Rusty P. came to visit a local shop and agreed to replicate a magic C5(with FCS) that I brought in, I was stoaked that he would take the time, he even designed it on his computer right with me. I called the factory to make sure FCS was what I would get so that it would be exactly what I wanted(I have had mix ups there before). It finally showed up 2 months late with a future C5 set up(which I was told ,in the past, by Hammon another R. shaper that all the bugs were not out yet on that system)and completely blank with no dimensions or signature, which usually all Rustys come with. So now after much anticipation I have a board with the wrong fin system and not sure who actually shaped it. The board is sick looking though. I was given the option of taking the board and they would send me some fiberglass fins to make up for the mistake or they will shape another(Rusty P. hand shape I doubt it) on a rush order with FCS(I am leaning twards this option). Has any one switched from FCS C5 to Future C5 with improved results. I dont like the Future systems descision proces choosing where to adjust the fin, just want to surf what I liked origionally. What would you do?
i’d go surfing
Never take the board , have them do it again. Rusty is a big business your not hurting anyone. Let them throw it on the racks, or… get your deposit back or shine it! Nothing worse than taking a board that didnt fit your specs and having to eat the entire $400 or more bucks. --Worse way to eat crow!
in the words of Chester A. Reiley…‘’.what a revoltin development this is’'…>why its enough to1. drive a man to!.drink…2…ouit surfing all together…3. perhaps contemplating BUILDING IT YOURSELF and heck in 2 months you could make yourself 8 boards …1 a week…and one of em would at least be the most perfectly tuned electrastratus greatest developmental surfboard in the history of mankind…Your daddy didn’t raise you to be no manufacturers dupe…you can do it …rage in the shaping room… the world awaits your solutions…DOES A FALCON WAIT FOR A DELIVERY FROM PIZZA HUT?..NO! these are the moments in time that revolutions are fomented upon…ambrose… and you foment on the garage floor … you clean it up
what do I do with shaping ‘entrails’??
Wrap 'em in some of your honey’s old panty hose and use it to get old wax off.
pickle and prim get beach fire points…pick agood spot outo’ the smoke…ambrose…heeres some more dry wood
dude…, never buy a board that the shaper don´´t surfing, like rusty…
fuck the majors…let them to make cloth…, not boards,…
D’ont knock the big board builders also known as professional board builders. The big builders keep a lot of people working at what they love to do.I for one am proud of the work I have done the last 15 years
…still rusty and others don´´t stand up well in a surfboard…
the people buy those boards for the fuckin marketing…money, money money, ex. fernando aguerre reef´´ owner is from Argentina; move to california-the better what he did-…he had got money to put advertisement on first page in every surfin´´ magazine, money to promote pro surfers…, etc even in other sports… --support your good garage, backyard or small builder or shaper, glasser or sander—
Preach it Reverb
also the best shapers are the ghost ones who work for these peoples… and of course the natural ones everybody knows… if your a builder and your board ride very well, man you´´re in a good way…
hey, the reef guys borrowed money to start their business – I know because a friend of mine was smart enough to loan some of it to them – why blame them for being sucessful by putting pictures of pretty girls where guys will look at them?
fernando aguerre is or was the owner and i don{t blame him… it{s an example of marketing and the money to do that…and also fernando don{t surf very well…
Your’re payin’so you’re sayin’…reject it, insist on getting what you ordered.
Keith, Frankly, I don’t understand why people buy a bunch of sandles because of girls rumps. I have a hard time with a company whose sandles are not any better than any other less expensive sandle, yet these poor suckers pay the dollars because of some girls rear. We really have sunken low. Same for buying the latest and ugliest pair of boardshorts by Volcom because Bruce Irons wears them in an ad. Hype. As for getting what you ordered; you should get what you ordered if it’s reasonable. I will not take an order for a board if it’s some weird dims. or etc. because I know many of those situations cannot be resolved and many shapers will simply say no anyway. I had a beginer who wanted a 5’10’’ 17.5 wide pointy nose thruster. He 170lbs and 6 feet tall. I told him to go to a competitor because it was not the right board. He did and was back within 6 months to me for a nice Cheater which he still rides.
im with reverb ,only coz it suits me ,i been building boards for a few contracted pros , i make em clear so they can put there labels on em ,(no one has any idea where they come from) kinda feels kool when crew pay for one of mine rather than ride another for free ,one there being paid 50 k plus to ride as well mind you, all the hype, fashion ,marketing,its an illusion ,but the reality is ,thats show business… just a matter of where you wanna fit in the scene ,… as for me i just wanna fit in the slot of an emerald green liped beauty as shes throwing herself over me and not be bothered by the commercial leech thats attached itself to my favourite past time… regards BERT