Six Ounce Board Store

A Fruity Young Man Meets a Fruity Young Man

July 14th, 2010

The night i met Robin Kegal of Gato Heroi fame, i was stoned, drunk and blown away. The dude is out there in a good way if you surf and or are interested in surfboard design, hence why i was blown away. His design ideals which are definitely not conventional or conformist impressed me and his rants on extreme vee bottoms, rail rocker and high line trim had me wanting to throw away any board i own with a hint of concave weather single or its squirty younger brother the double. To him holding and sucking water rather than displacing is the root of all evil. And if every evil fucker in the world rode one of his vee bottom nine plus creations the world would be a much better place. His planshapes and fins have a fair historical weight with a new wave angle that makes you want to surf outside that box we’ve all come to know and love. And his wetrub finished free lapped abstract tint and pigment jobs fit his bill to a tee. I’ve got 5 in stock with descriptions in the “Boards in stock” page and photo’s of all to follow.

Below is the first of his boards to feature and it’s a 9′4″ Cheap Date the most conventional of his range, which would suit beach breaks or those just getting their head and feet around the more fruity of the longer boards.

I’ve updated my “Boards in Stock” page, it includes all new boards, used boards and boards that are in production or on the way, a bunch of these boards are not on the racks at my current home Surf Culture in Bondi Junction, but i can provide more pics and info and if you let me know your coming in to look at a specific board or boards i’ll make sure their there if you give me a bit of notice.

As per usual I’m stoked to be doing what i do and i hope you get into as much as i do.

Get amongst it.

ben

Tags: Gato Heroi
Posted in Boards

Clearing the decks

July 11th, 2010

A buddy of mine Hayden has a very extensive quiver, and has decided to turn a few over, so for your veiwing and riding pleasure, whats on the move is listed below, with a couple of group shots. If your interested in anything i can pass on his details, this dude looks after his boards and if i had room in the shop they’d be in here.

1 Mackie gentem stick 6.6 minor comp no dings 7.5/10 $450

2 Aloha bean 6.4 x 205/8 x 2/5/8. no dings as new 9.5/10 $550

3 Dick Van Straalen double flyer quad 6.7 no dings as new 9/10 $700

4 Dick Van Straalen Micro mal 2 + 1 and quad .6.6 compressions light glass shatter 7/10 $500

5 Channel island Keel fish 6.2 x 22 x 7/8 usual compressions no dings 7/10 $350

6 Webber mini fish 6.3 x 20.5 x 3 1/4 compressions no dings 6/10 $350

7 Mackie diamond tail egg 6.4 x 21 x 3 no dings comp ressions in deck 8.5/10 $650

8 T & c Bonzer 6.8 19 3/4 x 2 3/4 mod comp, to 15cm cm of nose snapped off and fixed 6/10 $350

9 Outer Island flex tail 6.9 x 19 3/4 x 2 3/4 mod compressions, deck sink some shatter repaired dings, 5/10 $350

10 Outer Island flex tail 7.2 mod compressions repaired dings diccolour on bottom, $300

11 Avisio Lost Monster 7.1 x 21 x 3 Good cond few scratches ect no dings 2 sets of fins $750

12 Takayama in The Pink 9.6 x 23 x 3 minor comp, no dings , light crease 8/10 $850, crease can be repaired only in glass but if ridden in small waves it wont snap

13 Takayama scorpion 8 x 22 x 3 1/4 no dings minor comp, on minor glass shatter on tail as new signed by Donald 9/10 $950

14 Mc Tavish Carver fish 7.4 x 21 x 3 some comp minor shatter on rail 7.5/10 $650

15 Outer Island Stealth 9.1 comp on deck no dings 8/10 $950

ben

Tags: Used boards
Posted in Boards

Life Style Commando

July 7th, 2010

I recently was in a situation where surrounded by a group of not so like minded people, i was asked the age old question…”so Ben what do you do”?

My instant answer was “I’m a father and a surfer”.

A small part of my personality is that of an agitator, i do at times like to get a rise out of people when given half a chance, hence my answer (which was in fact the truth, just not the answer i knew they were expecting).

