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- New board advice for Intermediate
by Swimmy Tim » Thu Jun 26, 2025 5:27 pm - 4 Replies
- 141 Views
- Last post by Geezer
Thu Aug 28, 2025 3:21 pm
- New board advice for Intermediate
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- I am now afraid of big waves
by ultrakook » Fri Aug 05, 2022 3:41 am - 15 Replies
- 1524 Views
- Last post by chokosurf
Mon Aug 25, 2025 12:54 pm
- I am now afraid of big waves
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- step down question and advice
by dodger805 » Fri Jun 27, 2025 4:28 pm - 2 Replies
- 257 Views
- Last post by waikikikichan
Sat Jul 05, 2025 10:18 pm
- step down question and advice
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- what size board to get
by rawr123 » Fri May 09, 2025 4:32 pm - 1 Replies
- 266 Views
- Last post by jaffa1949
Sun May 11, 2025 8:09 pm
- what size board to get
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- Rental board / lesson advice
by HaoleKook » Sun Mar 09, 2025 11:57 pm - 8 Replies
- 392 Views
- Last post by HaoleKook
Mon Mar 31, 2025 8:11 pm
- Rental board / lesson advice
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- Mick fanning 5 10 catfish
by Sheffkook » Sun Feb 23, 2025 4:31 pm - 0 Replies
- 177 Views
- Last post by Sheffkook
Sun Feb 23, 2025 4:31 pm
- Mick fanning 5 10 catfish
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- Egg Midlength vs Peformance Midlength: Tranisiton Advice
by Lucky888 » Wed Jan 22, 2025 5:39 am
- 8 Replies
- 591 Views
- Last post by Lucky888
Tue Feb 04, 2025 8:19 am
- Egg Midlength vs Peformance Midlength: Tranisiton Advice
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- Thinking about next board
by HaoleKook » Tue Jan 21, 2025 3:32 am
- 5 Replies
- 377 Views
- Last post by waikikikichan
Thu Jan 23, 2025 4:29 am
- Thinking about next board
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- What size board should I get?
by Surf19 » Fri Oct 18, 2024 8:20 am - 3 Replies
- 504 Views
- Last post by jaffa1949
Sun Oct 20, 2024 5:56 am
- What size board should I get?
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- Surfboard foam type/ding repair
by omaralkhairi » Mon Sep 30, 2024 1:25 am
- 1 Replies
- 473 Views
- Last post by jaffa1949
Mon Sep 30, 2024 10:04 am
- Surfboard foam type/ding repair
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- CIS Sampler Vs Lost V3 Rocket
by JWhite » Thu Aug 11, 2016 4:27 am
- 11 Replies
- 2255 Views
- Last post by 101unz
Wed Sep 11, 2024 6:40 am
- CIS Sampler Vs Lost V3 Rocket
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- How Do Surfing Skills Differ from Stand-Up Paddleboarding?
by angelaclarksons » Thu Sep 05, 2024 7:19 pm - 2 Replies
- 561 Views
- Last post by oldmansurfer
Fri Sep 06, 2024 7:16 pm
- How Do Surfing Skills Differ from Stand-Up Paddleboarding?
