I did not want to hijack Macs thread last night - he seemed too excited!

I sold my 6'10" a few weeks back as it was hardly getting any use and when I did surf it felt way too big. I need a board that has a bit more range as I am often away with work these days and being able to take one board is the preference. Whilst I love my POD its not that flash when you get some size and I also surf a few spots that are 20 min plus paddles from the beach. I have spent the last few weeks shopping round for a new board but could not find what I wanted so yesterday I ordered myself a new board with more range that will still be ok on the bigger days from LL's mate Murray Bourton. Very excited. I did not want to go too long but wanted lots of paddle power - so he has fattened up a Silver Bullet for me - but kept the length at 6'6" - can not wait to receive it in the post!! 6'6" * 22'1/4" * 2' 7/8" - it has lots of volume at 43.63 liters (or 122.94 beers as the equiv in real mans language) but I still should feel like I am surfing a fairly short board. He said he will roll the deck a little more than usual to keep the rail from being too boxy. So most of the volume will be in the middle of the board. Its a quad but will come with a 5 fin setup. It will have a nice bit of concave through the mid part of the board into a vee through the tail. Its a round tail.

Now I just need to decide on some art work. I saw this board whilst having a sticky beek around the traps. What do you fellas think of this? I was thinking that maybe this design but in that blue colour similar to Simondo's new stick instead of the burnt orange. Its fairly plain - but thats the kinda guy I am.

It should be ready for PP fingers crossed!

classic ted,i understood completely when you spoke in man talk with the litres(beer cans) dont ask for help for art here i think it will be a sick board for ya ted and i too am being swayed with a plain colour(although mash up off deranged smiley faces is still high on the list} reminds me i have a call to make

Lucky mate! Sounds like it's going to be a great board. Plains good, it lets your surfing stand out and do the talking

That should be a cracker board. Photos when you get it of course.

We're all expecting to see it at Plommer now

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cRAZY Canuk said...

We're all expecting to see it at Plommer now

For sure - I can not wait for that weekend!!!! What days are you planning to head up? I think I will go Friday - Monday. Maybe even leave Thursday night if it works out. Be warned though the road is in a bad state - my neighbour has been up there the last week and said it was not in good shape. Hopefully the grader pays it a visit in the next few weeks.

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SP said...

That should be a cracker board. Photos when you get it of course.

Yes of course SP - I know how the greenroom likes to see pics! Just need to work on the paint job a little more. It was getting cut out today.

Tis the season of new boards

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Ted the Kiwi said...

cRAZY Canuk said...

We're all expecting to see it at Plommer now

For sure - I can not wait for that weekend!!!! What days are you planning to head up? I think I will go Friday - Monday. Maybe even leave Thursday night if it works out. Be warned though the road is in a bad state - my neighbour has been up there the last week and said it was not in good shape. Hopefully the grader pays it a visit in the next few weeks.

SP said...

That should be a cracker board. Photos when you get it of course.

Yes of course SP - I know how the greenroom likes to see pics! Just need to work on the paint job a little more. It was getting cut out today.

2 wheel drive ok, or need a 4x4

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kadilak said...

Ted the Kiwi said...

cRAZY Canuk said...

We're all expecting to see it at Plommer now

For sure - I can not wait for that weekend!!!! What days are you planning to head up? I think I will go Friday - Monday. Maybe even leave Thursday night if it works out. Be warned though the road is in a bad state - my neighbour has been up there the last week and said it was not in good shape. Hopefully the grader pays it a visit in the next few weeks.

SP said...

That should be a cracker board. Photos when you get it of course.

Yes of course SP - I know how the greenroom likes to see pics! Just need to work on the paint job a little more. It was getting cut out today.

2 wheel drive ok, or need a 4x4

Usually OK for 2wd to just after the point, though sounds like its a bit rough atm rain would have given it a bit of a beating.

Haven't thought that far ahead, love to take an extra day not sure I can swing it have a couple of deliverables due around that weekend on a project

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cRAZY Canuk said...

kadilak said...

Ted the Kiwi said...

cRAZY Canuk said...

We're all expecting to see it at Plommer now

For sure - I can not wait for that weekend!!!! What days are you planning to head up? I think I will go Friday - Monday. Maybe even leave Thursday night if it works out. Be warned though the road is in a bad state - my neighbour has been up there the last week and said it was not in good shape. Hopefully the grader pays it a visit in the next few weeks.

SP said...

That should be a cracker board. Photos when you get it of course.

Yes of course SP - I know how the greenroom likes to see pics! Just need to work on the paint job a little more. It was getting cut out today.

2 wheel drive ok, or need a 4x4

Usually OK for 2wd to just after the point, though sounds like its a bit rough atm rain would have given it a bit of a beating.

Haven't thought that far ahead, love to take an extra day not sure I can swing it have a couple of deliverables due around that weekend on a project

I may leave Syd at midday on Thursday and try to have an arvo surf at caves or some place like that, then drive up to Taree and find a bed for the night before getting there on Friday morning.

More than likely I will just leave Syd at 2am and drive straight through. That means I would make Kempsy at around 6 or 7am. Not really sure how long it would take to get to PP from there.

If Cresent looked good I may have the early there and then move on to PP to set up camp and have a late one.

hey ted how big and heavy are you? are you a pro,experienced or kook why did you go a fattened silver bullet instead of just getting a fat bullet? what are your thoughts on the cathedral hull(it sounded good to me the description). what sort of waves will you be surfing it in? i ask because that fat bullet sounds like the go to board for me on the beachies(i was also advised that the sumo would be another good choice for what i want) cheers

So what does a fat bullet look like ? It sounds like a double ender.

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smh said...

