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Re: post your modern day sickness

Post by buddy » Fri Apr 08, 2022 8:57 pm

And if it was shaped by his brother as well.

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Re: post your modern day sickness

Post by Cranked » Fri Apr 08, 2022 9:01 pm

I'd love to give it a go but as a 6'6" with a about 30% more volume :-D-:
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Re: post your modern day sickness

Post by Hatchnam » Fri Apr 08, 2022 11:10 pm

Nice score! It'll go nut on the points and hollow beachies.

A few years ago when I got my Free Flight (similar) I spoke to Phil Myers about a fin, as found the generic dolphin fin lacked drive. He recommended a specific fin based on his Col Smith style single fins.

Only 7 inches deep as the channels provide extra grip. But it's a chunky beast with a wide base and heaps of surface area. Check it! (note the FF logo bottom right)

Not sure if they're still available, but they go unreal, cheap, and good quality fin. Got it from Surf Eclipse, details below, but their website's offline. Phil's details also, he'd know where and if you could score one if not from Surf Eclipse.

SEA Freeflight 7 | $89.95 (postage included in cost)

Shane Lawson | Surf Eclipse | Casuarina Beach, Kingscliff, NSW 2487 | 0408764650 | [email protected]
Phil Myers | 0403 230 892 | [email protected]

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Not enough for a full handbeak
steve shearer wrote:full dionysian hand jive body torque

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Re: post your modern day sickness

Post by Yuke Hunt » Sat Apr 09, 2022 6:31 am

Hatchnam wrote:
Fri Apr 08, 2022 11:10 pm
Got it from Surf Eclipse, details below, but their website's offline.
Yeah, he was based out of Casuarina, but looks to have vanished ... social media account etc all gone.
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Re: post your modern day sickness

Post by Beanpole » Sat Apr 09, 2022 7:17 am

Wicked looking board.
Put your big boy pants on
I mean, tastebuds? WGAF?

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Re: post your modern day sickness

Post by buddy » Sat Apr 09, 2022 7:31 am

Cranked wrote:
Fri Apr 08, 2022 9:01 pm
I'd love to give it a go but as a 6'6" with a about 30% more volume :-D-:
It’s pretty chunky as is with flat deck and full rails.
Hatchnam wrote:
Fri Apr 08, 2022 11:10 pm

A few years ago when I got my Free Flight (similar) I spoke to Phil Myers about a fin, as found the generic dolphin fin lacked drive. He recommended a specific fin based on his Col Smith style single fins.

Only 7 inches deep as the channels provide extra grip. But it's a chunky beast with a wide base and heaps of surface area. Check it! (note the FF logo bottom right)

Not sure if they're still available, but they go unreal, cheap, and good quality fin. Got it from Surf Eclipse, details below, but their website's offline. Phil's details also, he'd know where and if you could score one if not from Surf Eclipse.

SEA Freeflight 7 | $89.95 (postage included in cost)

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I’m sure it goes good but there’s just something about that outline that I don’t find aesthetically pleasing. I don’t think I need that much fin either as this board is a foot or more shorter than yours. Not sure what happened to SEA, sideways used to stock all their fins. Had a look yesterday and didn’t like the unbranded single style they had in there.
Off topic but that whole shop is not really a bargain like it used to be. Only 30% off RRP on wetties now and they had 60% off clothes but they were all rubbish.

Anyway, gonna try the glide 6.5 first and if it needs a bit more fin I think this might be worth a go.
https://byrningspears.com.au/product/ab7-fin/

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Re: post your modern day sickness

Post by Hatchnam » Sat Apr 09, 2022 9:01 am

^ the AB fin looks good.

yep, FF fins looks different but very drivey and responsive
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Not enough for a full handbeak
steve shearer wrote:full dionysian hand jive body torque

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Re: post your modern day sickness

Post by buddy » Thu Sep 29, 2022 9:17 pm

So many bargains on the 2nd hand market at the mo.
Picked this up, completely mint condition for $250, no haggle.
Probably a tiny bit big but couldn’t pass it up at the price.
Not sure if it’s a twin+1 or thruster.

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Re: post your modern day sickness

Post by alakaboo » Thu Sep 29, 2022 11:22 pm

Fun looking shape, designed for a wave pool?

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Re: post your modern day sickness

Post by jimmy » Thu Sep 29, 2022 11:56 pm

Probably go well in the Melbourne one.
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Actually, that’s interesting. Take note, beanpole

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Re: post your modern day sickness

Post by buddy » Fri Sep 30, 2022 5:41 am

This one is single, double, single exit though.
Maybe changed it up after testing his.
Feels like it’s PU with epoxy.

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Re: post your modern day sickness

Post by Beanpole » Fri Sep 30, 2022 6:33 am

Wow, boards designed for wave pools. Guess it would work at Greenmount.
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Re: post your modern day sickness

Post by buddy » Fri Sep 30, 2022 9:15 am

Well I’m sure there’s been heaps of them.
And they’ll go good in the ocean too.
I bet Kelly has had a bunch for his pool.
There’s the LSD Noa Chlorine that seems pretty popular on the north coast and Gold Coast.

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Re: post your modern day sickness

Post by Beanpole » Fri Sep 30, 2022 9:19 am

Well Kellyis hardly in an average user position with wave pools.
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I mean, tastebuds? WGAF?

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Re: post your modern day sickness

Post by buddy » Fri Sep 30, 2022 9:24 am

Yeh, all I meant was that it’s just designed with that type of wave in mind and there’s heaps of those waves in the ocean too.

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Re: post your modern day sickness

Post by Beanpole » Fri Sep 30, 2022 9:26 am

No, point taken. Just still out of left field.
Put your big boy pants on
I mean, tastebuds? WGAF?

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Re: post your modern day sickness

Post by Thud » Fri Sep 30, 2022 11:42 am

Wave pool boards. It gets even worse.
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Re: post your modern day sickness

Post by BA » Fri Sep 30, 2022 2:26 pm

buddy wrote:
Thu Sep 29, 2022 9:17 pm
So many bargains on the 2nd hand market at the mo.
Picked this up, completely mint condition for $250, no haggle.
Probably a tiny bit big but couldn’t pass it up at the price.
Not sure if it’s a twin+1 or thruster.

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