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Eagle Eye UAV
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 Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 7:41 am Post subject: Show your surfboards! |
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| I bought a 10' surfboard from my neighbor last night he was a surfer. Considering a vw bug is 13ft in length give or take and the board is 10ft does anyone have pictures of a 10 footer on top of their bugs? I bought it for car show purposes since we are central us. If you have surfboard pictures on top of your bug(s) state the size of you boards please. Thank you all! |
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KTPhil 
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Location: Conejo Valley, CA
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| Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 8:00 am Post subject: Re: Show your surfboards! |
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| I don't have a picture, but of course it can be done, since when these cars were new, and Bugs were popular with surfers, all we had were longboards! |
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Eagle Eye UAV
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Location: usa
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| Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 11:50 am Post subject: Re: Show your surfboards! |
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| That is what I was thinking it is hard to find those picture on google images. I was looking for a couple of hours today. |
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Bob Loblaw
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Location: Vancouver Island, Canada
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| Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 12:21 pm Post subject: Re: Show your surfboards! |
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It's no 10 footer, and the racks have been updated, but this is what I rock.
It's a de-commissioned custom built sailboard, laced with carbon fibre. Apparently is was wicked fast when is was sea worthy, but it's become delaminated in the centre. Now it's just a nice hat on a pretty girl.
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Helfen
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Location: Vulcania
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| Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 6:11 pm Post subject: Re: Show your surfboards! |
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| Bob Loblaw wrote: |
It's no 10 footer, and the racks have been updated, but this is what I rock.
It's a de-commissioned custom built sailboard, laced with carbon fibre. Apparently is was wicked fast when is was sea worthy, but it's become delaminated in the centre. Now it's just a nice hat on a pretty girl.
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Your hat is on backwards! |
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Helfen
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Location: Vulcania
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| Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 6:33 pm Post subject: Re: Show your surfboards! |
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| When I first started surfing in 1958 I had a 8'5" just like my mom's and sisters, my dad had a 10'0. When my dad started surfing in 1927 almost all the boards were over 10' and were solid redwood at sometimes over 100lbs. My dad and all his surfing buddies were or looked like muscle men-you had to just to get that board to the beach, let alone ride them , later in the 40's after the war we started getting balsa and did redwood balsa glue ups to save weight. Today my quiver is two 6'10" 's and a 7'11" for beach break, and for big waves over ten feet several guns of 7'8", 8'5", 8'11", and 9'3". All of the boards I have today ( except for a old Weber Ski ) were shaped before my friend Phil Becker retired. BTW on my 65 Beetle with the rear seat removed and the passenger seat forward I can get that 7'0 Weber inside the car diagonally just! |
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Eagle Eye UAV
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| Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 9:43 am Post subject: Re: Show your surfboards! |
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| bugs and boards have to be the coolest look possible thank you to the couple who have posted thus far really hoping to see quite a few more everyone! |
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Eagle Eye UAV
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 2:45 pm Post subject: Re: Show your surfboards! |
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No surfers left on this planet pretty sad  |
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skoshi surf
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Location: Fair Haven,New Jersey
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 3:43 pm Post subject: Re: Show your surfboards! |
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| Still have my 1967 Weber performer and G&S hot curl take them out when the waves are small both look great on the 63 rag top bug |
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obus
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Spezialist
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 3:48 pm Post subject: Re: Show your surfboards! |
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| Eagle Eye UAV wrote: |
| No surfers left on this planet pretty sad |
There’s plenty. But it sucks because sharks, reef, locals, mokes, you name it just don’t try it.
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VW_Jimbo
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| Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 5:21 pm Post subject: Re: Show your surfboards! |
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| Eagle Eye UAV wrote: |
| No surfers left on this planet pretty sad |
There’s plenty. But it sucks because sharks, reef, locals, mokes, you name it just don’t try it. |
Where I am at, there are way too many surfers in the water now! TOO MANY SURFERS!!!!!! I remember when there were a few dozen guys lined up to take their turn for a wave. Now, you paddle out and hope you get a chance to get in the line up. Often times some young punk, just snakes in front and kills all the joy! I have given up riding waves on boards. I get in and body surf, or ride my boggie board. Let the young punks fight for the waves!
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| Basically, a whole bunch of fuckery to achieve a look. |
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GFY's Xevin and VW_Jimbo!  |
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FullFender
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| Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 5:45 pm Post subject: Re: Show your surfboards! |
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| Bob Loblaw wrote: |
It's no 10 footer, and the racks have been updated, but this is what I rock.
It's a de-commissioned custom built sailboard, laced with carbon fibre. Apparently is was wicked fast when is was sea worthy, but it's become delaminated in the centre. Now it's just a nice hat on a pretty girl.
