Hey Brian, ?? I am only buying American these days.? You can get a Walden that is shaped in Cali. Or you could.? I?got one two years ago. ?Check out Tim...
I stoped at Dave Soble's last night to pick up a couple of blanks and some shaping stuff. The blanks are real nice 3 stringer Walkers. Dave is selling his...
In case you have een following the controversy over the San Onofre tool road, you might want to read this. As you may know, the TCA appealed the California...
Brian- If you're going to be in FLA, check out some of Kechele's shapes. I know him from my days writing for Surfnews, and he is not only a great guy, but a...
Yeah I got Tims websites and some others bookmarked. They look like good boards and not too bad on price. I always been meaning to stop by his shop just before...
Thanks Jeff! Yeah I plan on checking hie boards out. I was looking at the stubfish and Quiet Flight has some nice boards as well. I also know Kelly Richards of...
Was just curious, I thought I saw Kelly Richards out on the north shore this last month. Can anyone tell me if that was for real or if my eyes were playing...
If you stop by Tim's he is always there around 0700-9730 shaping in the back.? If the front door is locked you can go around the right side and go in near the...
Anyone been to Cabo San Lucas in recent years? I was ther around 1971 or 72, but haven't been back since. I'm probably going to be down there in a few weeks...
I don't doubt he wasn't. His kids are great surfers! and Cam is killing it. Kelly was one of the shapers featured in ESM with his son Cam who is on the US Surf...
Sam, So many choices and so many great boards out there. It's hard to choose. I also have a friend John who does side work for Dan Taylor surfboards of Costa...
I was there last April- well in San Jose Del Cabo- we went to Cabo San Lucas for one evening and it was fun, but I like San Jose much better- I was more into...
This is unbelievable. Now they are in my backyard. I may stay out of the water the next time we get hurricane surf by my house. I've added a couple of...
Don't know if anyone saw the ad for a very cheap board sale in Cocoa Beach or not, but ads (and sales) like this really disturbe me. I know the designs look...
Snake - where's the pics, and an article link? I found a similar story that makes this sound like an urban legend. Plus if they really killed the darn thing...
I had to look this story up on snopes- I guess the shark was actually caught in Novia Scotia, wow it is HUGE! http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/yarmouth.asp...
Yeah - seems it was a hoax in this area to scare off local swimmers and boaters. I haven't ever seen any this far up the bay, but I do know there are a ton of...
BRUCE: DON'T WORRY QUALITY WILL WIN IN THE LONG RUN. I JUST MADE A BOARD FOR A GUY FROM SAN DIEGO. HE USED TO RIDE FOR QUICKSILVER AND COMPETED IN THE NSSA....
Cheap Board update..... Well in Florida now and been having a great time. surf ain't so hot though. I surfed knee-waist high sloppy waves yesterday afternoon...
Cheap junk is cheap junk! You get what you pay for.? Those boards will sell to the same people that buy all their beach gear at Sesations.? The snoboarding...
My two cents...I've visited with some of the manufacturers of these super cheap, foreign made boards at trade shows, particularly Cobra, makers of the Surftech...
Just wanted to initiate a quick poll. Since we have a good, well rounded group of surfers on this list, post up with how many boards you have that are: 1. Made...
When you first get into surfing you don't know unless some friend tells you what a good custom board is all about.? At first you just need something to ride.?...
SINCE I MAKE MY OWN BOARDS "TROPICAL LITE LABEL" MINE ARE ALL HAND SHAPED AND HANDCRAFTED BY MYSELF. ALL THE WAY FROM A 6'6" TO A 7'6" QUADS WITH A TOTAL OF...
John, My friend Mike at Natures Shapes wanted to get into the epoxy thing, so he visited Greg Loehr in Florida, who has been ahead of the curve in working with...
Epoxy- but only because he learned from the best (Greg Loehr) and I haven't heard anyone claim that his epoxies are getting acne. ... From: Jeff Schad...
GOT YOUR MESSAGE. I UNDERSTAND THAT GREG HAS BEEN AT IT A LONG TIME...AND CERTAINLY FOR SOME OF THE SMALLER BEACHBREAKS THE LIGHTER BOARDS WORK BETTER....