Here is Rob tearing through the surf on his eco-friendly vegetable oil diesel engine motorboat. Why is he in such a hurry? To deliver new Channel Islands to Mckevlins...
...Like the new Motorboat. Described as a cross over between a biscuit and a Gravy, it looks a lot more like a cross between a Gravy and a dumpster diver. Which is good news because the gravy needed a little more beef through the tail. The Dims on this particular Motorboat are 5'8" x 19 3/4" x 2 1/2.
$675.00
(look, I know, but it is a Channel Islands. We already price them lower then CI's suggested retail.)
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Picked up the 5'10" at Red Dog Drew.I think it's gonna go really good.Happy New Year !!!!!
Nice outline, looks like a winner for the East Coast. However, to open up a can of worms... the cost of surfboards in general in these economic times. $725 after tax for a CI. WOW. Lost and other brands are close behind. Ride it a few times in average surf and it starts to cave in and the rails crack. Now you have to come up with another $725 for a new board. I know there are a lot of man hours and skill involved in shaping and glassing etc. but I certainly have not received a huge raise at my job to keep up with my surfboard habit. Decades ago during the "Great Depression", when the common man had no money to spend on goods, the price of goods decreased! With the cost of our beloved surfboards so high, I can no longer afford even a small quiver. Also, I don't want my boards glassed heavy (so they last) that they feel like a brick. I've tried other materials and still prefer my classic poly made boards. What's a hardworking poor surfer to do? Happy New Year...bros.
Learn to shape....
Good idea. But the proper tools and to build a proper shaping shed are expensive too. I wish boards were cheaper like back in the day. A short board blank is about 45 to 60 dollars aren't they? Screw up a few of them and the cost starts adding up. No, I'll just keep complaining about the economy, thank you.
Talk to your local shaper, boards for $300-400 and imho much better than what you'd find in a shop
good point!
why should board companies make any money? It's evident local shapers are getting rich by giving out bro deals, plus then you don't have to go to a surf shop to buy a board, who needs surf shops anyways?
who needs surf shops?
shapers don't carry wax!
I just take all the wax scrapings people leave on the beach and shape me a truly full on wave machine.
Annon...you surf on a wax surfboard? Must suck in August!
300 to 400 for a board, but then you gotta get it glassed, fin boxes and fins.
All of a sudden those boards are 550 plus.
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