Good lord, his boards are beautiful. obslop used to have a couple waaaay back in the day that
were also beautiful, but heavy as fark. I haven't felt a newer build up in a long time, but would
assume the weight is drastically reduced.
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Good lord, his boards are beautiful. obslop used to have a couple waaaay back in the day that
Partial quiver shot (I just pulled the boards I am selecting from for my upcoming trip to the Maldives - I have many more). Forecast looks kind of meh. So I might add my Lovelace sidecut keel to the mix.
Left to right:
-6'1" Lovelace "Pinnyback" - bought used and ridden 2x. Outline seems a bit similar to a hypto krypto. Could be fun.
-6'2" Fineline "hulled quad"
-5'10" Surf Prescriptions "wonder twin"
-6'4" Surf Prescriptions "tur twin pin" - My daily driver and go-to for big and small waves
-6'2" Allan Gibbons "travel twin" (not a real model, just his name for this custom). I had this board shaped for my trip. Similar outline to a CI Twin Pin. Initial ride impressions suggest this may be my go to for the trip,.
-6'5" Campbell Bros. "Russ Short" - Need I say more?? (Don't think the forecast merits bringing this one...)
Rides like a good "shortboard." As Brian Hilbers emphasized to me, its a "hulled quad NOT a "quad hull." Its just a "regular shortboard" with some hull elements: it's pretty foiled out (especially in the nose), and has a bit of very subtle belly in the front half of the board, and then a deep double concave in the tail. The belly gives you just a hint of the ball bearing effect you get from a hull. But it is really, really subtle. It goes great in good surf and is very stable. If you know Brian, he likes shaping variations on hulls, like his MP3 model, that are much more user friendly than a true hull. I bought this board when I was transitioning away from riding an MP3 as my daily driver for a year or so.How does the hulled quad go?
Yep. I got your old fins in the Gibbons twin. They work great.Love this collection.
Looks like new! Zippifishes are soooo fun. Hard to find these days tooNot a quiver shot, but had a recent addition to the quiver. Story: I used to have a Zippifish about 10 years ago. Sold it because it was too big or some other dumb reason. My buddy bought it from me and he moved to the mountains and disappeared. I got a call last week. He drove from Washington State to see me in Ventura. He gets here and pops the trunk. And behold...my old Zippi 10 years later and not surfed since I owned it. He gifted it back to me and I just got out of the water with a smile ear to ear. Board felt so good!!! Super fun little board.
5'9...don't know other dims. 21 plus wide 2 5/8 thick?
Couldn't believe in how good of shape it was in. 2 small dings I easily fixed and a pressure dent on the bottom but overall amazing condition. Haven't surfed a fish with keels that big in a while so was worried it would be too much fin for my taste. Not at all. Was shocked how easy it was to turn. Looking forward to surfing it all week in this swell we are having.Looks like new! Zippifishes are soooo fun. Hard to find these days too
Love that tail slotMy old ones from a few years back. Do miss them from time to timeView attachment 137341
I rode a friends but as a twin. Really fast and fun but the worst paddler ever.Rides like a good "shortboard." As Brian Hilbers emphasized to me, its a "hulled quad NOT a "quad hull." Its just a "regular shortboard" with some hull elements: it's pretty foiled out (especially in the nose), and has a bit of very subtle belly in the front half of the board, and then a deep double concave in the tail. The belly gives you just a hint of the ball bearing effect you get from a hull. But it is really, really subtle. It goes great in good surf and is very stable. If you know Brian, he likes shaping variations on hulls, like his MP3 model, that are much more user friendly than a true hull. I bought this board when I was transitioning away from riding an MP3 as my daily driver for a year or so.
Major organizational envy over here.Shittiest quiver picture ever, but was super stoked to clean-up/redo the garage today after a silly session at knee high Mondo's with the wifey.
Seen here...
1. Bikes (electric, then wife's Pivot mountain bike and Specialized road bike, then my mountain and road - specialized for both).
2. Paddleboards: Back bag has the BARK racing stock board (12'0") & front bag has the Kracka Skorpion stock board (12'0").
3. Armstrong foil gear.
4. 4 extra board bags hanging up.
