was in the hurley shop today with big ted....and saw some phantom boardies on sale
well im always up for a deal and the pair i own im very happy with. so the lady goes through all their deals.....and then says, no not the top shelf,they are a new line

the new line was $200 for a pair of boardies
now to me that just seems completely nutty to spend.
would any of you pay it?

Shaped glassed then filler coat and artwork.

THE most fun guy - Bunker Sprekels

















The most fun board - McTavish EvoII !!
(Asea's EvoII! )




http://www.mctavish.com.au/surfboard/fireball-evolution-ii

Hi All - Basically looking for some advice on a board that I won't be using for long.

Long story short I'm down to 107 kgs from 135 kgd 3 months ago (went from physical labor to an office job - yikes) and have fallen in love with surfing.

A mate offered me a board (8 foot foamy) to have a crack on and I LOVE it (I use to sail skiffs, there's this amazing feeling when you pop the kite and the boat first accelerates - Surfing gives you the same thing - LOVED IT). But I don't have permanent use of the board.

Basically the weight loss is ongoing and I want to be riding shortboards within 2 years.

I am surfing through the winter to keep building fitness and stability. At the moment what I'm doing isn't surfing - more swimming around with a surfboard, but I am improving pretty quickly (fitness is skyrocketing).

I need a BIG board to surf this winter just to keep getting fitter and more stable (and who knows, maybe even standup). The point is I won't need it for long as I get lighter / better and don't want to throw away cash on something I'll only use for 6 months.

Can anyone suggest a good way to buy a cheap board. Any advice welcome.

P.S I've seen a few around the $500 mark that looked ok but I didn't want to spend that much, that being said they appear to hold value pretty well (surprisingly well) so I COULD just spend the cash and sell it later on. But I wouldn't mind having a beginners board for other people as well.

I was blessed with my McTavish EvoII from Asea. There's a little mark as to where to place the fin. Came with a lovely fin set-up. FCS Fluid Foils Dolfin & McT side bites. Usually it's the other way around, McT Single, and FCS GXQ side bites.

Base of fin is about 5"3/4.
Front of fin from tail is about 1 foot plus 2 & 5/8 - or about 370mm.

The board is the Fireball Evolution 2, or EvoII. Essentially it is a more high performance version of the trusted Fireball.

Board Test Location - ThePop, WinkiPop Victoria right next to Bells.
Conditions - 1.5-3.0m South West Swell.

For me, it was like meeting an old friend. In many ways it is very similar to my old 9'1 McTavish Original. As soon as I saw the board, I knew I was going to like it. I waited until today for some decent quality waves to take it out in. The board more than impressed me on every wave. The very first wave was a jacking peaky takeoff and I was in the perfect spot. I didn't expect it to jack quite so much, and it turned into a beautiful smooth late take off, long smooth bottom turn on the rail, and loaded the legs up off the bottom, and the board responded perfectly, plenty of speed and projection.

Another highlight was racing down the line past lowers, coming off the bottom and back off the top about 5 times. So much speed, so much control. Extremely predictable (which is a very good thing!).

It helped that someone had already marked out where to place the Centre fin!

Mine is 9'1 x 22"3/4 x 2"7/8. Pretty standard dimensions. I'm about 88kegs and about 182cm tall, which is roughly bang on 6 foot. I find these dimensions pretty perfect for me. If you're heavier and bigger, you would consider 23 x 3, and vice versa for smaller, consider 22"1/2 or 22"1/4 x 2"5/8. or 2"3/4.

Board Rating - 10 out of 10. 6 Stars out of 5!
Hands down the best 9'0+ Malibu I have ever ridden.
Looking forward to testing it in smaller conditions.

I can't recall if the board is PU or Epoxy. Pretty sure it's PU, but without the Gloss Coat which saves weight.

Looks really nice. In excellent condition too.

Thanks go to Asea, Boardculture, and of course McTavish.

9'1 x 22"3/4 x 2"7/8. Perfect dims for me. I already know I'll love this board, and I haven't even ridden her yet!