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by alakaboo
Tue Mar 19, 2024 4:01 am
Forum: Travel & Health
Topic: General snow stuff
Replies: 712
Views: 536201

Re: General snow stuff

Grooter I blame you specifically for the great weather we are having, ever since you bought your gear.

If you are interested, the Indy Pass goes off sale today. I got one for next season.
by alakaboo
Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:46 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Where did you surf today ?
Replies: 29902
Views: 10104525

Re: Where did you surf today ?

BA wrote:
Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:10 am
How’s the water temp compared to Vicco Grooter?
About 12 this morning but the wind was strong.

Are you interested in the SurfAid cup, Grooter?
I'm putting a team together, you get the point to yourselves.
by alakaboo
Sat Mar 16, 2024 5:32 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Where did you surf today ?
Replies: 29902
Views: 10104525

Re: Where did you surf today ?

Waddell beach. It looked better than it was, the tide got super low and the offshore got strong.
2-6ft, some nice walls. Cold and a lot of duck diving.
by alakaboo
Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:47 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Where did you surf today ?
Replies: 29902
Views: 10104525

Re: Where did you surf today ?

Clove oil is a proven anesthetic, particularly for fish. Given the microbiome and interspecies communication, Steve is at least 11% cleaner wrasse.

Also has antibiotic properties.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3769004/
by alakaboo
Thu Mar 07, 2024 4:02 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Where did you surf today ?
Replies: 29902
Views: 10104525

Re: Where did you surf today ?

To about a 50% solution.
Depends what you can buy, it's a restricted product but hippie stores and chemists normally have it.
by alakaboo
Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:59 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Where did you surf today ?
Replies: 29902
Views: 10104525

Re: Where did you surf today ?

Cleanse. It's a more powerful antibiotic and anesthesia than ti tree oil without the stinging.
Dilute it, otherwise it can be dangerous.
by alakaboo
Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:55 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Where did you surf today ?
Replies: 29902
Views: 10104525

Re: Where did you surf today ?

Get some diluted clove oil on there.
by alakaboo
Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:54 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Where did you surf today ?
Replies: 29902
Views: 10104525

Re: Where did you surf today ?

steve shearer wrote:
Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:52 pm
my immune system is so attuned to the microbiological assemblage at Lennox Point
:lol:
If you pull any harder it'll come clean off at the base.
by alakaboo
Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:00 am
Forum: Travel & Health
Topic: General snow stuff
Replies: 712
Views: 536201

Re: General snow stuff

Haven't been to either. Weighing my options for Sunday.
by alakaboo
Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:42 am
Forum: Travel & Health
Topic: General snow stuff
Replies: 712
Views: 536201

Re: General snow stuff

You been to China Peak, Grooter?
I got a pass that lets me go there or Dodge Ridge
by alakaboo
Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:38 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Where did you surf today ?
Replies: 29902
Views: 10104525

Re: Where did you surf today ?

I didn't surf yesterday, it just looked sharky and shaky and cold. Nobody else out, an hour from a hospital, no mobile reception.
by alakaboo
Mon Mar 04, 2024 2:27 pm
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Twin fins as go-to boards
Replies: 427
Views: 281529

Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

buddy wrote:
Mon Mar 04, 2024 2:20 pm
Those new performance softies put foam on the outside too.
I'm learning so much.
by alakaboo
Mon Mar 04, 2024 2:18 pm
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Twin fins as go-to boards
Replies: 427
Views: 281529

Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

And the foam goes on the inside of the fiberglass, right?
by alakaboo
Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:42 pm
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Twin fins as go-to boards
Replies: 427
Views: 281529

Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

I'm not saying that volume is the only thing driving design, that's insane. As is saying it's only a result of design decisions. But volume is achieved by design decisions ... thickness, width, length, foil, concave and other varying factors all contribute to how much foam is left after shaping. Vo...
by alakaboo
Sun Mar 03, 2024 2:21 am
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Twin fins as go-to boards
Replies: 427
Views: 281529

Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

And that's why they go thinner with the flat deck...
by alakaboo
Sat Mar 02, 2024 5:20 pm
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Twin fins as go-to boards
Replies: 427
Views: 281529

Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

What's your point? They've either chosen the flat deck because they like it and want to keep the volume down or the rolled deck because they like it and want to increase the midline volume while still having refined rails. I'm not saying that volume is the only thing driving design, that's insane. A...
by alakaboo
Sat Mar 02, 2024 5:11 pm
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Twin fins as go-to boards
Replies: 427
Views: 281529

Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

That's inane.

A rolled vs a flat deck, for example, is a direct result of a decision about volume. As is a beak nose.
by alakaboo
Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:42 am
Forum: Travel & Health
Topic: General snow stuff
Replies: 712
Views: 536201

Re: General snow stuff

I hope you mean the 9th? No chance you'll make it this weekend. The forecast for the higher points is 160km/h winds and up to 12ft of snow. It goes without saying but because you'll be frothing, the avalanche danger will be insane and it's not a good time to experiment off piste if you are a beginne...