Views: 52685

Re: Where are they now ??????

I'm really struggling to believe that is Ross Marshall - looks more like a Russian Grandmaster or similar. Can someone find a picture of Ross in his Cronulla/South Coast heyday to compare? TMC - I could be wrong, it was about 20 years ago - but I'm pretty sure that we were surfing righthanders on th...
by the kalakau kid
Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:51 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Where are they now ??????
Replies: 135
Views: 52685

Re: Where are they now ??????

Isn't Larry Blair a chef at Terrigal? Went to the world masters a few years ago I think - when then held it in hollow lefthanders. Or perhaps that was a pipe reunion? Is that seriously Ross Marshall playing chess? Paul Green walked away from the contest scene early on when his dad offered to back hi...
by the kalakau kid
Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:32 pm
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: Who rides a 9'er in beachies everyday, and what make, size ?
Replies: 20
Views: 6772

Re: Who rides a 9'er in beachies everyday, and what make, size ?

Dae - Riding a bike with a board on the side all the way from BrisVegas down to the GC or up north just sounds like hard, dangerous work. Its a bit different to shooting out to Ulu. If you can't find a mate or relo with a house that you can stash at I'd consider buying a cheap car for <$2000. There'...
by the kalakau kid
Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:48 pm
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: Who rides a 9'er in beachies everyday, and what make, size ?
Replies: 20
Views: 6772

Re: Who rides a 9'er in beachies everyday, and what make, size ?

I have a 9'3 custom shaped by Lincoln Pascoe ( central coast - doesn't do many longboards) which I can ride in ALL sizes if the urge takes me. It has modern rails and a rounded pin tail with fin boxes to allow either bonzer or single configurations. I usually ride it single with a high-aspect Greeno...
by the kalakau kid
Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:41 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: "Breath" by Tim Winton
Replies: 155
Views: 37079

Re: "Breath" by Tim Winton

I've read The Rip and rate it. I like Drewes work so keep that in mind but its a neat little book with a nice range of stories. Like TW, RB specialises in coastal Australian life although often with a deceptively simple approach. I can go on if you like but really you should just get out and read it.