Longboard Surfboard
guy in Orange County, CA who sells longboard surfboard fins out of his house?
I bought from him years ago, and now I can't remember the name, address, phone, anything. I seem to remember it being in southern O.C. As I remember, he sold mostly just fins; I don't think he even sold boards.
Thanks,
Ben
well, the reason i was looking for this specific guy is that he has very good selection of quality and unique fins, but also really good prices (and he was a very nice guy, so i figure i should throw my business his way when i can)
Ask Russel at his shop in newport. He knows just about everyone in the trade in socal and is a nice guy to boot. His Shop is right across from the pier.
It is becoming harder to just go out and buy a new surfboard these days with smaller tighter budgets and higher prices so learning how to keep that magic board in top condition makes more sense than ever.
If you own a surfboard your eventually going to get a ding, there's just no avoiding it and sadly enough most dings happen in the home so be advised a protective board bag is where your board belongs when it's not in the water. Not only will it minimize ding potential, but it will protect your board from the yellowing effects of u.v. rays.
These days many boards have an outer resin coating or "glass job" made from epoxy and that means the core is likely to be made from a type of foam that is very water absorbent, great stuff when it's dry and the outer layer of resin and fiberglass are intact, big trouble if it's exposed to water for very long. What happens is the water gets in between the foam core and outer resin shell then expands and contracts with temperature and atmospheric pressure changes to create delamination (separation) of the outer shell from the foam which opens the door to several bad developments.
ü Weight gain - Heavy Boards Lower Performance
ü Weakening - Wet Spots are Potential Break / Buckle Spots
ü Yellowing - Lowers Resale Appeal
These conditions add up to lower performance, higher risk of breaking and just a plainly ugly looking surfboard! keep this in mind as we cover the basics of a good repair job. For my repairs I use a non–toxic sun activated acrylic resin. I'm still careful not to get any on my hands and to work in very well ventilated area, outside if possible. Here's the steps:
Work in the Shade!
Fixing a surfboard isn't that hard, I mean there are some dings I'd rather leave to a pro, but most of the time dings are small and easily fixable. For some reason people find excuses for why they can't do it so surfboard repair skills are always in demand, plus it beats the inconvenience of giving up your surfboard for sometimes a week or more and then paying at least twenty five dollars or more for someone to do what you can do in just a few minutes and a couple bucks! I found some really cool disposable kits online for just a couple bucks at phixdoctor.net and they fix like 5 dings! Now I'm the new repair pro in town.
Surfing Big Swamis from the movie Longboard Habit...music by Ron Dziubla/Melenhead
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