Board/s you've always wanted to try and why

a peter berry board...

Damn, I like your taste cycd.
My main board is a byrning spear, while MC's are on my hit list particularly the protow and metro.
I also want to try a duo and now from what you just said, I really want to try the duo out. Those freeflight singles I've been super keen to try too. Would like to compare a 6, 8 and 10 channel to see if I can notice anything, (I doubt I could) :).

lostdoggy wrote:

Damn, I like your taste cycd. My main board is a byrning spear, while MC's are on my hit list particularly the protow and metro. I also want to try a duo and now from what you just said, I really want to try the duo out. Those freeflight singles I've been super keen to try too. Would like to compare a 6, 8 and 10 channel to see if I can notice anything, (I doubt I could) :).

Damn straight LD. If I had a spare thousand in the kicker I'd stump up for a Phil Myers Free Flight ten channel singley. I had a beautiful 6'8" six channel AB that was unfortnately snapped. Would love to replace that (obviously gotta be second hand). I've seen a few of Corey Graham's shapes that I really like though don't know model names etc. I've never owned a Mackie fish and have recently seen some incredible versions - I'll add one of those to the list thank you very much. Plus a Mitchell Rae V2, say around 6'6" or 6'8". Then top it off with a Jed Done flex tail twinny.

I've got a Webber modern banana board on order but now that Kelly has upped the ante I've got no idea when Greg will get it made. Stu Paterson is also halfway through making a 5'8"/5'10" asymm for me but we've gotta finalise tail design and fin config.

I saw a really pretty 6'0" Bonzer in the window the other day and without really thinking too much, threw a deposit at it.....probably have paid it off by this time next year but really wish I had it the last couple of days.

Several times been chatting to Phil and had to stifle myself from ordering a channel bottom. Damm they look sweet.

stunet wrote:

Damn straight LD. If I had a spare thousand in the kicker I'd stump up for a Phil Myers Free Flight ten channel singley. I had a beautiful 6'8" six channel AB that was unfortnately snapped. Would love to replace that (obviously gotta be second hand). I've seen a few of Corey Graham's shapes that I really like though don't know model names etc. I've never owned a Mackie fish and have recently seen some incredible versions - I'll add one of those to the list thank you very much. Plus a Mitchell Rae V2, say around 6'6" or 6'8". Then top it off with a Jed Done flex tail twinny.

I've got a Webber modern banana board on order but now that Kelly has upped the ante I've got no idea when Greg will get it made. Stu Paterson is also halfway through making a 5'8"/5'10" asymm for me but we've gotta finalise tail design and fin config.

There's another two from my list. Damn you Corey Graham instagram, haha. And assyms of all shapes and sizes, still haven't tried any, and I'm also still curious in the difference between how MC says he shapes them for lefts or rights yet most others shape them for goofy or natural stance.

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That little brown fish Rasta rides in castles in the sky looks too fun and i think would suit me.
Also a Josh dowling 6 channel or 4 channel quad.
Id like to replace a banksy fish i once had that i gave away to a mate in indo- well left it at his house and havent seen it since as i havent made it back there.
I have another banksy round tail fish here but it just doesnt have the squirt (: and feeling as the one i left in indo.
An assymetric for left barrels home shaped which i never got around to as a room mate moved into my spare room.

lostdoggy wrote:

And assyms of all shapes and sizes, still haven't tried any, and I'm also still curious in the difference between how MC says he shapes them for lefts or rights yet most others shape them for goofy or natural stance.

My current asymm was shaped by Chris Garrett and his theory is wave direction - longer rail off the bottom, shorter rail off the top. I had mine shaped for a right point and so for a few weeks was reluctant to take it out in lefts. Once I did, however, I realised that theory didn't work for me, it's longer rail for toe side (to drive) and shorter rail for heel side (for pivot) irrespective of the wave direction. Fact is, the board goes just as good in lefts as it does in rights. I even surfed it at six foot Cloudbreak in July.

This is the theory I'm sticking with on my next asymm though I'm gonna get a thruster rather than quad.

freeride76 wrote:

I saw a really pretty 6'0" Bonzer in the window the other day and without really thinking too much, threw a deposit at it.....probably have paid it off by this time next year but really wish I had it the last couple of days. Several times been chatting to Phil and had to stifle myself from ordering a channel bottom. Damm they look sweet.