5. Boards from back to front:
a. Wavestorm for gnar shredding & getting pitted, so pitted, when necessary
b. 5'2" Naish foil
c. Tomo Psyko 5'7" (in bag)
d. Tomo GMM2 5'7"
e. Tomo Hydroshort round tail 5'9"
f. CI Mod Pod 5'8"
g. Tomo Hydronaut 6'1"
h. Hess 6'7" quad step up semi-gun (in bag)
i. Wifey's Machado custom 7'0" Seaside & Beyond (in bag)
j. Wifey's Machado stock 7'4" Seaside & Beyond (in bag)
k. Hess/Pavel 7'2" bonzer California gun (in bag)
l. Hess 8'10" big gun
m. Wifey's 9'0" Wayne Rich longboard (in bag)
n. My 9'4" Wayne Rich longboard (in bag)
o. BARK 10'2" Mavs gun
p. Dave Johnson 9'0" T's gun
View attachment 138542
Also seen: Two sets of saw horses/board holders, Catalina tiles, floating tool bench.
same.Major organizational envy over here.
Finally someone gets the threadShittiest quiver picture ever, but was super stoked to clean-up/redo the garage today after a silly session at knee high Mondo's with the wifey.
Seen here...
1. Bikes (electric, then wife's Pivot mountain bike and Specialized road bike, then my mountain and road - specialized for both).
2. Paddleboards: Back bag has the BARK racing stock board (12'0") & front bag has the Kracka Skorpion stock board (12'0").
3. Armstrong foil gear.
4. 4 extra board bags hanging up.
5. Boards from back to front:
a. Wavestorm for gnar shredding & getting pitted, so pitted, when necessary
b. 5'2" Naish foil
c. Tomo Psyko 5'7" (in bag)
d. Tomo GMM2 5'7"
e. Tomo Hydroshort round tail 5'9"
f. CI Mod Pod 5'8"
g. Tomo Hydronaut 6'1"
h. Hess 6'7" quad step up semi-gun (in bag)
i. Wifey's Machado custom 7'0" Seaside & Beyond (in bag)
j. Wifey's Machado stock 7'4" Seaside & Beyond (in bag)
k. Hess/Pavel 7'2" bonzer California gun (in bag)
l. Hess 8'10" big gun
m. Wifey's 9'0" Wayne Rich longboard (in bag)
n. My 9'4" Wayne Rich longboard (in bag)
o. BARK 10'2" Mavs gun
p. Dave Johnson 9'0" T's gun
View attachment 138542
Also seen: Two sets of saw horses/board holders, Catalina tiles, floating tool bench.
Nor apparently big boards. You don't need to have a gun, but you DO need to have a longboard.
NoNor apparently big boards. You don't need to have a gun, but you DO need to have a longboard.
A longboard really should be a part of everyone's quiver. I know you have one - it's just hidden.
for how organized and legit your garage is im surprised you don’t have epoxy floors. does look like you have a polisher, however.Shittiest quiver picture ever, but was super stoked to clean-up/redo the garage today after a silly session at knee high Mondo's with the wifey.
Seen here...
1. Bikes (electric, then wife's Pivot mountain bike and Specialized road bike, then my mountain and road - specialized for both).
2. Paddleboards: Back bag has the BARK racing stock board (12'0") & front bag has the Kracka Skorpion stock board (12'0").
3. Armstrong foil gear.
4. 4 extra board bags hanging up.
5. Boards from back to front:
a. Wavestorm for gnar shredding & getting pitted, so pitted, when necessary
b. 5'2" Naish foil
c. Tomo Psyko 5'7" (in bag)
d. Tomo GMM2 5'7"
e. Tomo Hydroshort round tail 5'9"
f. CI Mod Pod 5'8"
g. Tomo Hydronaut 6'1"
h. Hess 6'7" quad step up semi-gun (in bag)
i. Wifey's Machado custom 7'0" Seaside & Beyond (in bag)
j. Wifey's Machado stock 7'4" Seaside & Beyond (in bag)
k. Hess/Pavel 7'2" bonzer California gun (in bag)
l. Hess 8'10" big gun
m. Wifey's 9'0" Wayne Rich longboard (in bag)
n. My 9'4" Wayne Rich longboard (in bag)
o. BARK 10'2" Mavs gun
p. Dave Johnson 9'0" T's gun
View attachment 138542
Also seen: Two sets of saw horses/board holders, Catalina tiles, floating tool bench.