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- Board Recs
by t7nii » Mon Aug 12, 2024 1:22 am - 4 Replies
- 485 Views
- Last post by waikikikichan
Fri Aug 16, 2024 9:16 am
- Board Recs
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- Which board
by Dbase » Mon Mar 04, 2024 4:12 pm - 2 Replies
- 624 Views
- Last post by Geezer
Sun Mar 10, 2024 2:30 am
- Which board
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- Old Noll Board
by StevieB » Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:28 pm
- 1 Replies
- 482 Views
- Last post by waikikikichan
Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:20 pm
- Old Noll Board
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- New “first” board after pregnancy
by LandlockedDave » Fri Mar 01, 2024 4:36 pm - 2 Replies
- 539 Views
- Last post by LandlockedDave
Sun Mar 03, 2024 1:54 pm
- New “first” board after pregnancy
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- New Surfer Question
by NewGurt » Fri Jan 05, 2024 3:38 am - 9 Replies
- 780 Views
- Last post by NewGurt
Sat Jan 06, 2024 11:17 am
- New Surfer Question
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- Surfboard decision
by Fabs » Tue Sep 06, 2022 6:31 pm - 8 Replies
- 1308 Views
- Last post by Sophie01
Wed Dec 27, 2023 6:42 am
- Surfboard decision
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- Torq Don vs Don XL, maybe Don NR
1, 2 by HaoleKook » Fri Feb 03, 2023 12:07 am
- 20 Replies
- 2084 Views
- Last post by Timfnz
Thu Nov 23, 2023 6:23 am
- Torq Don vs Don XL, maybe Don NR
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- What surfboard should I get
by Brentious » Sun Nov 12, 2023 2:09 am
- 8 Replies
- 898 Views
- Last post by jaffa1949
Tue Nov 14, 2023 8:55 am
- What surfboard should I get
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- Need help picking a board...
by OBXMom » Tue Nov 07, 2023 2:09 pm - 3 Replies
- 752 Views
- Last post by waikikikichan
Thu Nov 09, 2023 8:49 pm
- Need help picking a board...
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- wet suit question for santa cruz, north florida all year
by georgejkunz » Mon Oct 30, 2023 7:04 pm - 0 Replies
- 514 Views
- Last post by georgejkunz
Mon Oct 30, 2023 7:04 pm
- wet suit question for santa cruz, north florida all year
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- Is this a good board for me?
by b3ndy » Tue Oct 24, 2023 4:52 am - 5 Replies
- 658 Views
- Last post by b3ndy
Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:39 am
- Is this a good board for me?
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- Is this a good size to grow into?
by rnb » Sun Oct 22, 2023 12:39 pm - 2 Replies
- 670 Views
- Last post by Geezer
Sun Oct 22, 2023 10:53 pm
- Is this a good size to grow into?
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- What board to buy
by bluedawg » Tue Oct 17, 2023 12:16 pm - 0 Replies
- 470 Views
- Last post by bluedawg
Tue Oct 17, 2023 12:16 pm
- What board to buy
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- Recommendations for a beginner near Mornington VIC
by b3ndy » Sun Oct 15, 2023 11:08 am - 0 Replies
- 630 Views
- Last post by b3ndy
Sun Oct 15, 2023 11:08 am
- Recommendations for a beginner near Mornington VIC
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- ideal board for every wave size
by Pedrosurf11 » Fri Sep 15, 2023 3:31 am - 1 Replies
- 590 Views
- Last post by jaffa1949
Fri Sep 15, 2023 5:19 am
- ideal board for every wave size
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- New Board search
by crispyjuicy » Mon Sep 11, 2023 9:14 pm - 6 Replies
- 1099 Views
- Last post by crispyjuicy
Wed Sep 13, 2023 1:10 am
- New Board search
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- need some advice on buying a new longboard!
by mathilderooz » Wed Jul 12, 2023 9:10 pm - 5 Replies
- 1146 Views
- Last post by v4p0ry1
Sun Sep 10, 2023 1:42 pm
- need some advice on buying a new longboard!
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- Advice for next board
by AlohaSurfing01 » Sat Sep 02, 2023 3:44 pm
- 11 Replies
- 1156 Views
- Last post by HaoleKook
Sun Sep 03, 2023 11:30 pm
- Advice for next board
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- Longboard alternative
by swsurf » Sat Jul 22, 2023 9:24 am - 9 Replies
- 1028 Views
- Last post by HaoleKook
Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:39 pm
- Longboard alternative
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- Next Board Advice?
by RichT1643 » Mon Aug 28, 2023 7:46 am - 0 Replies
- 498 Views
- Last post by RichT1643
Mon Aug 28, 2023 7:46 am
- Next Board Advice?
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- Surfing lessons
by ksh93 » Mon Jul 17, 2023 7:47 pm - 2 Replies
- 608 Views
- Last post by waikikikichan
Tue Jul 18, 2023 11:14 am
- Surfing lessons
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- Looking for my first board, please help!
