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Where is that?Unfortunately, if I want a decent custom board this is the only way. Only 2 or 3 local shapers here, and none that are really any good.
you'd be better off visiting indo yearly and picking boards up over there, most of the big names have operations in the country. js and firewire make their epoxy in thailand.East Asia. AKA "the worst country for shipping boards".
Apparently...
Depends, some use sh!t blanks while others get em from Oz and more reliable sources. I despise surfing in Bali also, still good for a quick stopover but not a surf trip.I go to Indo about once a year, but I stay far away from Bali. Some of the those Bali-made boards by the big shapers are pretty shoddy from the accounts I've heard...
The ”worst country for shipping boards” excuse doesn’t fly here. Ryan and Scott got your Burchs to you perfectly fine with no harm done to the glass-on keels OR Angelo’s laminatingYeah, but I don't really buy the "worst country for shipping boards" thing. I think it's just some misdirection. I've ordered about 10 custom boards in total from Aus and USA over the last 5 years. Never had a problem with any of them apart from this time with Gary. I think it was just bad luck with how it was handled. I go to Indo about once a year, but I stay far away from Bali. Some of the those Bali-made boards by the big shapers are pretty shoddy from the accounts I've heard...
Yeah, but how do you know which is which? A lot of the FIrewires they sell there seem to be old stock that wasn't selling in other places. Also, they're about 6-8 months behind what gets released in Aus and USA. Plus the quality seems a bit dodgy; I had a Baked Potato in Timbertek from there about 8 years ago. It lasted about a month before the wood started to split along the grain. I got in contact with FIrewire, and they were quick to offer me a replacement. Just seems they might see the Bali market as a good way to get rid of boards to surf-stoked tourists...Depends, some use sh!t blanks while others get em from Oz and more reliable sources. I despise surfing in Bali also, still good for a quick stopover but not a surf trip.
Yeah, and I gotta say thanks to Chemistry Surfboards as they took care of the shipping for Scott and Ryan. They packed the boards really well with a lot of care and attention paid to sensitive areas like the rails and the fins. A lot of extra reinforcement all around. Plus the box was much sturdier than the one I got from Gary. Also, I liked the way they shipped it. They used mapcargo.com, so I was responsible for paying the shipping costs directly to the shipping company. This meant that if there was any issue with the boards, then I would have been responsible for following up the claim. Seems like a much better way to do things.The ”worst country for shipping boards” excuse doesn’t fly here. Ryan and Scott got your Burchs to you perfectly fine with no harm done to the glass-on keels OR Angelo’s laminating
UnderstoodThanks for the advice, but I'm just not really interested in those kind of boards.
I think you mean he's playing me for a donk. Dunno why a customer should accept a faulty product on delivery, and then take the hit instead of the supplier taking responsibility. Why should I pay for the shipping on a board that was damaged in transit? Doesn't make sense. That's not really how the world works.lol classic erbb donks! ask gary how it's hangin!
Yeah, not really. The shaper has a duty to the customer to get the board there in one piece. If it doesn't, then the responsibility for that should be shared. Not just dumped on the customer. Gary told me "most freight forwarders will not insure boards".Not really. Surely the shipping company has insurance? If the board was packed well and shipped in good faith then the shaper has done their bit.
sh!t happens.....