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Yeah, what is IT about surfing, what is that gives you that high that shit eating grin that feeling that all is ok. I've got to ask this 'cause lately, say 4 mnths, I had not been surfing that good (not hard in sydney with shite surf) & the fact that I'm 60 . I've had my miller 7'4"vskate, 7'8' powe...

Was just looking at Grants site & noticed that he's now back shaping.Don't really know him only met him in South Sumatra recently but after seeing how his boards went I,& a few other guys that were there, am interested in getting him to do me a board. FYI.

I've got a board I really like & for age related reasons,shoulders & back are finally going, I want to try & get an epoxy version (ie lighter more bouyant etc) of this board made. Does anybody know of a good shaper & glasser (is using epoxy called glassing?) in Sydney that would consider doing a job...

The tripping over the leg rope as you walk down the beach. Managed to just catch the big toe in my leg rope walking side on to the surf TRIP, TRIPPY ,TRIPPY, TRIP, trippppp (to quote Daffy Duck WB cartoons where he's robin Hood ) plant the nose of my board in the sand, in preparation for the gold me...

Don't know if this is the right place, couldn't find "classifieds".Anybody got one of Grants powerglides, 7'-7'4" in reasonable condition, they want to sell.I'm in Nthrn Subs of Sydney.

I've currently got a couple of Grant Miller's boards Vskate & Powerglide that need replacing but Grant, I'm guessing here, won't be up & running again till later this year. Can anyone recommend a shaper, preferably Sydney but over the net will do, who does boards as good as Grant for the older large...

Any of you lads got one, would they go ok in sydney/beachie stuff or are they more a good wave/point break kinda board.Merry xmas & remember to keep your fluids up.

Cavey, Yeah I'll get a " good floater for an old bloater" 7'2" x 23x 3(&a bit)" don't know if it'll ride like a shorty though.

Jorgo,Yeah far as I remember Tom got here, Sydney, in approx '70 I think,but not for very long & was working out of Bennetts & a mate of mine was working there. He got a test ride on the twinnie &told us how it went,so me & another mate got one. I don't recall seeing too many around Sydney at the ti...

Guys, Love the look & all the comments on the dumpling would love to try one but too old & fat now,they remind me of a 70's twiny i had :-http://www.surfresearch.com.au/mbennett.html , scroll down to TOM HOYE & the shot of his twinny, short,deep concave, thick big tail worked really well used to tak...

Thanks guys, very helpful info there, gives me even more to chew over with regards to new (another) board. Suppose I'll go hire a few different ones & see what I see.

For those who have a longboard or longer mini-mal in either of the above are they any good for noseriding or, for want of a better word, are they too "light" & the tail won't hold? If they are OK any suggestions on brands?

So I'm out on my Longer Board (7'8") & having a nice mellow time, takeoff turn trim up to the nose back cutback etc & between sets I start to wonder WHY OR WOULD I'd ride THAT wave differently on my shortboard. Like take off crank it hard off the bottom hit the lip yadda yadda. Is it the Board I'm r...

'cause he's wearing the right T-shirt.(mighty zeppelin).Good on him for having a go!.

Previous posts seem fairly old re this tech. Anyone got one from their fav shaper, what are they like, how do they perform, is float better than pu, have they yellowed are they worth the $.

Guys,I know I'm know gunna get me head bit off here but at 59yo 100kg 6' & with 49 years of surfing experience I now find that the bastard arithritus is really effecting my paddeling,(now in the shoulders & I've already had the hip replaced), & I'm missing out on waves which is shitting me no end. I...