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stuk > 9 months ago, 5 Sep 2013

stuk

NSW

894 posts

5 Sep 2013 8:42pm

What were you riding in the '70's

Me 70's - 6'8" single fin swallow tail hand shape by Hawaiian Reno Abillira

Now - 9'6" 2 plus 1 Fireball by McTavish

laceys lane

QLD

19804 posts

5 Sep 2013 9:05pm

if your asking mac you'll have to go back to the 50's

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me late 70's as young sprog- the boards were pipe dreams 6'1s and 6'2's. a a triple flier channel bottom rounded or pin tail is in the memory banks.

not sure if it was a occasional pin tho

Tassiedevel

TAS

2249 posts

5 Sep 2013 9:16pm

My ride in the 70s

Hot little redhead with a cute behind

Surfboard - Sky twin fin with the channel bottom and a fish tail 5 foot 10

62mac

24860 posts

5 Sep 2013 7:23pm

70's the cool guy's were on pipedreams I was on a Surf More channel bottom single great board with flash artwork

Now well you guys know the drill

my first new 70's board was a beautiful 6'6" red underside and white deck swallow tail single fin from Klemm Bell, at the old shop in Torquay for $96, my old man bought it for me, thanks Dad.... if only he knew it was a slippery slope of following the surf for decades to come....

Ted the Kiwi

NSW

14256 posts

5 Sep 2013 10:06pm

I was riding one of these around the farm in the 70's - my first bike. Ripper. Sounded just like this one as well. I did not start surfing until 1986 and my first board was a Mt Wooddggee Thruster aka Jason Buttonshaw style. A mate had a Hannah Surfboards 6'7" single fin that his old man had found at the dump and fixed up for him. It was a ripper. Classic shape with the wide point forward of the mid point and a narrow rounded tail. Loved it.

62mac

24860 posts

6 Sep 2013 3:12am

70's that counts me out I was born in the 80's,haven't weathered too good

chrispy

9675 posts

6 Sep 2013 5:16am

70's I was riding a nipple and belly shredding body board type contraption. First surfboard was in 1983

vanders1

QLD

3809 posts

6 Sep 2013 7:50am

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chrispy said..

70's I was riding a nipple and belly shredding body board type contraption.

+1, & one of those 4' styrofoam surfboards with blue poly canvas type cover over it, I think Clark Rubber sold them, used to give a belly & nipple rash from hell!!!!

Loved my red & blue blow up surf mat too.

Malo

NSW

138 posts

6 Sep 2013 7:52am

Anyone know this bloke....

62mac

24860 posts

6 Sep 2013 6:07am

Vanders and Chrispy's best mate

asea

QLD

5544 posts

6 Sep 2013 8:09am

hipster from Byron

chrispy

9675 posts

6 Sep 2013 6:12am

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Malo said...
Anyone know this bloke....

He is a hipster kook
,a dead kook is a good kook

super nice pic.

62mac

24860 posts

6 Sep 2013 6:14am

Malo = Shaun

asea

QLD

5544 posts

6 Sep 2013 8:19am

hipster dropped in on old mate

62mac

24860 posts

6 Sep 2013 6:21am

the kook in the hat is dead

boofy

NSW

2110 posts

6 Sep 2013 8:22am

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Malo said..

Anyone know this bloke....

its Jesus back from the dead

and on the seventh day his dad created longboards

asea

QLD

5544 posts

6 Sep 2013 8:23am

you're looking good boofy nice styling

boofy

NSW

2110 posts

6 Sep 2013 8:25am

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asea said..

you're looking good boofy nice styling

Hey havent you got cows to ...k

milk

asea

QLD

5544 posts

6 Sep 2013 8:27am

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boofy said..

asea said..

you're looking good boofy nice styling

Hey havent you got cows to ...k

milk

haha thats one drop in penalty for you

Simondo

VIC

8024 posts

6 Sep 2013 11:18am

In the 70's I was mostly riding a surf-mat, with those glue on Skegs.

Or a foam belly board, with that moulded skeg out the back... All foam, and foam skeg...
1980's - my brother & I both had 70's single fins.
Took me a while to progress... Still rode foam belly boards all through the 90's!

SP

10982 posts

6 Sep 2013 9:57am

I was but an itch in the old mans nut for most if it.

asea

QLD

5544 posts

6 Sep 2013 12:18pm

ist board single fin 6' bill wallace followed by warren cornish 6' single fin flyer + plus the other hundred in between as of today 1x Ray Gleave single fin mal and 1x sdr hp mal

NewScotty

2350 posts

6 Sep 2013 10:26am

Probably a Caribee boogie board then a coolite.
I'm much younger the you old timers.

smh

NSW

7269 posts

6 Sep 2013 4:20pm

Started on a rubber mat then a coolite before an uncle gave me a Peter Ryan single fin with a big delam on the deck but that didn't matter. Got a 7 foot Jackson later on and had a Sam Egan and a Hot Stuff single fin for a while before getting into twinnies. Funny thing is that after all those boards I've still got a mat.

Cuttlefish

QLD

1332 posts

6 Sep 2013 6:26pm

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laceys lane said..
if your asking mac you'll have to go back to the 50's

. me late 70's as young sprog- the boards were pipe dreams 6'1s and 6'2's. a a triple flier channel bottom rounded or pin tail is in the memory banks. not sure if it was a occasional pin tho

Same here. 6 channel, pintail pipedreams. Weeee!

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