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Hydromann said..

Macaha said..
Is it just me or are we seeing less advertising from SBWH?
I haven't come across a advert for a while, have they gone underground like Lacey,,licking ones wounds?
Serious question!

They are having supply issues from China

No seriously they are, seems they are pushing heavily on the Aussie made Nev range in place of their normal imports.

Dropped into the Os Park shop on the way back from snapping my Webber and the shop was scant on choice (not that I was going to buy another Cjet ).

Hey hydro, did you see if then had any of the orange beau young bronze whaler logs left??, was gonna go grab one

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Ctngoodvibes said..

Hydromann said..

Macaha said..
Is it just me or are we seeing less advertising from SBWH?
I haven't come across a advert for a while, have they gone underground like Lacey,,licking ones wounds?
Serious question!

They are having supply issues from China

No seriously they are, seems they are pushing heavily on the Aussie made Nev range in place of their normal imports.

Dropped into the Os Park shop on the way back from snapping my Webber and the shop was scant on choice (not that I was going to buy another Cjet ).

Hey hydro, did you see if then had any of the orange beau young bronze whaler logs left??, was gonna go grab one

Nah sorry was only popping in out of desperation to look if the had a 6'6 Cjet to replace the broken diamond.

Luckily not. Actually talked a Frenchie in the shop into a Nev board over a Taijin. At least it's Oz or so they claim?

Manager owes me a burger for that, the guy was about to walk.

Missed my true calling, barge in on a convo and sell the guy something he was not even looking at that costs $200 bucks more.

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Cobra said..
Australian Gov MUST now more than ever support australian Made.
less taxes for oz made or somthing, so OZ can compete against slave labour made imports, i don't know. we have become the import nation.
more balance and more self-sufficient and stop selling out to china,,,, what ever happened to AUSTRALIAN STEEL. china wants Australia to be their bitch.

I agree, policies to support Oz manufacture & mineral supply. Its crazy that we allow foreign company's to mine our minerals to export overseas.

I would also like to see an immediate regulation restricting foreign ownership of Australian real estate, land & properties. Especially now as the lockdown is going to leave a lot of people unable to pay their mortgages, making them vulnerable to exploitation.

Lower property prices should be a boon for young Aussie first home buyers struggling to purchase their first home, not an opportunity for foreign investers looking to expamd their property portfolio. For far too long property prices have been pushed up due to our governrnment doing nothing to stop this problem.

Other countries, even poor ones like Indonesia don't allow foreign ownership. Some would say its too late, I'd say better late than never.

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Hydromann said..

Macaha said..
**** China and the **** they have served for years, **** China and **** lame arse LACEY.

Love ya passion old mate.

But everything happens for a reason.

One good aspect of Carina is the opening of eyes. We've been the frog in the pot for some time now.

But out dependence is strong, we can not stand on our own anymore.

We unfortunately are more dependent on them than they are on us.

Maybe time for change,as I said **** China

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Hydromann said..

Macaha said..
Is it just me or are we seeing less advertising from SBWH?
I haven't come across a advert for a while, have they gone underground like Lacey,,licking ones wounds?
Serious question!

They are having supply issues from China

No seriously they are, seems they are pushing heavily on the Aussie made Nev range in place of their normal imports.

Dropped into the Os Park shop on the way back from snapping my Webber and the shop was scant on choice (not that I was going to buy another Cjet ).

You sure they are made in Oz?

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SP said..

Hydromann said..

Macaha said..
Is it just me or are we seeing less advertising from SBWH?
I haven't come across a advert for a while, have they gone underground like Lacey,,licking ones wounds?
Serious question!

They are having supply issues from China

No seriously they are, seems they are pushing heavily on the Aussie made Nev range in place of their normal imports.

Dropped into the Os Park shop on the way back from snapping my Webber and the shop was scant on choice (not that I was going to buy another Cjet ).

You sure they are made in Oz?

The word from the shop manager.

He could have been pulling my chain though.

Shapes looked nice, but ultra light construction EPS with no stringer and little if any carbon.

My Webber was made in Thailand to a skinny recipe as specified by Greg. That at least had a stringer but still broke.

Not sure that I would have a lot of confidence in a stringer less EPS unless carbon enhanced.

Didn't see any markings on the board for country of origin either, but the I was not specifically looking.

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Macaha said..

Hydromann said..

Macaha said..
**** China and the **** they have served for years, **** China and **** lame arse LACEY.

Love ya passion old mate.

But everything happens for a reason.

One good aspect of Carina is the opening of eyes. We've been the frog in the pot for some time now.

