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- CIS Sampler Vs Lost V3 Rocket
by JWhite » Thu Aug 11, 2016 4:27 am
- 11 Replies
- 1819 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
- 61 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
- 117 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
- 278 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
- 199 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
- 260 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
- 374 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
- 791 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
- 1255 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
- 465 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
- 406 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
- 221 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
- 360 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
- 337 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
- 233 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
- 285 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
- 324 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
- 612 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
- 584 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
- 571 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
- 572 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
- 265 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
- 309 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
- 814 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
- 670 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
- 773 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
- 601 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
- 387 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
- 410 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
- 405 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
- 532 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
- 563 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
- 619 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
- 342 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
- 538 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
- 796 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
- 873 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
- 481 Views
- Last post by waikikikichan
Wed Oct 19, 2022 12:11 pm
- Does size really matters?
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- First longboard help
by YorkshireSurfer » Wed Oct 05, 2022 4:42 pm - 11 Replies
- 685 Views
- Last post by Lebowski
Mon Oct 10, 2022 9:32 am
- First longboard help
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- Surfboard thickness
by SirFrancis999 » Tue Sep 13, 2022 1:39 am - 8 Replies
- 639 Views
- Last post by HaoleKook
Wed Sep 28, 2022 2:25 am
- Surfboard thickness
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- surfboard advice
by ksoliman » Thu Sep 22, 2022 10:27 am - 3 Replies
- 438 Views
- Last post by ksoliman
Thu Sep 22, 2022 2:29 pm
- surfboard advice
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- Did I get the wrong board?
1, 2 by HaoleKook » Mon Aug 01, 2022 5:26 am
- 26 Replies
- 1591 Views
- Last post by bb77bb
Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:46 pm
- Did I get the wrong board?
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- First board I will ever buy
by Neto1024 » Sun Sep 11, 2022 1:57 pm - 4 Replies
- 446 Views
- Last post by Neto1024
Mon Sep 12, 2022 8:33 am
- First board I will ever buy
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- Rusty Moby Fish vs. Firewire Submoon
by crueleye120 » Mon Sep 05, 2022 7:47 pm - 0 Replies
- 701 Views
- Last post by crueleye120
Mon Sep 05, 2022 7:47 pm
- Rusty Moby Fish vs. Firewire Submoon
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- I am now afraid of big waves
by ultrakook » Fri Aug 05, 2022 3:41 am - 13 Replies
- 1008 Views
- Last post by OlegLupusov
Mon Aug 22, 2022 7:13 am
- I am now afraid of big waves
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- Duck Diving Technique on a Wide and Thick Fish Surfboard
by Mclaw3 » Fri Aug 05, 2022 10:35 pm
- 3 Replies
- 586 Views
- Last post by waikikikichan
Sat Aug 06, 2022 11:45 am
- Duck Diving Technique on a Wide and Thick Fish Surfboard
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- Longboard Step Down Advice for a Once and Future Longboarder
by warkick » Wed Aug 04, 2021 3:44 pm - 18 Replies
- 927 Views
- Last post by warkick
Wed Jul 06, 2022 10:40 pm
- Longboard Step Down Advice for a Once and Future Longboarder
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- Foot placement on gun
by ultrakook » Fri Jun 03, 2022 5:30 pm - 2 Replies
- 504 Views
- Last post by oldmansurfer
Tue Jul 05, 2022 2:41 am
- Foot placement on gun
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