Hey guys,
A SUP Board went missing at St. Kilda West Beach
Its a blue G-Board and a Naish paddle
It went missing during the day at the 18th of Jan
If found please give me a ring on 0407218524
Thanx

iffly said...

Hey guys,
A SUP Board went missing at St. Kilda West Beach
Its a blue G-Board and a Naish paddle
It went missing during the day at the 18th of Jan
If found please give me a ring on 0407218524
Thanx

That's a bugger.. I'll keep an eye out for it.

Was it the new/bigger board with the handle in the center of the deck or the older smaller board?

How long did you take your eyes off it before it was taken or did you leave and forget about it..and come back and it was gone?

DJ

It was one of the 1st modles with no handle, these boards are not available to the public so it will be easy to spot.

Was on St Kilda West beach most of the day with lots of people using it, then at the end of the day, Gone with a Naish paddle.

maby taken by mistake, (oops it just slipped into the back of my car)


Elwood

Great idea and easy to make.. Shame about having to remove the fin but worth it if parking in a dodgie area.

I reckon you could make two about 1/2" long and not have to remove the fin..

DJ

Since the first post i started to get concerned about leaving my $1500 investment of joy sitting on the top of my car so i have investigated a fin box lock from this site

www.hugedomains.com/domain_profile.cfm?d=boardsecure&e=com;jsessionid=2CD63812E24FDC8368C9A9CB69EC3B76.qscstrfrnt01

it seems to look a lot like the homemade one fester posted .
I ended up emailing the owner of Boardsecure Josh and asked if he would post to Australia ,
he said no problems and quoted me 12.50 us for post to Sydney . that was for the fin lock and cable , so i said sure and then emailed a paypal invoice with a total ... all to easy paid with my credit card and bingo !
i really liked the homemade one but without the necessary metal work ability i found this to be almost exactly the same they also have one that works on the leash plug ... anyway i hope this helps anyone who might be thinking security ....ahhhhhh peace of mind now .
tom

I'll have to second Gorgo's comments on the SPT's. I've been using the greens (2.5m) for about 8-9 months and find they are really easy to use. The cable is well protected inside a nice cover, so no worries about scratching up your beach wagon. I found the 2.5's were a little tight for two wide SUB's, so bought the yellows (4m) as well. There is heaps to tie off when using two boards and the yellows......However, it works well with 2 SUB's and a couple of Mal's on the roof.......

If you do get these, make sure to push the clasp down every time you cinch the strap down. They can loosen up a bit if you dont (but never enough for the board to move much!).

Messup, being able to lock your boards up anywhere is a certain advantage of the boardsecure version for sure.

I have a 12'6, 11'4 SUB's and various malibus between 9-10'. The SPT's have been used with all of them. I can assure you that when they are tightened up that the boards cant be slipped between them.

The SPT's are just replacing something that you are already using if you drive to the beach (tiedown straps) and the boardsecure is to be used in addition to the straps. The boardsecure kit certainly looks very robust and I am sure it will thwart any A$$holes attempts at getting your board off.

Good luck with it and let us know how they work out for your once you get them......Maybe I can use them to attach my boards to the underside of the deck when they are left out.......

thanks gorgo and neophyte for clearing that up ,
so the good thing is that there are a few different ways of securing your sup .
tom