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According to your standards |
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Helfen
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| Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 6:22 pm Post subject: Re: Show your surfboards! |
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| FullFender wrote: |
| Helfen wrote: |
| Bob Loblaw wrote: |
It's no 10 footer, and the racks have been updated, but this is what I rock.
It's a de-commissioned custom built sailboard, laced with carbon fibre. Apparently is was wicked fast when is was sea worthy, but it's become delaminated in the centre. Now it's just a nice hat on a pretty girl.
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According to your standards |
QUESTION
Hey, Who Knows -- my friends have a long-running debate: when putting boards on racks (hard or soft) do you put the fins forward or backward? Or does it matter? I say backward, who's right?
Asked by Anonymous
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Surfline editor and professional board strapper Marcus Sanders responds:
Personally, I always try to keep the boards inside the car whenever possible, but when they need to go up top, I'm a fins forward fan, and here's the most recent reason: a couple weeks back, while caravanning down the freeway with a buddy, I noticed his boards weren't tied down tightly enough and started to "lift" off the rack. There was at least an inch between the bottom of his boards and the rack, and the only think keeping 'em from slipping off into sure oblivion was -- you guessed it -- the fins. They had caught on the strap and halted the board's slipping backwards -- which is the reason most fins-forward folks give. Those who believe in the fins backward approach generally -- and rightly -- maintain that it's more aerodynamic, but it's doubtful that a fin cluster has a serious affect on gas mileage. |
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Bob Loblaw
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| Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2018 8:01 am Post subject: Re: Show your surfboards! |
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If you look close, you'll see that the rear of this board tapers, and the strap goes around that taper, stopping any rearward movement.
For me, the fins-rear is purely an aesthetic choice. But I like knowing that it's unlikely to slip backwards and become a projectile.
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FullFender
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 8:38 am Post subject: Re: Show your surfboards! |
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| Helfen wrote: |
| FullFender wrote: |
| Helfen wrote: |
| Bob Loblaw wrote: |
It's no 10 footer, and the racks have been updated, but this is what I rock.
It's a de-commissioned custom built sailboard, laced with carbon fibre. Apparently is was wicked fast when is was sea worthy, but it's become delaminated in the centre. Now it's just a nice hat on a pretty girl.
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Your hat is on backwards! |
According to your standards |
QUESTION
Hey, Who Knows -- my friends have a long-running debate: when putting boards on racks (hard or soft) do you put the fins forward or backward? Or does it
matter? I say backward, who's right?
Asked by Anonymous
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Surfline editor and professional board strapper Marcus Sanders responds:
Personally, I always try to keep the boards inside the car whenever possible, but when they need to go up top, I'm a fins forward fan, and here's the most recent reason: a couple weeks back, while caravanning down the freeway with a buddy, I noticed his boards weren't tied down tightly enough and started to "lift" off the rack. There was at least an inch between the bottom of his boards and the rack, and the only think keeping 'em from slipping off into sure oblivion was -- you guessed it -- the fins. They had caught on the strap and halted the board's slipping backwards -- which is the reason most fins-forward folks give. Those who believe in the fins backward approach generally -- and rightly -- maintain that it's more aerodynamic, but it's doubtful that a fin cluster has a serious affect on gas mileage. |
I disagree, because one man failed to tie his board down doesnt mean much. Going on 3 years now with my board on the rack fins backwards with ZERO issues, because I secured it correctly. Enough of this though lets get back on topic |
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ZENVWDRIVER
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3/55 113 Beetle, stratos silver
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Spezialist
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| Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2018 9:39 am Post subject: Re: Show your surfboards! |
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| Eagle Eye UAV wrote: |
| No surfers left on this planet pretty sad |
There’s plenty. But it sucks because sharks, reef, locals, mokes, you name it just don’t try it. |
Where I am at, there are way too many surfers in the water now! TOO MANY SURFERS!!!!!! I remember when there were a few dozen guys lined up to take their turn for a wave. Now, you paddle out and hope you get a chance to get in the line up. Often times some young punk, just snakes in front and kills all the joy! I have given up riding waves on boards. I get in and body surf, or ride my boggie board. Let the young punks fight for the waves! |
Yeah it’s an olden days joke, let me put on my serious cap.
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PD41
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 9:34 am Post subject: Re: Show your surfboards! |
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I have a 8' 7" Greg Noll Island Surf Center "Aipa Ski"
1968 Says Aipa in pencil on the stringer.
1968 Weber Strato Series Experimental transition board.
1977 Bradshaw Bolt
Few more classics too. |
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Fish
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Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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