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Your 1st Surf~Board!
- Thread starter ~rwright~
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It was a classic 90's potato chip bushman that I got from my friends brother. Yellowed and beat to sh!t. Not at all the right board for me and have more memories of getting worked during hurricane swells than any decent rides on it. Next board was probably an 8'0-ish mid-length aka funboard aka egg aka kookstick. No idea who shaped it but thats when it all started coming together.
My first board was this 5'10" G&S twin fin egg. Winter of 1983.
That is a really interesting looking board. Would love to see more pics of that one.
A used 6'1" Tom Oberlin single fin pintail. I was 11 yo. Never heard of him before or since.
I stared on the canvas raft as well. It would eventually get a blow out where two of the "tubes" would become one. Had to ride the lopsided thing anyway.
I stared on the canvas raft as well. It would eventually get a blow out where two of the "tubes" would become one. Had to ride the lopsided thing anyway.
I believe that my first was a 6'6" Ezra - second hand from a local shop, an older local had come back from the south pacific and no longer needed it. As 13 year old who had been boogie boarding for about 5 years - I knew that this would be the perfect beginner sled...
90's 7' Buddha fun board OTR at Brighton Beach surf shop LBI NJ. No pics exist of my adult learning ass making every mistake possible.
5' 4" (+/- 1-2") Beach Towne squash tail thruster and then followed by a 5' 6" (+/- 1-2") G&S pintail thruster. I wish I had kept both of those.
8'4" funboard with no shaper's logo but glassed at "diamond glassing" -- I think it was by someone who shapes for rusty?
standard eggy funboard outline but a fair bit of nose rocker and relatively sensitive rails. Great board to learn on--I definitely feel the 'small longboard' is a better option than 'large shortboard'
Was cool too to have a custom as a first board. had good mojo/juju/whatever.
standard eggy funboard outline but a fair bit of nose rocker and relatively sensitive rails. Great board to learn on--I definitely feel the 'small longboard' is a better option than 'large shortboard'
Was cool too to have a custom as a first board. had good mojo/juju/whatever.
Have to dig up my picture pearling over the falls on mine before I even knew surfing existed!
Good times!
some bitchin' stories,
keep 'em comin'!
there was an old cat,
he got banned for some reason,
name of OT, iirc, i'd really like to read of his 1st board,
same with Steak, err Leaverite, GWS, PPK, Racer1, Bud, Every~Surfer, Dog~House Reilly, Shark~Boy, Witchipoo,
Autopraxter, FecalFace, and allllll thee rest of you erBB'z! esh, i'd even dig readin' of those who have passed on~ward,
like OTF, to ride elsewhere...
l8erz, randy
keep 'em comin'!
there was an old cat,
he got banned for some reason,
name of OT, iirc, i'd really like to read of his 1st board,
same with Steak, err Leaverite, GWS, PPK, Racer1, Bud, Every~Surfer, Dog~House Reilly, Shark~Boy, Witchipoo,
Autopraxter, FecalFace, and allllll thee rest of you erBB'z! esh, i'd even dig readin' of those who have passed on~ward,
like OTF, to ride elsewhere...
l8erz, randy
Edit Because of HL
Rubber Mat rented from Stans at San Clemente Pier
Ziffy Board
Homemade $25 Boogie kit from Hobie's DP
Hot Tuna 6'8 gun. Totally inappropriate for DoHo
Rubber Mat rented from Stans at San Clemente Pier
Ziffy Board
Homemade $25 Boogie kit from Hobie's DP
Hot Tuna 6'8 gun. Totally inappropriate for DoHo
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1. First board was a McDonalds tray at the Wall. Then, got used fins too.
2. paipo board from dad's friend
3. Mach7 booger
4. 5'8" HIC beater thrustah
5. Used 5'8" Straight Up
That time fame was maybe 76'-82'ish, 6-12 yrs old.
2. paipo board from dad's friend
3. Mach7 booger
4. 5'8" HIC beater thrustah
5. Used 5'8" Straight Up
That time fame was maybe 76'-82'ish, 6-12 yrs old.
I would have thought a used Midget Smith for you. Midget made some great grom boards. Or maybe a used RJ.
9’10” Ole here, well used (read beat to sh!t) when I got it in 1965. Cost $25, that’s 25 lawn mowings for you non boomers.