Local shape or Campbell Bros?

Campbell Bros, Malcolm shaped it when he was here in Oct.

The guy at the shop got it made on spec and it just so happens to be in perfect dims for me.

It's gunna be a tough one to hide.

I had a lovely Byrning Spears channel bottom in the early 90's, bought second hand and I'm pretty sure that it was ridden or at the very least shaped for Kong. I got some of the best tubes of my life on that thing including one burned into my brain at Kirra. My little bro borrowed and snapped it at Kirra. I'd love to replicate that.

Boards I'd like to try/own? MC Metro or ATM and classic Banks semi-gun. I'm not really into retro boards or twinnies but I've got a short, fat, wide twin keel shaped by some bloke down in Chiba which is a ton of fun on the right day.

Zenagain i havea banksy 7'0 you can have if you pay for postage. its still at my mums house near Cronulla.
Is pretty old and a bit yellowed, good condition glass though. Not sure if your brother could pick it up if he lives near Sydney. It needs to go as my mums selling house.

That's a very kind offer groundswell but last time I got a board (x 2 in a box) freighted to Japan it cost me $500 and then I had to pay another $50 import duty.

Bro's in Brissie but if he reads this I'll see what he thinks.

Cheers man, very gentlemanly of you.

I think you should make him an offer, stunet. A perfect condition 6'8" AB ;).
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/palm-beach/surfing/allan-byrne-byrning-sp...
I can pick it up and mind it until you can come get it.

I'm sitting waiting for my first custom board in five years and you lads can get access to a crazy array of boards. Me be jealous. I want me a Mackie.

A raw soft board on the verge with a free sign on it...paddling machine...

zenagain wrote:

That's a very kind offer groundswell but last time I got a board (x 2 in a box) freighted to Japan it cost me $500 and then I had to pay another $50 import duty.

Bro's in Brissie but if he reads this I'll see what he thinks.

Cheers man, very gentlemanly of you.

Hey brother Zen, I'll take any excuse for a trip down the east coast and the missus is looking for any excuse for a camping trip. If you stump the cash, I'll do the drive. The missus is also warming to the idea of a Japan trip, so that would save on freight. Would be part of my baggage. Would you want it in one or two pieces (depends on if I surf thumping Kirra again before I come over). Sorry I snapped your board, man. We've had a habit of doing damage to each others boards over the years (inadvertently of course).

As an additional bit of info, your old Byrning Spears was repaired not long after and bought by an old school mate of mine. The repair was very professional with an additional red spray around the snap area so you couldn't tell. Recently came across an old photo of it (pre snap). A great looking board being held by an ugly mug (me mate, not you this time).

Hey Groundswell, I hope your not charging the same prices as Banksy charges for his second hand boards on his website.

Top $ for Banksy's shit Balinese glass jobs

lostdoggy wrote:

I think you should make him an offer, stunet. A perfect condition 6'8" AB ;). http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/palm-beach/surfing/allan-byrne-byrning-sp... I can pick it up and mind it until you can come get it.

Oh man, I'd love too but FR's last sentence rings true for me too: "Gonna be a tough one to hide."

Got sprung at tax time last year when I got a tap on the shoulder and asked to explain the 24 surfboards I bought through PayPal during the previous 12 months. Two thoughts came immediately to mind, 1) no way I bought 24 boards in the past year (turns out I did), and 2) with a joint bank account how the fuck did I think I was gonna get away with it?

Anyhoo, I hocked a few to pay for my boards currently getting shaped but a $700 AB might be a step too far at this point. Thanks anyway LD.

Buy her a lovely dress and shoes and then break the news to her over dinner Stu!

24 in a year Stu, that's 2 a month!! Don't know how you got away with it for so long, haha.

That's because he had them all sent to the office and stored them there Craig, look out he'll be asking for a bigger office any day now!! ;)

asharper001 wrote:

zenagain wrote:

That's a very kind offer groundswell but last time I got a board (x 2 in a box) freighted to Japan it cost me $500 and then I had to pay another $50 import duty.

Bro's in Brissie but if he reads this I'll see what he thinks.

Cheers man, very gentlemanly of you.

