roy would be proud of this thread....i reckon he can drag this out longer than one of macs art threads

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Cobra said..

laceys lane said..

Ricardo1709 said..
Just wondering why the NS mafia would get into a tither over a surfboard.

that's nothing.


you should see how worked up the greenroom mafia get worked up about mid longs/lengths.


those guys are brutal, especially the one they call ' the cobra'

one set of concrete boots are on the way to your place

****,could be trouble with what i have in store for this board

I see you also have one of Roy's boards on the right on the ground. Is that the tail or the nose?




























Or the fin?

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surferstu said..

Ricardo1709 said...

Cobra said..

laceys lane said..

Ricardo1709 said..
Just wondering why the NS mafia would get into a tither over a surfboard.

that's nothing.


you should see how worked up the greenroom mafia get worked up about mid longs/lengths.


those guys are brutal, especially the one they call ' the cobra'

one set of concrete boots are on the way to your place

****,could be trouble with what i have in store for this board

I see you also have one of Roy's boards on the right on the ground. Is that the tail or the nose?




























Or the fin?

I reckon after 6 waves on that board we could see some reverse swing start to happen

"kookery 101 in my book".....Roy have you written a book and not told us?

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laceys lane said..
I reckon after 6 waves on that board we could see some reverse swing start to happen

Warnie would spin that thing to Hawaii and back

So here it is....2015..and RS does a post...and...how many pages later..

Pimping ?...your call boys

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laceys lane said..
I reckon after 6 waves on that board we could see some reverse swing start to happen

sorry, after 6 pages we could see some reverse swing start to happen

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surfbroker said..
So here it is....2015..and RS does a post...and...how many pages later..

Pimping ?...your call boys

Scraping the barrel now surfbroker. ... calling pimping and looking for support.. shame.

Roy , is it true that someone paid a absolute kings ransom for one of those boards ?

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Ted the Kiwi said..
Maybe you should also spend some time on your grass - just saying

Im in to permaculture ,everything you see can be either eaten,blended or smoked

j

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Ricardo1709 said..

Ted the Kiwi said..
Maybe you should also spend some time on your grass - just saying

Im in to permaculture ,everything you see can be either eaten,blended or smoked

Ricardo, I would love to see you smoke that wheelbarrow

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SandS said..


Roy , is it true that someone paid a absolute kings ransom for one of those boards ?

A woody not foam.

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RoyStuart said..

surfbroker said..
So here it is....2015..and RS does a post...and...how many pages later..

Pimping ?...your call boys

Scraping the barrel now surfbroker. ... calling pimping and looking for support.. shame.

Oh Contraire Roy....I only asked the question, didn't prompt an answer, didn't ask for support.

And yes, will go to the bottom of a watery barrel anytime..or a Shiraz one for that matter

I asked a Q too, about your book?

The 'Extended Nipple"



Done, ready for glassing, Sorry this one is the "Cripple Nipple"

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RoyStuart said..

SandS said..


Roy , is it true that someone paid a absolute kings ransom for one of those boards ?

A woody not foam.

Hey Roy , yes that's want i was asking, the woody , was it the one in the vid at sunset that was sold for a squillion ?

I just watched the vid i thought the review was ok . Especially if he was the soul who paid the cash $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ for the board , he must want and be happy to keep it .

If he wanted to recoup some cash ,he would have talked it up more ,and not given such a honest appraisal.

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surfbroker said..

RoyStuart said..

surfbroker said..
So here it is....2015..and RS does a post...and...how many pages later..

Pimping ?...your call boys

Scraping the barrel now surfbroker. ... calling pimping and looking for support.. shame.

Oh Contraire Roy....I only asked the question, didn't prompt an answer, didn't ask for support.

And yes, will go to the bottom of a watery barrel anytime..or a Shiraz one for that matter

Nice comeback

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SandS said..

RoyStuart said..

SandS said..


Roy , is it true that someone paid a absolute kings ransom for one of those boards ?

A woody not foam.

Hey Roy , yes that's want i was asking, the woody , was it the one in the vid at sunset that was sold for a squillion ?

I just watched the vid i thought the review was ok . Especially if he was the soul who paid the cash $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ for the board , he must want and be happy to keep it .

If he wanted to recoup some cash ,he would have talked it up more ,and not given such a honest appraisal.

Different board, and the RR person is dishonest and/or and stupid, of course he presents himself as full of aloha and as an honest Joe.

