Ok - what makes your favourite longboard shop - well, your favourite ?
AND what doesn't it have that you would like it to ? (Keep it clean pls)

too late mate mine opens next week in Burly, good luck following

BTW,it has the best boards local and OS shapers,vintage surf culture,music,best coffee,kick- arse LCD's,air-con,hot chicks and don't start me on the cubic fashion label.I have all in place including two hi-profile staff members as partners,all bases covered ticketed and ready to launch on a massive opening event with live Australia icon band. listen to the radio from Monday and you will learn more,good luck

I just wanted to say I really appreciate the opportunity you've given me mac. Thx again!

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vanders1 said...

I just wanted to say I really appreciate the opportunity you've given me mac. Thx again!

Well as you know,it was a long lineup which took many hours to thin down.Likewise I appreciate the time you've put in to get this thing rolled out in a short time frame.
Looks like it will pay off,as it will be the number one premium log store in town and after over hearing what the other blokes are up to,well lets just have a laugh about that on opening night.

All the kitchen and tv's will be fitted today so we can start stocking tomorrow.So many cool things I want to take them home.

Variety

Just one or two board makes is boring

Surf in the morning, stocking shelves in the arvo. And Simmo thought he was coming up to socialise. Bawahahah [}:)]

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obct said...

Variety

Just one or two board makes is boring

mct,dt's,bing,southcoast,lugunabay,just to name a few

I've got 2 in Manly

Dripping Wet North Manly - wish it had more local shapers, few less SUP's (place is stacked with'm) and a coffee machine.

6oz Boardstore Manly - wish it had a coffee machine, doesn't have a tv for movies, but you don't go there to see a tv, just to drool.

It's probably good neither place has a coffee machine, I already spend too much time in them. I also went to a "shop" that had a coffee machine one day on the NB's it was around 7 the coffee window was open but you couldn't go inside to look at boards, was mighty un impressed!

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62mac said...

obct said...

Variety

Just one or two board makes is boring

mct,dt's,bing,southcoast,lugunabay,just to name a few

Vouch/Bear/Takayama/Nrth Coast?

Oh and your not allowed to ride them all - used boards don't sell for the same price.

What's the band?

Six Ounce boardstore is pretty good. I had a few off Ben who is the friendly proprietor. He's worked in the industry as well and has a lot of knowledge.
Ben would do a lot better if he had some instore pole dancers.

Yeah 6 ounce is pretty cool - I met ben a coupla years ago when he was doing some work for another outlet in bondi junction. Mctavish also had a cruisey lounge area where peoole used to just come in, throw on a dvd and hang out for an hour : that was a nice chilled vibe at the time and sadly missing from surf shops now.

good luck mac with your new shop mate hope you do really well. shame, i could have sold you all the gear from my other shop i sold big balls to open something now ,will have to come around and have a look and a coffee.good luck once again

I'm hoping to get the low down tomorrow !! And a sneaky sneak preview !

PS - I'm working on a plan that involves a winter house up here ! That when the line-ups thin out a little !

hope i can get an invite for it

no fave shop they all give you nothing for loyalty but BB might change my mind

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asea said...

no fave shop they all give you nothing for loyalty but BB might change my mind

BS as in bull and you know the rest,for one he is a sweeper,say no more[}:)]

Real MAN is BB takes skill to be a sweeper , any way one minute your talking about retirement then you hang an albatross around your neck, should change your name to BBM (only joking good luck)

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62mac said...

asea said...

no fave shop they all give you nothing for loyalty but BB might change my mind

BS as in bull and you know the rest,for one he is a sweeper,say no more[}:)]

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62mac said...

too late mate mine opens next week in Burly, good luck following

BTW,it has the best boards local and OS shapers,vintage surf culture,music,best coffee,kick- arse LCD's,air-con,hot chicks and don't start me on the cubic fashion label.I have all in place including two hi-profile staff members as partners,all bases covered ticketed and ready to launch on a massive opening event with live Australia icon band. listen to the radio from Monday and you will learn more,good luck

sounds awesome is there a web site?

BB is that shop open yet down your way?
Might do a drive by in the morning on the way
to 4 to 5 foot snapper

Goes without saying that my favorite longboards shop is Longboards Scarborough, voted WA's best surf shop#




















# by my mum.

Sad but very true after the closing of Dukes last week there is not one longboard store on the Gold Coast,how can this be Surely there's an opportunity

There's a good store at Tugun but only stocks there label.

I bet some guy's are frothing at the opening but can they deliver

our asian friends on e bay are whats making it hard for board makers.some guys here buy em, flog em,then buy another one.Best of luck in your adventure.

Mac did a bad bad thing today

As my fave store is no more,I visited two new store today,well one is brand new and the other has been around for a few years now and even had a couple of beers with the owner and another guy Matt.

I eyed off some board prone laying around and just maybe there could be a change of label coming.

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62mac said...
just maybe there could be a change of label coming.

Hell might freeze over, pigs might fly, and I might win the lotto.

But I'm not holding my breath

I reckon macs also up against some sort of mental barrier.

If he doesn't see one of them dirty big Ms in front of him he thinks ''oops, better not stand up, somethings not right"

geez mate your and about early

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62mac said...

geez mate your and about early

I don't know why, there's FA waves, I'm back home already frigging about in the shed with a plan shape.

Some EPS blocks have fallen into my lap so I'm thinking of making a pigboard to a very classic 60s shape.

I've made the hot wire cutter and I've done the two rocker curves I need.

Just got to tidy up the plan shape before I move on the the next phase, trying the work out what adhesive I need to glue the foam blocks together.

So far, everything I've used has been salvaged from a builders skip bin at work.

Everything other than the $4.95 I needed for the 4 metres of Nichrome heater wire.

Sounds good obct....take pic of your progress....great to build your own, I wouldn't do it any other way...
Keep us posted.....

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62mac said...

geez mate your and about early

I don't know why, there's FA waves, I'm back home already frigging about in the shed with a plan shape.

Some EPS blocks have fallen into my lap so I'm thinking of making a pigboard to a very classic 60s shape.

I've made the hot wire cutter and I've done the two rocker curves I need.

Just got to tidy up the plan shape before I move on the the next phase, trying the work out what adhesive I need to glue the foam blocks together.

So far, everything I've used has been salvaged from a builders skip bin at work.

Everything other than the $4.95 I needed for the 4 metres of Nichrome heater wire.

Epoxy - grab some filler with it, will end up being the same stuff you use to do a fill/skim coat before glassing.

Places for resin:

Dion (Brookvale)
Shapers.com.au
Marineware
fgi

I have a shaping/sanding block and some paper and meshes if you want to borrow them. I have a fin box too I was going to putting in the SUP I started but I decided not to put it in - happy to pass it along for cost.

Thanks craz, I've got most of the stuff I need and I have built a board before but it was 35 years ago and it was never epoxy and I never rode it because it was a short board and I only did it to see if I could.

And I have worked with glass as a hobby for just about all my life.