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Dave Parementer – “Don’t look for that slidey shit at Sunset.”

“Don’t look for that slidey shit at Sunset.”

Commenting on the decidedly anorexic surfboards of the Momentum Generation, former professional surfer-turned-cultural critic Dave Parmenter denounced this new, gymnastic style of riding (tailslides, reversals, aerials) as foiling the ergonomic essentials of power, speed and flow — speculating that that kind of surfing wouldn’t likely find favor in huge, powerful, open-ocean waves like Sunset or G-Land.
Nearly 20 years later, Parmenter’s prediction ...

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12’0 Brewer Gun

If you put one 12’0 Brewer gun in the rack it makes everything else looks small.  That 12’0 gun has custom stringers, 1″ bass wood center and 1/2 bass wood outside stringers.  It also has Koa Wood single fin with a halo.

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Tape Off for Color

This board has been taped off and is ready to a color lamination bottom.  After the bottom is on it will have to be trimmed before it is complete hard.

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Tow Board Season

A lot of tow boards going through lately.  This is two Brewer Balsa Tow Boards and one  PU from tow foam.

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Heaviest Paddle Wipeout GoPro Survives Attached to 12ft Dick Brewer Gun

Without a doubt this is one of the most sic over-the-falls shots EVER!!! Both the The Brewer and Garrett survived to talk about it!

Heaviest Paddle Wipeout GoPro Survives Attached to 12ft Dick Brewer Gun

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Fresh Batch of Chronic Bully Boards

We have fresh batch of Chronic Bully boards getting finished today.  This stock batch ranges from 6’6 to 7’4.  The board pictured is a 6’10 x 23 x 3 1/8.

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Retro Bolt

This is a retro board with a red tint and a resin bolt.  The board has been sanded the bolt added.  The next step is the gloss and this board will get polished tomorrow.

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Fabric Inlay

This is a custom nose rider shaped by Slick for Aloha Board Shop.  The deck patch is a fabric inlay with a black pin line.

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Fabric Inlay

This is a closer look at the fabric inlay on this custom nose rider by Slick.  We used to do a lot of fabric inlays in the late 90’s and early 2000’s.

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Wild Foam Stain

Wild Foam Stain

This is not an air brush.  Otis just pulled off this design with foam stain.  This is a custom double stringer blank shaped by Mike Casey.

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