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The other day I organised a big pick up from a several surfboard manufacturers/repairers along the Northern Beaches, between Mona Vale & Manly. Anticipating a load of 60+ surfboard halves I hired trailer and decided to make a banner for it too! - Good ol' projector style!
Some of the boards look in tact - but they are not. Some of them are foam blanks that were damaged. Most are missing noses/fins and are dinged making them too expensive to repair in comparison to buying a new board. It's one of the major issues with surfboards - they become quite expensive to repair once they are badly damaged, particularly when snapped in half by a heavy wave or stomping a big air (about $150 - $200).
Big thanks to everyone who helped me out! The trip yielded 73 halves in total.
Photos/Film by Rhiannon Bannenberg
Nice effort oak. Makes ya weep to think this many are discarded and how many more just end up in landfill or whatever. Great job for picking them all up. I see a nice sideline in public art in that final pic - like the teeth of some long dead dino.
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Josh