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Very nice Mac.

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damned67 said..
Tell me about the Waikiki board. How's it different to what you ride at LM, for example?

On the times I've been lucky enough to go to Waikiki, I've found I prefer a longer, wider (hire) board.

And what are the specs to get it on the plane? or will you be keeping this one over there once it's done?

Yes on my last trip I met a couple of older American ladies who had Makaha Surfboards make a couple of custom boards designed for Waikiki .
Very similar to a MCT fireball plan shape but with a wide tail like the MCT noserider with 50/50 rails. Anyone who has surfed on the south shore will tell you its a soft wave so volume is the key,so I had it made 23 1/4 x 3 1/4 and kept it 9.6 for air transport.I kept the fireball rails so the thing looks like a noserider but rips.

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laceys lane said..
Take up cocaine
It will be cheaper habit

I wouldn't be concerned about my board purchases Sunny Jim You have you're own issues

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Macaha said..

laceys lane said..
Take up cocaine
It will be cheaper habit

I wouldn't be concerned about my board purchases Sunny Jim You have you're own issues

Mines like drinking a coffee a day compared to your raging board habit.

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Macaha said..

laceys lane said..

Macaha said..

laceys lane said..
Take up cocaine
It will be cheaper habit

I wouldn't be concerned about my board purchases Sunny Jim You have you're own issues

Mines like drinking a coffee a day compared to your raging board habit.

So there we have it folks,Lacey admitting to a daily board purchase.

A daily surf /paddle habit.
A user.
Not a collector

Its time to surf

Back to the Waikiki board - how do you find getting it there and back?
i always thought the excess luggage fees would have been up there with buying a new one over there, giving it to a grom down by the wall before you leave, and still walking away with having spent less.

On the occasions I have had the luck to fly over there, I have always flow Hawaiian, except for once on Qantas, then back to Hawaiian.
I thought they had a max board length of 8 ft or something? Maybe 9 ft?

I'd be thrilled to take my own boards in the future (if I ever get to go again) but gotta admit, I do like sampling the boards at KBS.

Nice but why pin lines after being glassed?

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515 said..
Nice but why pin lines after being glassed?

Pin line on the filler coat for maximun wow.

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Macaha said..

laceys lane said..
Because its a special board for a special guy

and don't you ever forget it
just been offered two jobs here in Bali the mind is ticketing.

Gees mate working two jobs in Bali won't leave much time for surfing

Sunnyboys this Sunday afternoon,catching up with Ted for a beer,ok maybe two beers.

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Cuttlefish said..

Macaha said..

laceys lane said..
Because its a special board for a special guy

and don't you ever forget it
just been offered two jobs here in Bali the mind is ticketing.

Working in Bali.
Railing against imported boards into Australia.
Hmmm.

I have a real reason for disliking Asian imported boards, I've been part of a industry which closed down in Australia due to Chinese imports so I speak with passion and first hand experience which I've mentioned before.

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Cuttlefish said..

Macaha said..

Cuttlefish said..

Macaha said..

laceys lane said..
Because its a special board for a special guy

and don't you ever forget it
just been offered two jobs here in Bali the mind is ticketing.

Working in Bali.
Railing against imported boards into Australia.
Hmmm.

I have a real reason for disliking Asian imported boards, I've been part of a industry which closed down in Australia due to Chinese imports so I speak with passion and first hand experience which I've mentioned before.

I try to extend my purchases of local products far beyond just surfboards. Owning a couple of Chinese boards is keeping others from buying them once they see me kooking it on them.
Just out of curiousity have you ever asked Bob why he had some board models made by Surftech?

Bob does not have a say in it as he does not own the business nor his own name

So based on others doing the same thing i can only assume it was for the owners of mctavish to make money ? Mac ?