But RR is mates with Bob!!! Bob can't be wrong ... (not in this forum)!!

http://www.mctavish.com.au/_blog/McTavish/post/Randy_Rarick/
Monday, February 27, 2012 On Friday the great Randy Rarick came by to catch up. Dick Hoole was his stooge for the day - Here are the three wise monkeys outside our factory. Randy and I go way back to 1967 when he drove me to Honolulu airport to collect my notorious Plastic Machine. Weve spent many a day in shaping rooms together since then and all of it has been simply great! Randy is one cool dude! Bob

I've been reading this weird topic but to save it going 6 pages I've held back on responding but finally wavelength adds some class

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Macaha said..
I've been reading this weird topic but to save it going 6 pages I've held back on responding but finally wavelength adds some class

enlighten us oh great one.


what pearls of wisdom would you have enriched this thread with

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Macaha said..
I've been reading this weird topic but to save it going 6 pages I've held back on responding but finally wavelength adds some class

There are some good yarns where RR gets a mention in Bob's blog:www.mctavish.com.au/blogs/stories-2
(Like how it was Rarick who urged Bob to revive the Plastic Machine for his (RR's) Hawaiian memorabilia auction and how great Bob thought the 2011 auction was... plus the time Bob shaped a board in Rennie Yater's shop at Santa Barbara and had forgotten all about it until Randy reminded him).
But I won't hijack Roy's thread any further. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished board and hopefully, eventually, some footage of it in the waves.

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wavelength said..
But RR is mates with Bob!!! Bob can't be wrong ... (not in this forum)!!

http://www.mctavish.com.au/_blog/McTavish/post/Randy_Rarick/
Monday, February 27, 2012 On Friday the great Randy Rarick came by to catch up. Dick Hoole was his stooge for the day - Here are the three wise monkeys outside our factory. Randy and I go way back to 1967 when he drove me to Honolulu airport to collect my notorious Plastic Machine. Weve spent many a day in shaping rooms together since then and all of it has been simply great! Randy is one cool dude! Bob

hahahaha geez even the old fogeys are gettin' into the selfies still bangin' on Bobby Boy

That's an out there plan shape from where I sit...good on you for trying something different but I bags not being the test pilot when it gets over 12 foot....just as an aside Roy have you surfed much outside NZ ? Just wondering how familiar you are with the waves in WA, Indo, Hawaii etc...I havn't been to Hawaii but I found the waves in WA and Indo to be a lot faster moving, more critical and all round just heavier than most waves I have come across in NZ

I've ridden these shapes loads of times at 18 to 24 feet at reefs, points and beaches and they just keep on going better as the size increases... the control is outstanding and the pintails handle the steepest of drops with ease... enough to know what's going on. Hydrodynamically the main factor is the speed at which the boards operate rather than wave size per se.

I'd rather take off on one of these than any of the guns I have seen, that's for sure... I cringe at some of the disastrous results seen using the current equipment, due to major handling and control issues which are avoidable.

Board speed and wave size are related but not in a linear fashion i.e. a wave twice the size won't necessarily deliver twice the speed, there are a couple of reasons for this.

The 9'5" isn't intended for the upper end of the wave scale, we'll be going longer, up to 12 feet for that.

18-24?i'd like to SEE that!

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Simondo said..
You're right, it is a pin tail!

These shapes ride about a foot shorter than their length so this one is equivalent to something in the 8 foot range.

I thought the idea was to get a shorter board that paddles like a longer board...not a longer board that surfs like a shorter board?

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Tux said..

RoyStuart said..

Simondo said..
You're right, it is a pin tail!

These shapes ride about a foot shorter than their length so this one is equivalent to something in the 8 foot range.

I thought the idea was to get a shorter board that paddles like a longer board...not a longer board that surfs like a shorter board?

There are two main directions for paddle in guns at present; shorter boards with plenty of volume and longer boards with plenty of volume.

This one has plenty of volume... the point is that these shapes handle lshorter than their length suggests in terms of the ride but have the paddle advantage of length. so at 9'5" she'll paddle like a 9'5" but ride a bit shorter in some respects.

One of the features which i like about this sort of shape is the ability to turn at speed anywhere... sure they are not for hacks but that's no big deal for essential surfing.

The current types tend to be stretched out versions of boards designed for point scoring moves, this comes at a price in terms of control when taking off and positioning at speed. That's my theory anyway.