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Sparx
Sparx
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5 Aug 2012 11:56am
Back to the core business
Had this little number put together for the upcoming Port Mac love fest
Basically just a refinement of what I have been riding for the last three years, just tweaked a little. This one shaped by Simon Forward and glassed by local boy Ant Stevens

This one is eight foot by twenty nine with a heap of beef left through the middle



One of the main differences with this one is fin placement. Normally I go with Fordies specs but this time I went with Ants. Ants grouping is a lot closer to the tail and to be honest I hated it for the first couple of surfs. Had Rowsa drop in another FCS plug behind the back box ang bingo! all good. Had to do this with my last board so I guess its just one of those things that works for me. Ah the joys of custom shooters!

Another big differnce is the amount of concave through the bottom on this one. On a wave with punch, this thing flies, though the work load is up in small gutless crap.

The artwork is off an album cover by a ska band, The British Beat. Used to be big into them in the late seventies, early eighties and had that design on every short board I owned for about twenty five years. The one below was the last of the line.

Anyway, all good, no jokes about old farts trying to relive their glorious youth....please
Cheers
Sparx


Casso
Casso
NSW
3784 posts
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5 Aug 2012 1:53pm
Very nice, Sparxy. Can't wait to see how it goes in some NSW beach break punch.

British Beat - you're such a skin head rude boy.
Sparx
Sparx
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5 Aug 2012 1:56pm
Casso said...

Very nice, Sparxy. Can't wait to see how it goes in some NSW beach break punch.

British Beat - you're such a skin head rude boy.

Sure was
Still got my Docs but I think the Missus threw out my brothel creepers and my pork pie hat!
Cheers
Sparx

Sparx
Sparx
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5 Aug 2012 2:13pm
Some piccies of the newy in some grunty little beachies
Goes unreal forehand





But what it really loves is a bit of backhand, back foot biffo




All pics courtesy of Wes Bowler
Cheers
Sparx





Sparx
Sparx
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5 Aug 2012 2:17pm
Must go surf now!!
My slaveish addiction to social media is seriously curtailing my aspirations of Olympic glory
Cheers
Sparx
Cuttlefish
Cuttlefish
QLD
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5 Aug 2012 3:34pm
That's a good looking board.
Why are you so old?
matt18
matt18
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5 Aug 2012 4:22pm
Nice stuff sparx , all the best for your holiday
Sparx
Sparx
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5 Aug 2012 4:28pm
[b]Cuttlefish said...
Why are you so old?

I blame my parents!!
Cheers
Sparx


Cuttlefish
Cuttlefish
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5 Aug 2012 8:00pm
Just been reading through the grumpy old men thread and came over all cheeky like thinking of my elders still measuring their prowess with such determination.
Then I've clicked on your thread and here you are a distinguished looking silver fox tearing it up.
No disrespect intended.
The "Why are you so old"? comes from a kids cartoon my kids like called Despicable me.
BulldogPup
BulldogPup
6657 posts
6657 posts
5 Aug 2012 7:05pm
Sparx said...

[b]Cuttlefish said...
Why are you so old?

I blame my parents!!
Cheers
Sparx





no way hombre - you've photoshopped your appearance for sure - rock & rolling my good man
Casso
Casso
NSW
3784 posts
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5 Aug 2012 9:24pm
Yeeew - going of Sparxy. Great quality photos.

Glad you didn't make it into the Over 40s!





... jokes.
Sparx
Sparx
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5 Aug 2012 10:03pm
Cuttlefish said...

Just been reading through the grumpy old men thread and came over all cheeky like thinking of my elders still measuring their prowess with such determination.
Then I've clicked on your thread and here you are a distinguished looking silver fox tearing it up.
No disrespect intended.
The "Why are you so old"? comes from a kids cartoon my kids like called Despicable me.


No drama Cuttle
Ever seen the movie Tombstone? I'm not old
"Im in my prime"
Cheers
Sparx

goatman
goatman
NSW
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6 Aug 2012 10:16am
Looking goooood Sparx, board and surfing!
Green Tea
Green Tea
VIC
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6 Aug 2012 1:09pm
Hi Sparx,
I noticed with your back fins you have put the plugs in. Has it made the difference you were hoping for?
Div
Sparx
Sparx
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6 Aug 2012 8:13pm
Div said...

Hi Sparx,
I noticed with your back fins you have put the plugs in. Has it made the difference you were hoping for?
Div

Hey Div
Moving the back fins transformed the board, incredible the difference really. As I have said the original fin grouping was too close together, just felt weird. As a personal preferance that revised set up was a cracker on my red board





Everything is a bit closer to the tail on the newy



And to tell the truth it's very much like a thruster both performance wise and the way it needs to be surfed
Cheers
Sparx


laceys lane
laceys lane
QLD
19804 posts
QLD, 19804 posts
6 Aug 2012 9:08pm
go feet go
supthecreek
supthecreek
2760 posts
2760 posts
6 Aug 2012 7:37pm
Appears you are aging very gracefully... stay fit and keep ripping

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