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by tonka79
Sun Oct 20, 2013 11:07 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: The national war on bikie gangs
Replies: 36
Views: 14068

Re: The national war on bikie gangs

there is no national war on anything. What you have is queensland using so called bikie crime wave to shoe horn the state back to the darkest days of pre fitzgerald police state. Suck shit Queensland you'll get what you deserve because you voted for it. And bikies will be more than happy to set up ...
by tonka79
Tue Oct 15, 2013 3:01 pm
Forum: Weather & surf forecasting
Topic: North Pac Typhoons/Winter storms.
Replies: 3
Views: 4802

Re: North Pac Typhoons/Winter storms.

yeh i've heard access can be an issue during typhoons... i'm not anticipating more typhoons during my stay though as it's quite late in the season.
by tonka79
Mon Oct 14, 2013 2:44 pm
Forum: Weather & surf forecasting
Topic: North Pac Typhoons/Winter storms.
Replies: 3
Views: 4802

Re: North Pac Typhoons/Winter storms.

Off to Taiwan in 5 weeks. Wish I was there now though. Looks like the whole island is getting swell.
by tonka79
Tue Oct 08, 2013 7:09 pm
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Quad / Thruster ride report - fin advice needed
Replies: 112
Views: 164368

Re: Quad / Thruster ride report - fin advice needed

cool. so i'm not imagining things!
by tonka79
Fri Oct 04, 2013 11:30 am
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Quad / Thruster ride report - fin advice needed
Replies: 112
Views: 164368

Re: Quad / Thruster ride report - fin advice needed

A quad's drag points are set along two fairly separate bands, along the rail lines either side of the stringer. In any quad turn, you're gonna be engaging one or other of these two-fin sets. This limits the available angles in a turn, enhancing some of the outline/rocker (the more parallel angles a...
by tonka79
Fri Oct 04, 2013 11:00 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Horror flat spell, sending me mad
Replies: 27
Views: 9616

Re: Horror flat spell, sending me mad

No end in sight :evil: :evil: :evil:
by tonka79
Wed Oct 02, 2013 1:45 pm
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: post your modern day sickness
Replies: 1039
Views: 1365595

Re: post your modern day sickness

Still riding quads. A board for smaller waves at 5'8 x 19 1/4 x 2 1/8 (first two photos) and a 5'10 x 19 x 2 1/4 for 4ft-6ft+ (last two). Both in XTR and epoxy.
by tonka79
Fri Sep 27, 2013 8:42 am
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: FCS Quads - What are you using ?
Replies: 269
Views: 174111

Re: FCS Quads - What are you using ?

was talking to someone who uses the longboard sidebites in the rear slots and those old fcs curvy sides in the front. think the sidebites are smaller than the sf4 rears, but they are single foiled. they don't use anything else now. I've been using G-Ls for over a year now and found that they work g...
by tonka79
Wed Sep 25, 2013 11:36 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Guess where I am
Replies: 10
Views: 4057

Re: Guess where I am

sounds like it's been firing
by tonka79
Mon Sep 16, 2013 3:08 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Snapper 2014, who's in
Replies: 2
Views: 1591

Re: Snapper 2014, who's in

Great idea
by tonka79
Sun Sep 15, 2013 5:26 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Wavehogs and Pigdogs
Replies: 33
Views: 12271

Re: Wavehogs and Pigdogs

Noice. Have a good trip!
by tonka79
Thu Sep 12, 2013 5:56 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Wavehogs and Pigdogs
Replies: 33
Views: 12271

Re: Wavehogs and Pigdogs

those lefts look good sporky.

you heading over to the maldives again this year?
by tonka79
Fri Jul 19, 2013 2:59 pm
Forum: FOR SALE - BOARDS & STUFF (incl Lost & Found)
Topic: SOLD - PLEASE REMOVE
Replies: 5
Views: 4619

Re: 5'7" Josh Dowling Shape - virtually new

Donweather wrote:
tonka79 wrote:Touch too much foam for me.
How tall are you and how much do you weigh?
I'm 5'5" and 62kgs. Would be better for someone in the 65-70kg range i reckon, perhaps even heavier if a frequent surfer.
by tonka79
Thu Jul 18, 2013 6:02 pm
Forum: FOR SALE - BOARDS & STUFF (incl Lost & Found)
Topic: SOLD - PLEASE REMOVE
Replies: 5
Views: 4619

Re: 5'7" Josh Dowling Shape - virtually new

Touch too much foam for me.
by tonka79
Thu Jul 18, 2013 8:09 am
Forum: FOR SALE - BOARDS & STUFF (incl Lost & Found)
Topic: SOLD - PLEASE REMOVE
Replies: 5
Views: 4619

SOLD - PLEASE REMOVE

SOLD
by tonka79
Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:59 am
Forum: FOR SALE - BOARDS & STUFF (incl Lost & Found)
Topic: Boards For Sale - Collection of Various Offers
Replies: 19
Views: 13160

Re: Boards For Sale - what you got?

tonka79 wrote:One 5'7" x 19 1/4" x 2 1/8" Josh Dowling Shape. Near new condition - only surfed half a dozen times. Bought for $1050. Selling for $690 ono.
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by tonka79
Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:27 pm
Forum: FOR SALE - BOARDS & STUFF (incl Lost & Found)
Topic: Boards For Sale - Collection of Various Offers
Replies: 19
Views: 13160

Re: Boards For Sale - what you got?

alakaboo wrote:Why are you selling?
How big are you?
Where are you?
too much volume for me. i weigh about 62kgs. would be better for someone 65-70 i think. i'm in brisbane