Hey brother Zen, I'll take any excuse for a trip down the east coast and the missus is looking for any excuse for a camping trip. If you stump the cash, I'll do the drive. The missus is also warming to the idea of a Japan trip, so that would save on freight. Would be part of my baggage. Would you want it in one or two pieces (depends on if I surf thumping Kirra again before I come over). Sorry I snapped your board, man. We've had a habit of doing damage to each others boards over the years (inadvertently of course).

As an additional bit of info, your old Byrning Spears was repaired not long after and bought by an old school mate of mine. The repair was very professional with an additional red spray around the snap area so you couldn't tell. Recently came across an old photo of it (pre snap). A great looking board being held by an ugly mug (me mate, not you this time).

Hey Groundswell, I hope your not charging the same prices as Banksy charges for his second hand boards on his website.

Its a 1993 mini gun so its pretty old, i tried selling it for $150 but no takers so Zen can have it for free.
Ill try too dig up some photos.

This is the only photo its unfortunately the one hidden underneath a bodyboard a little bit. theres also a 6'8 there you can have but its been repaired a lot with lots of old dings. watertight and ugly the 6'8. the 7'0 i think is classic looking.

ill try to get my mum to get another shot once it stops raining in Sydney.

Cheers man, once again you're a gentleman and a scholar.

So over to Hash- might be worth researching how much freight up to Qld would be?

BTW, sweet little quiver you got going there GS.

And no worries Ash, if you want a drive instead, I'll pay for the fuel.

No problem i hope you get some good use out of it.
Most of those boards have been sold or given to mates now this was an old photo before my trip over here.

groundswell wrote:

Its a 1993 mini gun so its pretty old, i tried selling it for $150 but no takers so Zen can have it for free.
Ill try too dig up some photos.

Nothing wrong with that vintage Groundswell. Got a similar vintage (roughly 1991) 7'0 Robert Fenech Town & Country that I picked up second hand for my first trip to Fiji (also around 91). It's been on multiple Fiji and Indo trips. Wouldn't think of leaving home without packing it. Very dependable board.

Got some time off late Feb into mid March for a drive. Could organise a road trip around then.

Back on topic though, I really liked the look of the 5'9 Mayhem that Taj rode to win the 2013 Trestles comp. I read an article on the dimensions in American Surfer mag (online) and wouldn't mind seeing if can replicate (a little). Would love to give that board a try.

Lots of boards which I haven't made yet.

asharper001 wrote:

Nothing wrong with that vintage Groundswell. Got a similar vintage (roughly 1991) 7'0 Robert Fenech Town & Country that I picked up second hand for my first trip to Fiji (also around 91).

Rob Fenech (gypo) is back in Byron shaping some really nice boards( at the T and C factory) after going bush for a few years. Just fyi.

freeride76 wrote:

asharper001 wrote:

Nothing wrong with that vintage Groundswell. Got a similar vintage (roughly 1991) 7'0 Robert Fenech Town & Country that I picked up second hand for my first trip to Fiji (also around 91).

Rob Fenech (gypo) is back in Byron shaping some really nice boards( at the T and C factory) after going bush for a few years. Just fyi.

Cheers FR76, remember you mentioning this in the Underground Hero's thread. Might check his boards out if passing through. Have had a couple of nice T & C's over the years. The 7'0 is the only Fenech board I've owned but if his shorty's have as nice a line as the gun, well worth picking one up.

Maybe strange thing to say, but a knee board and also try one in hollow waves, they look goofy in average waves but purely for chasing barrels in Indo type barrels i think they could be fun.

I've got a shred sled sitting in Bali if anyone wants to buy it.

Beautiful condition.

Eye catching hand painted artwork on the bottom - the Indo's love it.

Fucking thing....

As to the boards...Cycd list is too cool to not wish to replicate. Never ridden any of those.

PS - 24 Boards in a year !!!!!

I understand that it may be viewed as an investment , but......24 fucking surfboards in a year !

Blowin wrote:

24 Boards in a year !!!!! I understand that it may be viewed as an investment , but......24 fucking surfboards in a year !

For some blokes it's turps, for some it's blow, but for me, second hand boards are my weakness. However, the shed is almost full so a crisis point is approaching. Not sure what I'll do.

Haha Stu, how many boards do you own that you've never surfed?

I do understand, believe me, I imagine that most surfers do.

