Seems everyone is getting new boards at the moment and I was feeling left out. So I took Tux's advice and brought a new stick last night. Not seen it myself. A mate went and checked it out for me and made the decision for me. Picking it up in Perf on Friday before I head down south for the weekend. Stoked. Anyway no pics as of yet. But will post some when I see it. No need to borrow a board now Mick - thanks anyway for the kind offer.

Is it the MP form the auction last night...if I knew you had a lazy 14k for a new board I would of made you one!!

nope I took Alby's advice

To quote Alby Falzon, creator of Morning of the Earth,
"I don't invest in real estate, I buy Outer Island Surfboards"....

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Ted the Kiwi said..
nope I took Alby's advice

To quote Alby Falzon, creator of Morning of the Earth,
"I don't invest in real estate, I buy Outer Island Surfboards"....

Son of a bitch...I have been eyeing a few of those of myself...very very nice looking sticks...don't follow him in instagram or you will end up broke

talk is cheap




photo's are real- you know the drill

i just got a new stick.





anyone interested.



ok





thought so




here it is.

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laceys lane said..
photo's are real- you know the drill

6'10" x 20' 1/4" x 2' 3/4" - its my new board for the bigger days.

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Ted the Kiwi said..

laceys lane said..
photo's are real- you know the drill

6'10" x 20' 1/4" x 2' 3/4" - its my new board for the bigger days.

That thing is sick!

Looks good Ted, hope we get some good size swell for ya to test it in

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Ted the Kiwi said...

laceys lane said..
photo's are real- you know the drill

6'10" x 20' 1/4" x 2' 3/4" - its my new board for the bigger days.

Ice box

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Tux said..

Son of a bitch...I have been eyeing a few of those of myself...very very nice looking sticks...don't follow him in instagram or you will end up broke

I have been hunting for about 6 months for a decent second hand one from Mitchel. Hard to come by. Most people like to keep them. I tried my hardest in August to get one off a bloke when I was in Indo. I bid through the roof for it and still he would not part ways. I brought this sight unseen - had a trusted mate run his eye over it. Stoked. Will give you a run down once its been christened. The first thing my mate commented on was the heavy glass job - this excited me as I love board made to last

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Ted the Kiwi said...

laceys lane said..
photo's are real- you know the drill

6'10" x 20' 1/4" x 2' 3/4" - its my new board for the bigger days.

Looks amazing dude, speed machine.... Yeeeeeeoooow!

Looks like an indo board nice work Ted

Very nice ted... Looks good

That's a weapon and a half rhino can't wait to see ya in some beast pics with it

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Macaha said..
Looks like an indo board nice work Ted

The thought might have crossed my mind Been trying to replace my old 6'10 for a while now. Stoked to get one of these. Should
last me a while. Still not comfortable making myself a board for the more serious days So buying one is the only option.

SP I picked her up this evening for the first time - fell in love within seconds. The outline is amazing. A couple of dings on her - probably 8.5/10 re condition but she is absolutely lovely. Will post some pics tom if I get a chance. Did not bring the camera away though so they might not be much chop. It has a lovely rolled deck, is super thin through the tail with a really hard edge and a huge concave underneath. Its clear she is built for speed. Can not wait to get her out in some juice.

Sounds.super good...stoked your happy with it

^ what he said and look forward to the photos when you get back.

I have seen the Ted gun .... it is in outstanding condition & a very good swoop

Yes indeed Pup - she is a ripper. Will share some pics of her when I am back to base. Just had a phone call to tell me that my quiver is now essentially complete - board that was ordered a few months back has finally arrived at home. So when I get home I will have two new boards - Joy !! !! Looks like I will not need another board for a while - well that is including the 7'6" in production in the shed as we speak - which will be the final addition (for now).

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Ted the Kiwi said..
Yes indeed Pup - she is a ripper. Will share some pics of her when I am back to base. Just had a phone call to tell me that my quiver is now essentially complete - board that was ordered a few months back has finally arrived at home. So when I get home I will have two new boards - Joy !! !! Looks like I will not need another board for a while - well that is including the 7'6" in production in the shed as we speak - which will be the final addition (for now).

**cough**bulldust**cough**

seriously Tux - for reasons that will be well explained shortly

finally home and had to a do some unpacking - stoked. Weird n wide tail. Looking forward to get her wet I'm the morning. Put a grip on I had lying around and as you can see the tail area dwarfs it.

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Ted the Kiwi said..
finally home and had to a do some unpacking - stoked. Weird n wide tail. Looking forward to get her wet I'm the morning. Put a grip on I had lying around and as you can see the tail area dwarfs it.

Oh i look forward to here what you think

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Ted the Kiwi said...
finally home and had to a do some unpacking - stoked. Weird n wide tail. Looking forward to get her wet I'm the morning. Put a grip on I had lying around and as you can see the tail area dwarfs it.

All that flash camera gear you've got and we get a shot of half the tail..

I smell a beer fine

Enjoy the new one...

Is that the nano? Did you see the new Vader they just released?

Yes its the Nano. I had some problems with my Potatonator and the lovely people at firewire replaced it for me and let me migrate to the Nano. Had to wait a few months for it but after this mornings session it was worth the wait. I thought about getting a Vader but not a fan of that board build - I prefer the FSTs so was happy to go with the Nano.

First impressions is I went a size to big. They paddle unbelievably well give the foam distribution in the front half of the board. I found the sweet spot is a lot smaller than recent boards I have had - you really need to plant your back foot a long way back to get the most out of it as there is a truckload of foam back there and if you are too far forward you don't get as much drive - as it feels like you are pushing too much foam. It goes like a bloody rocket when you get those feet in the right place though. I spent 3 hrs out in the water in 2-3ft peaky beachies - so not a lot of waves where I could link several turns together but lots of opportunity to wind it up and smash it. Very impressed with it. The early signs are its a real winner. Especially on the bigger ones - it just explodes out of your first turn.

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Ted the Kiwi said..
Yes its the Nano. I had some problems with my Potatonator and the lovely people at firewire replaced it for me and let me migrate to the Nano. Had to wait a few months for it but after this mornings session it was worth the wait. I thought about getting a Vader but not a fan of that board build - I prefer the FSTs so was happy to go with the Nano.

First impressions is I went a size to big. They paddle unbelievably well give the foam distribution in the front half of the board. I found the sweet spot is a lot smaller than recent boards I have had - you really need to plant your back foot a long way back to get the most out of it as there is a truckload of foam back there and if you are too far forward you don't get as much drive. It goes like a bloody rocket when you get those feet in the right place though. I spent 3 hrs out in the water in 2-3ft peaky beachies - so not a lot of waves where I could link several turns together but lots of opportunity to wind it up and smash it. Very impressed with it. The early signs are its a real winner. Especially on the bigger ones - it just explodes out of your first turn.

What size did you get?
Nice of them to replace the old one!!

6'2". Yes it was nice of them. But they really had no choice I think. A shame as I loved the previous board. What was most frustrating though was I did not have that board to take to Indo twice or WA this last week. So I have been without a fav shortie for a while now which has been frustrating as all hell to be honest. Never mind all is forgiven now. If I had known it was going to take so long I would have made other arrangements.

Ted I found that too. Back foot as far bac as you can get it