guess I've just been around long enough to see some of Australia's best board makers leave the industry and that's a bitch. I'm just trying to get behind good quality Australian made products don't really see the issue
SurferStu stick to buying your China made crap and splashing around in the whitewater buddy. Nice to see you make good folk feel welcome in these forums
Blah blah, time to hold hands and sing Kumbaya.
Lets talk about boards.
Still reckon the potato's are up their as the best grovellers. Do the Cab Sav or Yahoo boards come in EPS as I think the extra pop helps in the small stuff. Firewires are made in Thailand not China so does that make them ok
I went the opposite as i only liked the firewire when there was no wind and little chop.
Got my version glassed heavy and it has payed off ten fold in my mind. Absolutely love this board for what it was made for,and have had a few intresting yet fun times in days where I should have had something else. I run shapers s9's with tiny trailer from a longboard.....oh it is a Clearwater from Mr Steve del Rosso
Glassed by the best laminator in the WORLD, the lady of many colours
I agree with jbshack and parkerfan a little more friendliness for new members wouldn't hurt instead of abuse or sarcasm then maybe you would get the numbers of posters up.
as for the Cab Savs I went for standard PU composition but they also come in EPS and Karboload technology. Which I would be interested to see how that compares with the baked potato in terms of strength, durability etc. I haven't really been down the eps road myself so would be interested to hear how they ride.
Nice bright colours crispy. That cw board looks sick. I believe Thailand made and China made same deal. Stick with an Australian based shaper using australian materials. Can't go wrong and supporting local manufacturing, employment etc at times when things are tough in the surf industry
Times are tough?
I don't believe they are...well no more than b4 Chinese boards...all the real surfers I know only ride aust made.
well i think all you guys need to lighten up
now lets get back to the post.
this is my little baby
fully custom fully sick
shaped by one hung low
its a 5'9" Testicul
complete with PVC ball bag.
this rips from 1' hollow sucky reef to 4x overhead shippys
no leggie ,,because I'm a hipster.
i will take orders,,just PM me and i will send my swiss bank account details.
Aloha
Captain, Ya know I reckon you're close to the mark about tough times..how many guys do you know (thats all of us) that have more than 1 board, most!! jees I've got 4 OZ made custom boards,& I've brought & sold a lot more, if everyone only still had one board I could understand the argument but.??.. now its I've got x number of boards, Y number of wetsuits & a box full of fins at $30-$50- a fin.. I dunno..
Here's my groveller. Shaped by a machine owned by Kumof Sumyoung Man with custom artwork done by a gang of groms. Apart from the poor quality build I've had more fun on this thing than any other board in local beachie pus.
^^no chance ted only 2 are mine and my hands are full. The rest are cousins. If I had 8 the board would already be bolted to the lounge room wall