The Mega Load

When I started this blog a few weeks back, my intention was to tell the many stories that accompany all of the old boards that I collect and ride. I haven't been able to share many of those stories yet because I've had such a great run of good luck finding boards recently, and last Saturday that lucky streak continued. I was in the right place at the right time and I ended up having an absolute ball. I've never bought more than two boards at once, so to bring home four of them was a monumental occurrence.

The brightly colored 7" KOPLIEN was the first board I scored on Saturday and I could have easily called it quits right then and there. But the Surfboard Gods were shinning their light down on me, and boards started popping up left and right. I then rolled up on that stubby little 5'1 McNEELY twin fin which was ridiculously cheap and therefore absolutely irresistible. I was definitely in the process up shutting down the search, when the 5'9 RICHENBERG came into my view. The board was in fantastic condition, complete with the removable Freestyle trailer fin, and stunning 80's color scheme...it had to be mine. And that's where the 6'3 HOBIE - NORFLEET comes into the picture. The dude who sold me the RICHENBERG knew how stoked I was so he busted out his salesman skills and gave me an unbelievable bundle price which basically forced me to buy the HOBIE. So I ended up hauling away three quality vintage boards and one sweet little colorful junker which made for "The Mother Load" of surfboard finds.

The Colorful 80's

Most of the surfboards that I buy are in need of at least some repair. Shoot, that's partly why I buy them. These two colorful boards were no exception. There are some minor dings here and there, but nothing that would designate these as "wall hangers" only. These boards were easy on the eyes, easy on the wallet, and easy to carry off and load into my truck. I'm lovin' these 80's boards right now and hope to patch them up for the water soon.

The truth is I will probably never have a chance to personally ride the 5'3 CANYON, simply based on the fact that I'm 6'4 and I'm not too sure if it'd float me or not. I am however a uncle of two young boy's, and an expecting father to be, so there's bound to be some little grom in the family who will get to paddle out that colorful little board. The R.L. - LIEGGI surfboard however is right up my alley. It's 5'9 with the thickest 3.5" hamburger rails I've ever seen. The board has so much foam, it's almost difficult to grip the beefy rails. It's going to be an interesting ride for sure!