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Modernized 80s Shortboards
- Thread starter surfadelphia
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That board has the bottom I spoke of - yeah boy - hate my ass errbers 
Dave Wallace in a T&C ad around 1982
Dave Wallace in a T&C ad around 1982
OMG.
That is SO going on the bathroom wall at the shop.We have the DW section already. Porn references scrawled on them and all. I'll be sure to tell dave where I got it.
And I think you should do an 80's model thruster. Super flat deck, beaked nose, your bottom. Maybe have a six channel option. EPS slab blanks so the flat deck thing isn't as much of a pain. I could sell that sh!t Greg. Trust me... tonight is SATURDAY NIGHT!!!
See?
We can negotiate my commission later...
EDIT: I texted Dave the picture. He knew exactly where I got it.
Thanks.
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OMG.
We have the DW section already. Porn references scrawled on them and all. I'll be sure to tell dave where I got it.
And I think you should do an 80's model thruster. Super flat deck, beaked nose, your bottom. Maybe have a six channel option. EPS slab blanks so the flat deck thing isn't as much of a pain. I could sell that sh!t Greg. Trust me... tonight is SATURDAY NIGHT!!!
and make this photo into your laminate.
I know you are anti-marketing GG, but the "units" might surprise you.
when boards got too narrow and too rockered i got my first quad. i was surfing better than ever
once in a while i'd ride this and it went pretty well
once in a while i'd ride this and it went pretty well
The best boards I rode in that era in NJ surf were shaped by Richard Price for Natural Art Surfboards. If you remember Todd Holland from back in the day that is who was shaping his boards for a good chunk of his career and then I think he went to Linden. He is still shaping under his own label these days. His boards often had a lot of V in them back then which is what I attributed their fantastic performance to. https://www.facebook.com/richpricesurfdesigns/
I didn’t ride banana chips in the 90s and I know plenty of others that didn’t either.
I borrowed a friends board in mid 80s by Rich Price, liked it so much he never got it back. Can’t remember the label though. If you’re on the East Coast Id definitely consider getting one from him
I borrowed a friends board in mid 80s by Rich Price, liked it so much he never got it back. Can’t remember the label though. If you’re on the East Coast Id definitely consider getting one from him
1982 Twin fin
Kaipo
Both Flat decks , Beak Nose and “ Angular” Rails , very slight Triplane becoming Vee and flat out the back .
Kaipo
Both Flat decks , Beak Nose and “ Angular” Rails , very slight Triplane becoming Vee and flat out the back .
Whoa. That LM thruster looks exactly like my first real grom board! Loved that rainbow shaved ice spray. So 80's! Wish I still had it....
Both Flat decks , Beak Nose and “ Angular” Rails , very slight Triplane becoming Vee and flat out the back .
1980
Walter , father of Flynn
Beak Nose , Flat Deck , “Angular" Rails
Slight Tri Plane becoming Vee with a Concave Tail
1982
Buttons ,Same stuff without concave out the back
Walter , father of Flynn
Beak Nose , Flat Deck , “Angular" Rails
Slight Tri Plane becoming Vee with a Concave Tail
1982
Buttons ,Same stuff without concave out the back
Get one of these. He's on the west coast but grew up on the east coast so he knows how to shape for east coast surf.
This shot of Todd Holland just popped up on my Facebook feed. Probably somewhere between 81 and 83. He's a year older than me and he looks to be about 13 or 14. Natural Art with an early Rich Price logo and the NSSA National Team sticker. So freaking classic.