But you're doing it.

Good on you.

If I had somewhere to keep them I'd be the same.

lostdoggy wrote:

Haha Stu, how many boards do you own that you've never surfed?

Ahhh, maybe 50 or 60 haven't been surfed?

Though you've just laid down a challenge of sorts.

The shed is almost full...can't imagine there's much in the fucking shed but boards.

Officially jealous.

Any chance you would ever display them all in a comprehensive board by board Swellnet article ?

Including reasoning behind purchases ?

Sounds extremely invasive and maybe a bit revealing as to any buying strategies for investments.

Doesn't mean I wouldn't love to see it.

I can see Stu out on the Princes Highway with a sandwich board and megaphone hawking his Board Museum.

Free sausage sandwich with admission and wives are free.

See babe, told you these boards would be a great investment. Now, would you mind ducking down to Woolies and getting some more snags, we're running low.

Nah, not enough for a board museum. Even though it may sound a lot to some people I know a few people with waaaay more. My mate Damo keeps his collection squared off at 200 and his is truly a collectable collection. Anyone who's given a thought to the changing face of surfboard design would jump at the sight of his boards, which are fully surfed, curated, and studied. He's even got Jurassic Park experiments happening in his backyard shaping bay where old boards - those in very bad condition - get copied so he can understand how they surf.

Damo had a twenty year jump on most collectors, he scored premium boards for a pittance without any competition. By comparison my late blooming collection is limited in scope but I'm focussing on one area of boards and at present I have very little competition. It's why I'm reluctant to photograph them at the moment.

indo-dreaming wrote:

Maybe strange thing to say, but a knee board and also try one in hollow waves, they look goofy in average waves but purely for chasing barrels in Indo type barrels i think they could be fun.

if you're in sydney, i have a few kneeboards you're welcome to borrow.

chook wrote:

indo-dreaming wrote:

Maybe strange thing to say, but a knee board and also try one in hollow waves, they look goofy in average waves but purely for chasing barrels in Indo type barrels i think they could be fun.

if you're in sydney, i have a few kneeboards you're welcome to borrow.

Thanks for the offer, nah down Vic Phillip Island, I could easily get one here just something I've never got around too and when there is good waves its hard not to ride what i know.

stunet wrote:

Nah, not enough for a board museum. Even though it may sound a lot to some people I know a few people with waaaay more. My mate Damo keeps his collection squared off at 200 and his is truly a collectable collection. Anyone who's given a thought to the changing face of surfboard design would jump at the sight of his boards, which are fully surfed, curated, and studied. He's even got Jurassic Park experiments happening in his backyard shaping bay where old boards - those in very bad condition - get copied so he can understand how they surf.

Damo had a twenty year jump on most collectors, he scored premium boards for a pittance without any competition. By comparison my late blooming collection is limited in scope but I'm focussing on one area of boards and at present I have very little competition. It's why I'm reluctant to photograph them at the moment.

ha ha we know early 90s era, thin narrow, heaps of rocker early period of reverse fee/concave, pre FSC.

@Indo-Dreaming.

Don't know if you ever met the older Australian bloke on a kneeboard in that area we both used to lurk around in? He rode that thing in double overhead slabbing barrells. I don't reckon I've seen anyone got that fast on a board before and he could really punch it through when waves would start to pinch. It looks incredibly fun.

indo-dreaming wrote:

chook wrote:

indo-dreaming wrote:

Maybe strange thing to say, but a knee board and also try one in hollow waves, they look goofy in average waves but purely for chasing barrels in Indo type barrels i think they could be fun.

if you're in sydney, i have a few kneeboards you're welcome to borrow.

Thanks for the offer, nah down Vic Phillip Island, I could easily get one here just something I've never got around too and when there is good waves its hard not to ride what i know.

Oh yeah, no shortage of them down your way. muscle memory would probably have you popping up on your feet all the time.

Really keen to ride a Mackie style rocket fish - twin keel
Garrett asymmetric
and something meaty like the DS for big paddles and chunky point days

Oh have ridden a pavel speed dialler - really really nice

Zenagain, im sorry but ive just been visiting my mum and have decided to keep the banks 7'0, im sorry for any plans made, you can have the 6'8 though, anyway i think ill bring the 7'0 back west so sorry of a false promise.