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- Wed Oct 01, 2014 4:59 pm
- Forum: Board Design, Repairing, Shaping, etc (was called Equipment)
- Topic: So, UV resin for glassing surfboards...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6167
So, UV resin for glassing surfboards...
So, my most recent board I shaped was glassed in UV resin. Two full-deck 4oz layers (whole deck, not just a foot patch) and one 4oz bottom later. That makes a full three laps of 4oz around the rails. The glassing process went to plan. Worked out all the bubbles in the laminate coat and made a good c...
- Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:52 am
- Forum: Shortboarders only!
- Topic: post your modern day sickness
- Replies: 1039
- Views: 1364725
Re: post your modern day sickness
They're called speed stripes Cutting edge technology coming out of underground expiermentation. An accidental flick of the wrist while holding the broom, left unnoticed, actually improved performance by 22%. They're now a mainstay of design. He chose to not name them, as the true name "broom stripes...
- Fri Sep 26, 2014 6:54 am
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: Shortboard Hydrofoils
- Replies: 114
- Views: 65360
Re: Shortboard Hydrofoils
Thats exciting! That could really take off too?!
I knew you'd still be in the laboratory.
How did that clear surfmat go?
I knew you'd still be in the laboratory.
How did that clear surfmat go?
- Fri Sep 26, 2014 6:52 am
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: RS BBQ Syd Dec 13 Sat - Longy then SurryHills/CBD/InnerWest
- Replies: 244
- Views: 80967
Re: RS BBQ Sydney Dec (exact date tbc)
Count me in!
- Fri Sep 26, 2014 6:51 am
- Forum: Board Design, Repairing, Shaping, etc (was called Equipment)
- Topic: Vintage Board Restoration
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6805
Re: Vintage Board Restoration
If you live closer to the Northern Beaches of Sydney, try Craig from Splash Ding Repairs - 0421 101 678
Hes a really top guy and very good with the tools as well. I've seen photos of really sharp restorations hes done before.
Hes a really top guy and very good with the tools as well. I've seen photos of really sharp restorations hes done before.
- Wed Sep 24, 2014 9:57 am
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: Shortboard Hydrofoils
- Replies: 114
- Views: 65360
Re: Shortboard Hydrofoils
All good Capt, thanks for asking ! Hows your new life ? Ive seen a few pics of your shaping skills and you're doing a great job. Foils are always in and out of the water, the design is easy to change but the theory of how and why it works isn't easy to refine. But certainly the longitudinal arrange...
- Tue Sep 23, 2014 7:47 am
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: Shortboard Hydrofoils
- Replies: 114
- Views: 65360
Re: Shortboard Hydrofoils
Hows it all going Brett?
Any new developments?
Any new developments?
- Tue Sep 02, 2014 8:34 am
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: Red Bull Cape Fear - Cape Solander Surfing Comp
- Replies: 64
- Views: 21006
Re: Red Bull Cape Fear - Cape Solander Surfing Comp
What I thought was ridiculous was that every heat was won by a cape solander local, and at least one of the judges was also a cape solander local. Funnily enough they beat a bunch of out-of-towners who also happen to be professional surfers. A better spectacle would have been the locals judging, and...
- Fri Aug 29, 2014 9:56 am
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: Roys bank balance
- Replies: 78
- Views: 27002
Re: Roys bank balance
Congrats Roy! That was a beautiful play on the psychology of marketing. Nobody pays the actualy "cost" of something, they pay the "value" of something. That value is purely subjective to the individual. Therefore, technically, with the right elements you could have waited long enough for the right i...
- Fri Aug 29, 2014 8:48 am
- Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
- Topic: Twinzers!!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5348
Re: Twinzers!!
Here's a few pages of twinzer talk to meander through Cpt. http://forum.surfermag.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2047887&page=1 A lot of very interesting discussion there. The theories and experiences people are writing about there parallel with what I'm feeling exactly. Faster than a...
- Fri Aug 29, 2014 8:36 am
- Forum: FOR SALE - BOARDS & STUFF (incl Lost & Found)
- Topic: Firewire Tomo Vanguard for Sale
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9481
Firewire Tomo Vanguard for Sale
Hello People! I have a second hand Firewire Tomo Vanguard for sale. Its 5'6" x 18 1/2" x 2 3/8" 28.8L in the white RapidFire construction. Thats the EPS/Epoxy with carbon rods along the rails. Got it second hand while experimenting with the modern simmons idea, but it was just not enough volume for ...
- Fri Aug 29, 2014 8:10 am
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: that wetsuit discussion...
- Replies: 2945
- Views: 1158975
Re: that wetsuit discussion...
had 2 back zip oneil psycho 3's fall part at the seams in under 2 months (bad batch apparently). they've given me a chest zip replacement this time. seams look better but i've only used it a few times. last 3 years i've had e-bombs. the oneil is neither as comfortable, or watertight. warmth is abou...
- Wed Aug 27, 2014 9:50 am
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: Spirit of Akasha - Tribute to 40 years of MOTE
- Replies: 45
- Views: 16517
Re: Spirit of Akasha - Tribute to 40 years of MOTE
I'm not fussed if its fuelling the hipster movement. The more people that surf for reasons other than the sporting side the better I say. Surfing for superficial hipsterism is very questionable, but if its for the thrill and experience of it all, its getting closer I reckon.
- Tue Aug 26, 2014 12:03 pm
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: Spirit of Akasha - Tribute to 40 years of MOTE
- Replies: 45
- Views: 16517
Re: Spirit of Akasha - Tribute to 40 years of MOTE
well having surfed since the year MOTE was made I can't recall a time in surfing where there were so many "norms" as there are today. The time when pro surfing dominated all aspects of surf culture is well past now, and the "norm" at your local beach is just as likely to be old guys on SUP's and gi...
- Tue Aug 26, 2014 8:59 am
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: Spirit of Akasha - Tribute to 40 years of MOTE
- Replies: 45
- Views: 16517
Re: Spirit of Akasha - Tribute to 40 years of MOTE
When Alby done MOTE , it was spontaneous , honest and a genuine reflection of what was still underground at the time......no one can replicate things like that , they just happen by their own momentum , and artistic energy. That I think, is the ironic thing in surfing right now. Very little is unde...
- Fri Aug 22, 2014 10:37 am
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: that wetsuit discussion...
- Replies: 2945
- Views: 1158975
Re: that wetsuit discussion...
I'm a big fan of O'Niell wetsuits. Despite the recent bungle I had with the seams needing a replacement suit, its still the best wetsuit maker in my mind.
I'll try Adelio next though, they look great quality for the price and I like supporting the litte guy.
I'll try Adelio next though, they look great quality for the price and I like supporting the litte guy.
- Fri Aug 22, 2014 10:35 am
- Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
- Topic: Neal Purchase Jnr Quartet
- Replies: 114
- Views: 137693
Re: Neal Purchase Jnr Quartet
They look fun, but I reckon they would go better as twinzers.
Then again, I'm frothing on twinzers right now and pretty twinzer obsessed.
Then again, I'm frothing on twinzers right now and pretty twinzer obsessed.
- Wed Aug 20, 2014 2:55 pm
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: that wetsuit discussion...
- Replies: 2945
- Views: 1158975
Re: that wetsuit discussion...
I asked before but I think it slipped by. Anyone tried an Adelio wetsuit? http://www.adelio.com.au/store/wetsuits They're a small outfit based on the central coast of Sydney. A friend has had good dealings with them. He has the 2mm shortarm and they look like great suits for their value. Liquid seam...