Quadfather Project Board....

[dy_fo_life]

QUADZILLA....more surfboards taking over one beach at a time!

THE QUAD WRANGLE...get your rope around one.

both trademarked and on ebay but happy to take a buyit now

[slowy]

Mark,
I'm keen again, I have moved up close to Newcastle now so should solve the hassles we had with the Fattie. Let me know and I'm good to go. There was someone on here when the fat bat has doing the rounds of newie who was keen to take pics...squid or something??
Should be able to get it down to Sydney again also. Hook it up!!!
Cheers Ben

[LONGINUS]

Hey Markie, some quotes from godfather for the project:

In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns.

Te salut, Don Corleone.

It's a Sicilian message. It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes.

I don't like violence, Tom. I'm a businessman; blood is a big expense.

You touch my sister again, I'll kill you.

or my favourite....

Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.

[pridmore]

Hey Ben, good to hear from you, been a while...Glad you wanna be involved again...
I am thinking it will be on the Sunny Coast for 1-2 months then head south as the Fattie did, depends on interest but hope to have it in Sydney by November ish...

Some good 'quad' isms there but think might just keep it simple ...just "The Quadfather Project"... spraying the board this evening but still bit undecided.....

Pretty sure it will have standard fins the same as I sell them with but I might try a set of Butterflies when I ride it...and if it goes well, then I just might include them as a option to try....


some good 'Godfather' quotes there...have to include some of it somehow ???

[pridmore]

few pics...its off to my glasser tonight...the rocker pic makes it look like it has alot MORE curve than it really does....

[pridmore]

Thanks Iggy. I am trying to keep them fairly sleek and shortboard ish looking but at the same time having a little extra area to reap the benefits such as stability, paddle power and speed from the additional planing area...In the QF I'm discreetly keeping a bit of extra volume, area and reducing rocker, just subtly modifying all areas to make it an easy board to ride ( easier than typical perf shorty that is...) while not making it appear radically different and alternative so we end up with a nice looking, very functional, fun, fast and manouverable surfboard that can be enjoyed by surfers of nearly all levels....I'm happy with this one and it should suit a wide range of surfers as you mentioned...should float guys up to around the 90 kg's comfortably ( possibly a bit more..)...

think it might end up bright green...considered pink but just couldnt do it in the end...

[pridmore]

appeciate the offer Salts but will have to see how many crew are keen to give it a test ride...there's about 5 or 6 up the Sunny Coast so Sep might be too soon but lets play it by ear...we can always catch up for a surf or 2 anyway...I always have a few board to try if you call into the shop....

[diggerdickson]

cant wait to try this mark, Im half way there with the savings and looking forward to meeting everyone

[pridmore]

see you on the 30th then..... The QF will be there ready and waiting to be tested...I am not even sure who'll ride it first...maybe me but we will see who is there and who is the keenest....

it will have had only a few days to cure but should be ok.....

[jackjack]

Id be keen for a ride when it gets to the Northern Beaches, those dims look pretty much bang on for me

[pridmore]

just spoke to my glasser and he assures me the QF will be ready to roll for this weekend....so it will be surfed on the 30th at the board testing day on the Sunny Coast....if there's any waves...there is very strong NW winds predicted and 35 degrees....

[marcus_h]

Mark how long do you think it will be up here?

[pridmore]

that depends on how many people are keen to ride it... I hope its up there for a while, a month or MORE ??? you should have a go for sure, maybe let a few of ya longboard mates have a crack if they are interested...prob too short for them but ......

[marcus_h]

Yeah cool will do. I reckon i'll be back on the shorties soon.

[surfdenbeer]

Was pumped for the weekend test day ...

Unfortunately we are looking at lake conditions up here

Hope im wrong

[marcus_h]

It's looking that way, hopefully that s/east change comes through down at Byron by Sunday

Surfdenbeer - where abouts on the coast are you?

[surfdenbeer]

Im up the north end at noosaville Marcus

jonny

[diggerdickson]

dont think there will be any surf at all but looking forward to seeing everyone and seeing what boards people are riding, cya all there.