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Board Bag Charges (Surfline)

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Shapes and Designs Update

Springers: ... Parabolic or "curved stringers". Little was really known or proven about Springers until recently. What usually happens in surfing is that something new comes along and surfers naturally want to jump on it and try it. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.

Some cool things about Springers:
• Less nose breakage (double stringer in nose)
• Lighter (stringers are on thinner part of board)
• Stronger (stringer strength is out on rails)
• Snap (instead of having just foam in the tail the stringer gives some torque) votes are still out on this.

So far I have only worked with EPS (epoxy) foam for Springers because you can custom design each blank and have the Springers fit the design the surfer has ordered, especially with swallow tails.

There are now some pretty hot looking polyester blanks with parabolic stringers but you are stuck in the old school world of using someone else's idea of what the rocker should be and the stringers will not always fit the shape the surfer has ordered.

I like getting my custom rocker cut so everything looks "purty" and it fits the design.
Pete

This is Burny Burnstin he picked up his board (The bullet) and Benny's 6'6 Manfish Springer. Here he is holding Phil Harris' four fin.


Here is Burney's Bullet. He gets his boards with all four ounce glass on EPS/epoxy. he is actually holding this 5'5" down so it won't float away.


Here is Burny holding Ben Demonstrati's 6'6" Manfish. Springers work in man sized boards as well.



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At 10:23am on June 4th, 2008, sam duggan said…
hey pete sorry i just now got your messege that my board is done when should i come pick it up
At 11:15am on May 25th, 2008, Ely said…
Thanks. Yep, THe first custom round nose fish that you shaped for me. I have since had three more and each has been better than the last.
At 12:30pm on April 19th, 2008, steven stroble said…
this site is pretty nice im enjoying it alot
-thanks
At 7:01pm on April 15th, 2008, Curtis Byrd said…
Pete--How can I put an application for the 25th annual Pineapple surf contest on the site. Can I email it to you?
At 6:59pm on April 15th, 2008, Curtis Byrd said…

At 8:56pm on April 13th, 2008, Tyler Nordyke said…
hey pete im not sure if you were in on it or not but your son nick got me pretty good...just wanted to say thanks for the amazing board it rides like a dream!
At 6:55pm on April 13th, 2008, Pete Dooley said…
Jake,
Did you catch any of the bombers in the big swell?
At 3:20pm on April 13th, 2008, sNake said…
Uncle Petey...I'm good! How are things? ...got a bit of surf lately (as I'm back in the water)...but I do need a stick, any ideas where to go? :)
At 10:49am on April 10th, 2008, TODD HOLLAND said…
ALL GOOD. RAN IT LAST SAT. HAD A GREAT PANEL AND THINK IT ALL WENT PRETTY GOOD. THANKS FOR THE ADVICE.
At 6:52am on April 9th, 2008, VALERIE EVANS said…
hHEY PETE, ONE DOOR CLOSES AND ANOTHER OPENS. YOU GUYS ARE MY FAMILY AND A BIG PART OF WHO I AM. NATURAL ART GAVE ME THE CHANCE TO MEET SOME GREAT PEOPLE. I LOVE YOU GUYS. SEE YOU IN A FEW WEEKS. XXxxOOOoXXxOOXxoo valerie
 
 

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