1, 2by thebailers » Sun Jul 09, 2023 5:42 pm - 21 Replies
- 1625 Views
- Last post by thebailers
Thu Jul 13, 2023 10:00 am
- Looking for my first board, please help!
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- CJ Nelson Outlier vs Mini-log
by cheekobonavista01 » Sat Jun 10, 2023 3:47 am - 3 Replies
- 1196 Views
- Last post by jaffa1949
Mon Jul 03, 2023 2:38 pm
- CJ Nelson Outlier vs Mini-log
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- Suggestions on fin setup 8'6 longboard
by topsail725 » Sat May 13, 2023 1:46 am
- 14 Replies
- 1343 Views
- Last post by waikikikichan
Thu May 18, 2023 9:12 pm
- Suggestions on fin setup 8'6 longboard
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- Hypto Krypto vs Torq Pod Mod X-Lite
by EastCoastsurfing21 » Wed Apr 19, 2023 11:55 am - 5 Replies
- 1123 Views
- Last post by PipeDreams
Fri Apr 21, 2023 4:39 pm
- Hypto Krypto vs Torq Pod Mod X-Lite
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- Fins for the Rusty SD
by Bearx2 » Tue Apr 18, 2023 10:42 pm - 2 Replies
- 684 Views
- Last post by waikikikichan
Wed Apr 19, 2023 8:46 pm
- Fins for the Rusty SD
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- Getting tar of my booties
by Bearx2 » Sat Apr 08, 2023 8:11 pm - 3 Replies
- 749 Views
- Last post by Bearx2
Tue Apr 18, 2023 11:11 pm
- Getting tar of my booties
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- 2+1 fin size
by SirFrancis999 » Fri Apr 07, 2023 12:29 am
- 4 Replies
- 673 Views
- Last post by SirFrancis999
Fri Apr 07, 2023 9:46 pm
- 2+1 fin size
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- Stepping down from a 7'6" 60 L soft stop, going small..
by Rm2121 » Sun Mar 05, 2023 4:00 am
- 7 Replies
- 906 Views
- Last post by Rm2121
Mon Mar 27, 2023 2:47 pm
- Stepping down from a 7'6" 60 L soft stop, going small..
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- Scratch/crack repair
by Sbaboard » Thu Feb 09, 2023 7:30 pm
- 5 Replies
- 1001 Views
- Last post by waikikikichan
Tue Feb 14, 2023 10:19 am
- Scratch/crack repair
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- New board, stepping down from mini malibu
by Alishan » Tue Jan 31, 2023 5:38 pm - 6 Replies
- 969 Views
- Last post by Alishan
Sat Feb 04, 2023 11:23 pm
- New board, stepping down from mini malibu
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- Fixing style
by ultrakook » Sun Jan 01, 2023 10:04 pm - 1 Replies
- 596 Views
- Last post by timmy96815
Mon Jan 09, 2023 1:12 am
- Fixing style
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- Accessible Surfing? Am I on the right track?
by Mandyqueue » Tue Nov 22, 2022 9:10 pm
- 9 Replies
- 878 Views
- Last post by jaffa1949
Sun Dec 11, 2022 12:57 pm
- Accessible Surfing? Am I on the right track?
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- Tiny side bites - what are they called?
by HaoleKook » Tue Sep 27, 2022 2:11 am
- 14 Replies
- 1320 Views
- Last post by HaoleKook
Thu Nov 03, 2022 5:35 am
- Tiny side bites - what are they called?
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- smaller dims or specifically designed for having size
by Jay1010 » Mon Oct 24, 2022 10:31 am - 6 Replies
- 1264 Views
- Last post by Geezer
Tue Oct 25, 2022 10:51 pm
- smaller dims or specifically designed for having size
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- Does size really matters?
by Kinink » Tue Oct 18, 2022 6:10 pm
- 4 Replies
- 824 Views
- Last post by waikikikichan
Wed Oct 19, 2022 12:11 pm
- Does size really matters?
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