So what does a fat bullet look like ? It sounds like a double ender.

Silver bullet
www.bourtonshapes.com/the-silver-bullet/

Fat bullet

www.bourtonshapes.com/?p=732

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hey ted how big and heavy are you? are you a pro,experienced or kook why did you go a fattened silver bullet instead of just getting a fat bullet? what are your thoughts on the cathedral hull(it sounded good to me the description). what sort of waves will you be surfing it in? i ask because that fat bullet sounds like the go to board for me on the beachies(i was also advised that the sumo would be another good choice for what i want) cheers

I weigh in at ard the 95kg mark....I enjoy my beer, pies and cans of coke too much!!!! Am I a pro - no - but I have been surfing for 20 plus years so feel like I know my way around out in the ocean. I have been using a fat bullet and a silver bullet the last month and found that the fat one has far too much volume on the rail and was a little skatey when it was bigger. The silver bullet seemed a lot tighter in the turns and felt more solid under my feet - I had a lot of confidence when driving through turns on it at high speed. The only thing I did not like about it was the volume.

I wanted to keep the board as short as I could but given that most of the bigger swells we get around here involve alot of water moving or / and a big paddle from the beach I wanted lots of foam to make life easy. I am no Kelly Slater trying to do airs or rubbish like that. These days I still enjoy double overhead waves but once it gets to 2 * head and a half I am not enjoying myself anymore so realistically I will not be going out in anything bigger than 2 *. It will mainly be surfed on some sucky reefs (getting an extra strong glass job) and the beachies when conditions permit. So it just became a case of getting a board that was not too big in length but had heaps of volume. I also wanted something that would still be fun to surf when it was 3ft so I only had to take one board away with me. Its weird that hull design - I was not entirely convinced about it after hearing about it and reading up on his website. If its so good why is everyone else not doing it? But in all honesty I found myself being able to get into waves just a bit sooner and I was also catching waves that I would have missed on other boards even though the silver bullet did not have enough volume for me.

You are welcome to have a go on it at PP if you make it down. Muz is heading away for 6 weeks in 2.5 weeks time so if you want one you may need to put an order in asap.

If you are down this way in the next few weeks I have a 6'6" Silver Bullet in my garage that you can have a play on.

thanks for the offer ted am trying to juggle coin atm(bloody solicitors and tutors) yet my lovely wife is working more hours to get some more coin for me to have i cant spend my new board coin can i wouldnt mind a sneaky trip down your way though

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smh said...

So what does a fat bullet look like ? It sounds like a double ender.

Silver bullet
www.bourtonshapes.com/the-silver-bullet/

Fat bullet

www.bourtonshapes.com/?p=732

Thanks for that. Chunky looking board.

Sounds like the winner Ted for your needs

Board is shapped and getting its spray as we speak this morning. Sadly I forgot to get Muz to send me a pic of her all shapped up so I can not share it with ya.

Here is the artwork I went with in the end. Starting to get excited now.

Sh-t hot Ted

I love it

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Ted the Kiwi said...

Board is shapped and getting its spray as we speak this morning. Sadly I forgot to get Muz to send me a pic of her all shapped up so I can not share it with ya.

Here is the artwork I went with in the end. Starting to get excited now.

Mmmmm ..... new board, love the art mate

Looks good Teddy

Same art on the top Ted

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stuk said...

Same art on the top Ted

its crap its not a McT

seriously a nice board

Nice art Ted, that looks awesome.


What a week of waves eh .

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Nice art Ted, that looks awesome.
What a week of waves eh .

Thanks fellas - it took me a while to find something and I almost went white but knew that a plain choice would not cut the mustard with a few in this room

The surf has been amazing this week thats for real. I have only just got home today so will head out for a look in a minute but I think it will be small. Not too concerned though as we have had an amazing run as you point out! Wed morning was my best session. 2.5 hrs with just me and the neighbour out. Heaven.

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Same art on the top Ted

Actually I am just going of for the art work on top - it will be plain underneath. I always seem to ding boards on the bottom so thought I would make it easier for me to fix when the inevitable occurs.

nice board,,i know someone who just ordered one like the art ted,i didnt expect to see that after you talking about a simple spray. wiked

bump. whats happening ted? looks like i will get my board before you nah,i wish i was

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bump. whats happening ted? looks like i will get my board before you nah,i wish i was

Just spoke with the great man and it seems the spray has been done and its off for glassing as we speak. Should be done early next week before he heads off to Bali.

Just in case people are not aware and we are still in pimping mode I should advise that this board is none other than a murray bourton silver bullet. Not sure if you guys no about Murray Bourton but he shapes some wicked boards.

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Ted the Kiwi said...

chrispychru said...

bump. whats happening ted? looks like i will get my board before you nah,i wish i was

Just spoke with the great man and it seems the spray has been done and its off for glassing as we speak. Should be done early next week before he heads off to Bali.

Just in case people are not aware and we are still in pimping mode I should advise that this board is none other than a murray bourton silver bullet. Not sure if you guys no about Murray Bourton but he shapes some wicked boards.

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chrispychru said...

Ted the Kiwi said...

chrispychru said...

bump. whats happening ted? looks like i will get my board before you nah,i wish i was

Just spoke with the great man and it seems the spray has been done and its off for glassing as we speak. Should be done early next week before he heads off to Bali.

Just in case people are not aware and we are still in pimping mode I should advise that this board is none other than a murray bourton silver bullet. Not sure if you guys no about Murray Bourton but he shapes some wicked boards.

Yea, they are ok

just spoke Mr Murray Bourton he has sent me some pics that i will put up soon(have to workout bluetooth) will be picking up my silver bullet next wed