But out dependence is strong, we can not stand on our own anymore.

We unfortunately are more dependent on them than they are on us.

Maybe time for change,as I said **** China

There a crafty lot the Chinese. We could actually learn a thing or two from them if we were not seeing red with rage.

They think much more strategically and longer term than western nations, a result of their political stability and continuity.

Not saying a totalitarian system of government is good, too much of history proves otherwise if the leaders are not benevolent.

But the long term stability and focus leaves out knee jerk ratings driven policies for dead.

They look at our politics in light of their thousands of years of governance and ours looks juvenile and self serving.

They have a plan, that's a given. And only now are we suddenly shaken into reality. A reality that many saw coming and warned of, but we let it happen anyway with our she'll be right attitudes.

Nuff said, rant over.

Looks like old mate got himself a surfboard with his Covid benefits and figured he'd give this surfing gig a go!

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GPA said..

Cuttlefish said..
Looks like old mate got himself a surfboard with his Covid benefits and figured he'd give this surfing gig a go!

A tale of 1,000 dings!

What an idiot! Judging by his frog paddling he is a novice and unlikely to catch a single wave in those conditions. And how the 'F' is he going to get back in?? He could have seriously killed himself had he hit his head - knocked out and drowned... It was a bit uncomfortable to watch...

Agreed GPA, cringe factor 10 watching him trying to suicide.

Did that once at Seals Rocks as a grom, timed it really bad and got set cleaned up, big rock dings all over the bottom of my board.

I kept thinking why he never went off the rock and stepped down into the gutter?

Then I saw the paddle, kook 0, ocean 10.

No business trying that sort of break entry at that skill level, Damn someone please sit him down and explain to the poor boy to surf within the limits of his skill level.

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SP said..

Hydromann said..

MickPC said..

SP said..

Hydromann said..

Macaha said..
Is it just me or are we seeing less advertising from SBWH?
I haven't come across a advert for a while, have they gone underground like Lacey,,licking ones wounds?
Serious question!

They are having supply issues from China

No seriously they are, seems they are pushing heavily on the Aussie made Nev range in place of their normal imports.

Dropped into the Os Park shop on the way back from snapping my Webber and the shop was scant on choice (not that I was going to buy another Cjet ).

You sure they are made in Oz?

I'm guessing Thailand prob the same factory they make the firewires.

Likely, you guys guess as good as any. Check their site on the collaboration with Nev.

Either way I'm not getting one so no biggie.

Finding too many used bargains around. Think I'll keep my eyes open and buy up all the winter cheapies to flog off in spring and make a quid. If that's at all possible in surfboards?

They say the only way to make a small fortune off surfboards is to start with a large one


Those Nevs look os built.

They have to have at least a sticker on them showing their country of origin (by law) so easy enough to check if looking at them in the shop.
Years ago I bought a Webber afterburner or something at a local surf shop. Wasn't until a bit later I noticed the itty bitty sticker right down on the tail with "Made in Thailand".
On a side note I was standing next to my parent's Holden rodeo ute and saw the little sticker on the windscreen that was written in Thai. A a look in the engine bay...Isuzu...made in Thailand!
Can't imagine the Nev's being made in Australia. After all Nev was Mr Firewire...but what gives with his name on boards in the Surfboard warehouse? No longer with Firewire I guess...Now Slater's all the way?

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asea said..
Finally got out of the place 14 day's lockdown ??

What do you mean thats just down the road from you Was it any good I haven't been there before maybe as a young kid I don't remember.
Rode past your club house yesterday,no Asea

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Macaha said..

asea said..
Finally got out of the place 14 day's lockdown ??

What do you mean thats just down the road from you Was it any good I haven't been there before maybe as a young kid I don't remember.
Rode past your club house yesterday,no Asea

The place was crowded with young backpackers especially at the Hemp Bar

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asea said..

Macaha said..

asea said..
Finally got out of the place 14 day's lockdown ??

What do you mean thats just down the road from you Was it any good I haven't been there before maybe as a young kid I don't remember.
Rode past your club house yesterday,no Asea

The place was crowded with young backpackers especially at the Hemp Bar

Did ya run into Indian by any chance

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Al G said..

asea said..

Macaha said..

asea said..
Finally got out of the place 14 day's lockdown ??

What do you mean thats just down the road from you Was it any good I haven't been there before maybe as a young kid I don't remember.
Rode past your club house yesterday,no Asea

The place was crowded with young backpackers especially at the Hemp Bar

Did ya run into Indian by any chance

No but by all accounts she is smoking hot