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Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2022 3:56 pm
by Beanpole
Trev wrote: ↑Fri Jul 22, 2022 3:04 pm
Ha.
First two years I surfed was always at Kirra.
Only place I could "borrow" boards from.
Kirra SLSC.
Yep, Kingscliff had a stack of V Bottoms in the Surf Life Saving Club. A whole bunch of older guys stopped surfing when boards dropped down to under 6’. A few grommets used to borrow them including Ray Gleave.
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2022 5:09 pm
by Trev
Beanpole wrote: ↑Fri Jul 22, 2022 3:56 pm
Trev wrote: ↑Fri Jul 22, 2022 3:04 pm
Ha.
First two years I surfed was always at Kirra.
Only place I could "borrow" boards from.
Kirra SLSC.
Yep, Kingscliff had a stack of V Bottoms in the Surf Life Saving Club. A whole bunch of older guys stopped surfing when boards dropped down to under 6’. A few grommets used to borrow them including Ray Gleave.
Mine were pre V bottoms.
All 9'6" to 10'.
Great stable platforms for a skinny little kid to learn on.
I did have an 8'6" Woosley V bottom which I scored in 1986. Rode like a dream.
Sold it when we moved back to Qld. Fuckin idiot me.
But I recently found it again. It's now in the hands of a collector in the Alex Mal Club. He's promised me first option if he decides to sell it. Which he might because most of his collection is a lot older.
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2022 5:55 pm
by Trev
Mooloolaba wave buoy is flickering between 8m and 10m
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2022 6:10 pm
by Beanpole
Trev wrote: ↑Fri Jul 22, 2022 5:09 pm
Beanpole wrote: ↑Fri Jul 22, 2022 3:56 pm
Trev wrote: ↑Fri Jul 22, 2022 3:04 pm
Ha.
First two years I surfed was always at Kirra.
Only place I could "borrow" boards from.
Kirra SLSC.
Yep, Kingscliff had a stack of V Bottoms in the Surf Life Saving Club. A whole bunch of older guys stopped surfing when boards dropped down to under 6’. A few grommets used to borrow them including Ray Gleave.
Mine were pre V bottoms.
All 9'6" to 10'.
Great stable platforms for a skinny little kid to learn on.
I did have an 8'6" Woosley V bottom which I scored in 1986. Rode like a dream.
Sold it when we moved back to Qld. Fuckin idiot me.
But I recently found it again. It's now in the hands of a collector in the Alex Mal Club. He's promised me first option if he decides to sell it. Which he might because most of his collection is a lot older.
A friend had a good old one in great Nick I tried onetime at Avoca about 15 years ago. Huge scimitar flex fin and bladey rails. Kind of took off then did nothing when you put it on rail. The deep V.
Back in the day there were Carey Cool Companions and Graeme Merrins door shaped models.
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2022 6:36 pm
by Trev
My Woosley turned beautifully.
I knew both Graeme Merrin and Mick Carey pretty well.
Merrin is in Hawaii.
Don't know where Mick is now but he was certainly subject to some fairly well substantiated rumours about his private life.
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2022 6:58 pm
by Beanpole
Shit, never heard that. Knew Graeme Merrin’s ex missus pretty well when we were in High School. Bought a few boards off him over the years.
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2022 2:59 pm
by buddy
steve shearer wrote: ↑Thu Jul 21, 2022 5:17 am
Might head up to Kirra for this swell and do a couple of laps.
You go up?
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2022 12:53 pm
by steve shearer
nah, went to the Bay
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2022 8:54 pm
by jimmy
Thinking about pulling the trigger on this.
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2022 10:38 pm
by channels
5’4”? My son rides a 5’4”, I feel old.
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2022 3:44 am
by godsavetheking
Jim’s quite chubby but he’s also quite short, so it kinda evens out
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2022 2:25 pm
by steve shearer
Epoxy twin?
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2022 4:01 pm
by Beanpole
godsavethequeen wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 3:44 am
Jim’s quite chubby but he’s also quite short, so it kinda evens out
Long and thin goes too far in and doesn’t please the ladies,
Short and thick does the trick and is good for making babies
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2022 7:12 am
by Thud
Beanpole wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 4:01 pm
godsavethequeen wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 3:44 am
Jim’s quite chubby but he’s also quite short, so it kinda evens out
Long and thin goes too far in and doesn’t please the ladies,
Short and thick does the trick and is good for making babies
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2022 4:25 pm
by alakaboo
Interesting take from a bloke whose username means long and thin
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2022 4:37 pm
by Yuke Hunt
alakaboo wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 4:25 pm
Interesting take from a bloke whose username means long and thin
Or whose intellect didn't develop past 4 grade.
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2022 4:43 pm
by Beanpole
alakaboo wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 4:25 pm
Interesting take from a bloke whose username means long and thin
That’s just my altruistic self deprecating humour. Just trying to be encouraging to Jimny. In reality I’m built with a dick like an anaconda that has a girth like a leg of ham.
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2022 3:28 am
by offshore1
Just finished a surf with a couple of British commandos who are here training with Marines up the coast a bit at Camp Lejeune. Nice guys, from near Cornwall. One could surf okay, his mate was a newbie.