And so i was asked again “what was it that i did”? So my next answer was that i’m a “lifestyle commando”(i penned this term when reflecting on Mick Mackie), and that my purpose was to give happiness. I was questioned as to weather i was some sort of guru? A yoga teacher? a life coach? A cult leader perhaps? No you mother fuckers i work in a surf shop, everyday i pass on happiness for a small fee.

In essence that’s what i believe i do, it’s my chosen path, i have a 4 year environmental science degree majoring in coastal management that i sort gainful employment of for 1 day, before heading back to fixing dings and shaping the odd surfboard, just to be around the hallowed materials, foam and fibreglass. I love these things it verges on obsession that has ruled every facet of my life since i first rode a wave, first picked up a surfing magazine and first walked into Storm and Jay Carters famous Bronte Surf Shop. My fate was sealed and every part of my life has been virtually ruled by it, the way i speak, how much i sleep, where i live but most importantly how i get by.

It ain’t going away either so as my insatiable appetite for spreading happiness (for a small fee) refuses to subside i will continue to bring you the finest pieces i can find, some times i’m slow at returning emails or don’t pick up the phone for a few days, but by fuck my heart is in it.

ben

By the way i’m still getting the hang of this new site so i stuffed up the pics on the last post, hopefully now i got it sussed.

Below are some photo’s of fine pieces shaped by Mani of Mandala Surfboards in San Diego heading towards Six Ounce as we speak, first batch is only a handful of weeks away , more photo’s to come.

Tags: Mandala
Posted in Boards

Six Ounce and Bing sitting in a tree…..

July 5th, 2010

I’m flush with new boards to add to the site, it’s a matter of where to start and how much to blow your minds. Lets start with Bing. I’ve set up an agreement with the dudes that are bringing in Bing Surfboards and i’ll be showcasing all the stock they have as well as the boards i’m holding of their’s, and making them available to you fuckers through Six Ounce. I’ll throw down a few pics of whats around and put a full list on the current stock page. So check them out and if there is anything that tickles your fancy drop me a line, i’ve got couple of Bings i’m riding and there’s a few demo’s floating around and they all go real frickin good, real smooth rides that give back ten fold whenever asked the question.

See you out there,

ben

Tags: Bing
Posted in Boards

If you build it they will come…

June 29th, 2010

So it finally happened a new look and feel for the Six Ounce Site, and hopefully it was a stack quicker to load. There will be heaps to look at as i get a feel for uploading new posts. I will be keeping a current stock list and the ability to search through the site for boards by brand that your interested in. But the short of it is i’m fuckin psyched, its going to make speading the word, smell and feel of Six Ounce a joy.

There are a stack of new boards to put up and i’ll start with a couple of new Takayama rejigged Flo Eggs with the 5 fin option, as per, the tint and pigment work is un human, i ordered these ones with a tad more thickness through the chest, with that low tak rail it’s good to have a little more paddle power. Young Will Whitiker of Bondi via vico has been riding his pretty much full time and the word is that the quad set up is the way to go. The other two are a couple of Bings, the 6′2″ Lotus is a demo that feels bullshit under the arm, it will be waxed shortly. The green tinted motherfucker is a 6′2″ Bing Synchronizer with the bonzer 5 set up, there was a small ding that has been fixed on the nose and i’m in two minds either to wax and surf it or… but if someone out there is keen it will be going for a bit cheaper, and the fix is good.

For all those interested my trip to Hawaii was off the hook, if you surf then at some stage you need to make the pilgrimage to the mecca, its not hard to scratch below the tourist skin to get a real feel for the place. Paddling out in front of the Duke statue at 5:30 in the morning to surf Queens i was getting the old goosebump, there is a smell and feel for the place that i know will drag me back until i cant stand on a board (but by the look of some of the locals there is no age barrier to surfing the hallowed Waikiki streach). And when you do go make it a point to call by The Surf Garage or at the very least check out their site www.surfgarage.com, Toro and Dan are passionate individuals who run a great store that has me pining for my own space again, boys there are a couple of Six Ounce tee’s heading your way.

As always thanks for sticking by the site.

ben