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by tootr
Mon Feb 10, 2014 9:14 am
Forum: FOR SALE - BOARDS & STUFF (incl Lost & Found)
Topic: SOLD 6'6" Nigel Perrow Bonzer
Replies: 8
Views: 5379

Re: 6'6" Nigel Perrow Bonzer

Will post a few more photos tonight....
by tootr
Sun Feb 09, 2014 4:28 pm
Forum: FOR SALE - BOARDS & STUFF (incl Lost & Found)
Topic: SOLD 6'6" Nigel Perrow Bonzer
Replies: 8
Views: 5379

SOLD 6'6" Nigel Perrow Bonzer

Five fin Bonzer shaped by Nigel Perrow up for sale. 6'6" by 20 3/8" by 2 5/8", diamond tail. Quite a beefy foil, with full rails and beak nose, fairly reminiscent of a Campbell 'Russ Short' model. I would suggest you would need to be at least 80kg to make this puppy work. Very fast, very drivey, no ...
by tootr
Fri Feb 07, 2014 8:54 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Bigger shortboard or smaller midlength for intermediate?
Replies: 72
Views: 21171

Re: Bigger shortboard or smaller midlength for intermediate?

I've got a couple of customs from Ron Goddard at Coffs. IMO he does the volume/performance tradeoff very well.

http://www.goddardsurfboards.com.au
by tootr
Thu Feb 06, 2014 9:36 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Bigger shortboard or smaller midlength for intermediate?
Replies: 72
Views: 21171

Re: Bigger shortboard or smaller midlength for intermediate?

On an early last sunday, no BS, 50% of the guys had those black railed HS boards.
by tootr
Tue Feb 04, 2014 3:50 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Spirit of Akasha - Tribute to 40 years of MOTE
Replies: 45
Views: 16497

Re: Spirit of Akasha - Tribute to 40 years of MOTE

Just to be a pedant Cap'n but the EH was from 1964.

And any good hipster will have a Valiant or a Kombi anyway....
by tootr
Thu Jan 30, 2014 10:57 am
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: Building the ultimate trendy Mid-Length.
Replies: 133
Views: 47189

Re: Building the ultimate trendy Mid-Length.

Don't forget to partially mix in half a dozen tints in the resin to make one of those marvellous marbled creations!

Extra points for a roving leash loop.
by tootr
Sat Jan 25, 2014 7:56 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Surf hipster starter kit
Replies: 5
Views: 1767

Re: Surf hipster starter kit

What? No smoothskin wetsuit?
by tootr
Wed Jan 22, 2014 7:32 am
Forum: Travel & Health
Topic: Peeing on your hands to cure blisters.
Replies: 10
Views: 6456

Re: Peeing on your hands to cure blisters.

You know why those Indian fakirs live to 100?

They're always on the piss.
by tootr
Wed Jan 15, 2014 7:57 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Shark Attack Near Miss - GC
Replies: 16
Views: 5676

Re: Shark Attack Near Miss - GC

It's good to see the bar to join the Darwin Awards is being lowered so much....
by tootr
Sat Jan 11, 2014 5:06 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Your Top 5 Favourite Surfers of All Time!
Replies: 81
Views: 24806

Re: Your Top 5 Favourite Surfers of All Time!

ha ha surfing's blatantly a sport. . Someone contradicts you and it ain't me. Dane Reynolds: "It’s cheesy to say, but surfing is art. Once you get to a certain level of surfing, it’s your art". Yeah well I thought it was an art once too till I woke up to myself. A friend of mine was a drummer for s...
by tootr
Wed Jan 08, 2014 6:03 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Thruster as a twinfin
Replies: 6
Views: 2514

Re: Thruster as a twinfin

Buy some MR size twin fins off fleabay amd give it a whirl
by tootr
Sun Jan 05, 2014 8:38 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Your Top 5 Favourite Surfers of All Time!
Replies: 81
Views: 24806

Re: Your Top 5 Favourite Surfers of All Time!

Wow. Simon hasn't had a mention for upping the ante on backhand surfing, quite a long way back.
by tootr
Sat Jan 04, 2014 3:26 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: that wetsuit discussion...
Replies: 2945
Views: 1150303

Re: that wetsuit discussion...

There are some greatly reduced prices on fleabay atm.

Any reccs. for a quik cypher fuseflex? Any good, or is it the type that falls apart at the seams in three weeks?
by tootr
Fri Dec 27, 2013 5:40 pm
Forum: Travel & Health
Topic: Rotator Cuff Exercises
Replies: 15
Views: 9206

Re: Rotator Cuff Exercises

Well after my physio visit ( who surfs and is very familiar with RC issues), he recc. a few exercises apart from the standard set., which i will only summarize. 1- Sleeper stretch 2- Shoulder pull back (scapular abduction) see linked pres. 3 - wall push ups 4 - pectoral stretches very important 5 - ...
by tootr
Sun Dec 22, 2013 7:25 pm
Forum: Travel & Health
Topic: Rotator Cuff Exercises
Replies: 15
Views: 9206

Re: Rotator Cuff Exercises

Bump. I've had some issues with impingement whcih has been quite manageable for the last decade or so, albeit it has come back hard after a few months of upping the regimen. Very specific, as in supraspinatus issues. Got an appt. with a very well regarded sports physio Monday am, with a view to spec...
by tootr
Tue Oct 29, 2013 12:24 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Ask Carroll
Replies: 6904
Views: 1853635

Re: Ask Carroll

Rockin' Ron wrote:
And, probably more importantly, was Liz flirty?
And where was Ray Martins' hair in all of this ?
by tootr
Mon Oct 28, 2013 10:06 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Ask Carroll
Replies: 6904
Views: 1853635

Re: Ask Carroll

Hopefully someone of TCs profile "coming out" may encourage others with similar issues to get help. For that you have to take your hat off to him... Now the question nick...... Not aimed at anyone in particular but a can of worms has been opened here. People (not necessarily surfers), watching may b...