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Gestalt
Gestalt
QLD
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Gestalt Gestalt
QLD, 14968 posts
20 May 2009 1:12pm
am wondering where the board making factories (large scale) are around the world.

there's cobra in thailand

plus.....

?????
mineral1
mineral1
WA
4564 posts
mineral1 mineral1
WA, 4564 posts
20 May 2009 11:49am
CA in NZ
P.C_simpson
P.C_simpson
WA
1492 posts
P.C_simpson P.C_simpson
WA, 1492 posts
20 May 2009 12:22pm
Riders Customs in W.A... hugh factory...
ka43
ka43
NSW
3105 posts
ka43 ka43
NSW, 3105 posts
20 May 2009 3:41pm
AHD had a new factory in Tunisia, dont know if it still operates??
Bertie
Bertie
NSW
1351 posts
Bertie Bertie
NSW, 1351 posts
20 May 2009 4:01pm
1 in vietnam. make jimmy lewis SUPs and soon the new mistrals
1 in China. make AB+ and Thommen1 boards
AHD make boards somewhere in france i think. well europe anyway.
Gestalt
Gestalt
QLD
14968 posts
Gestalt Gestalt
QLD, 14968 posts
20 May 2009 5:35pm
cheers for the tips.

i took the info above and searched a bit further..... still looking for more.

so far i got

nelson factory - Hawaii
jinli composites - china
cobra international - thailand
????? - vietnam

still looking for others.
firiebob
firiebob
WA
3182 posts
firiebob firiebob
WA, 3182 posts
20 May 2009 4:28pm
I know the Kinetic Gladiator I had came from their own factory in Vietnam, they moved from Thailand I think ? I got a great run out of that board, heaps better than the production boards before it but I'm not sure they're still in biz as their web site is very old ?
mr love
mr love
VIC
2424 posts
mr love mr love
VIC, 2424 posts
20 May 2009 7:47pm
The Factory that used to make Kinetics moved to Vietnam. AB+ boards are now made there,no longer at Jinlee in China and I assume that is where the new Mistrals will be built.
Gestalt
Gestalt
QLD
14968 posts
Gestalt Gestalt
QLD, 14968 posts
20 May 2009 7:48pm
yeah, kinetic were good boards. robby radis did very well on them.

i'm not sure but i'm guessing the kinetic factory in vietnam is the factory everyone refers to.??? i'm sure some of the WA guys will know.
Gestalt
Gestalt
QLD
14968 posts
Gestalt Gestalt
QLD, 14968 posts
20 May 2009 7:49pm
mr love said...

The Factory that used to make Kinetics moved to Vietnam. AB+ boards are now made there,no longer at Jinlee in China and I assume that is where the new Mistrals will be built.


lol, i need to type faster.

cheers martin.

p.s. kinetic moved from taiwan to vietnam.
The Windsurfing Shed
The Windsurfing Shed
NSW
294 posts
The Windsurfing Shed The Windsurfing Shed
NSW, 294 posts
20 May 2009 8:25pm
Gestalt said...

yeah, kinetic were good boards. robby radis did very well on them.

i'm not sure but i'm guessing the kinetic factory in vietnam is the factory everyone refers to.??? i'm sure some of the WA guys will know.


The Kinetic factory in Vietnam is indeed the one making the current AB+ range (from Anders himself: www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=40786) and will be producing the Mistral boards.
Gestalt
Gestalt
QLD
14968 posts
Gestalt Gestalt
QLD, 14968 posts
20 May 2009 9:19pm
cheers remi.

ok an update.

nelson factory - Hawaii
jinli composites - china
cobra international - thailand
kinetic sailboards factory - vietnam
Terminatech/Mangusta factory - Tunisia
sailpilot
sailpilot
QLD
787 posts
sailpilot sailpilot
QLD, 787 posts
20 May 2009 9:36pm
Anybody know how many boards a day come out of Cobra? and how long does each one take to produce?

Oh and I certainly don't want to know how much each one costs to produce
greenleader
greenleader
QLD
5283 posts
greenleader greenleader
QLD, 5283 posts
20 May 2009 11:19pm
average price $38.60 +RST (rice, shallots & tax)

da vecta
da vecta
QLD
2515 posts
da vecta da vecta
QLD, 2515 posts
20 May 2009 11:20pm
Gestalt said...

cheers remi.

ok an update.

nelson factory - Hawaii
jinli composites - china
cobra international - thailand
kinetic sailboards factory - vietnam
Terminatech/Mangusta factory - Tunisia



wow, that's five. In the 80s there was five in my street alone!
Gestalt
Gestalt
QLD
14968 posts
Gestalt Gestalt
QLD, 14968 posts
20 May 2009 11:53pm
when i was a kid we couldn't afford 5 manufacturers in our street so we either bought a windaction or used wide style double pluggers. [}:)]

da vecta said...

Gestalt said...

cheers remi.

ok an update.

nelson factory - Hawaii
jinli composites - china
cobra international - thailand
kinetic sailboards factory - vietnam
Terminatech/Mangusta factory - Tunisia



wow, that's five. In the 80s there was five in my street alone!


greenleader
greenleader
QLD
5283 posts
greenleader greenleader
QLD, 5283 posts
21 May 2009 12:45am
i used to put the finboxes in windaction boards under a kerosene lantern with a chisel at night and baked bean tins to mix the resin. those were the days!
Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23687 posts
Mark _australia Mark _australia
WA, 23687 posts
21 May 2009 12:14am
Pffggghhhh.

What was Windaction? We were so poor we made our own boards, and had to walk 10miles to steal the foam to do it.
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