Blog · Currumbin Waters
Straight answers on repairs, help choosing and sizing a custom board, and the jobs that come through the roller door at 2/14 Nuban St. Written in the workshop, for people who surf.
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Repairs · 8 October 2026
October is the month to check the club and family craft, before the season fills the racks. Here is what to look for and what we fix.
Read the articleDings, fin boxes, gelcoat and hulls: what the damage means, how it is fixed and what it costs.
7 October 2026
Which dings need fixing today, which can wait, and what a repair costs in our workshop, from a single ding to a snapped board.
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A cracked box, a stripped grub screw, or a fin set-up you have gone off. Three fin box jobs from the workshop and what each involves.
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What gelcoat is, which cracks matter, and what repairs cost, plus a trailer sailer job with a worn rudder fitting and a hidden hole.
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Most Jet Ski hulls are fibreglass, and fibreglass can be repaired. Here is how to tell what your hull is made of, what is fixable and how a quote works.
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Polyester resin melts polystyrene foam. That one fact decides how an epoxy board is repaired, and what you should and should not do before it comes in.
Read the articleChoosing an outline, getting the size right, and what goes into a custom from Joe's bench.
7 October 2026
Two fins instead of three: what changes under your feet, who a twin suits, and how the Duo was drawn around it.
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Volume calculators give you a number. A shaper gives you a board. Here is what the dimensions mean and what Joe needs to know to get yours right.
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Three families of board cover most of what the Goldy throws up. Here is what each one is for, and how to pick honestly.
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Every model has a starting price. Here is what that price includes, what costs extra, and why a custom is priced the way it is.
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The 6'4" Mk.6 is the sixth version of our Duo | Mid. The published numbers show where the model went, and who it suited.
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Before the Blade had a launch post it had real boards under the surfers Joe works with. The dimensions show how the model was worked out.
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Barbie pink, orange rails, gold pin lines top and bottom, and a hand drawn crown. A look at where the time goes on a fully custom log.
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More foam, more length, a forgiving outline. Here is how to size a first board properly, and which of our outlines are built for surfers who are still learning.
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A good quiver is a set of boards that each do one job well, without overlapping. Here is how to build one around the waves the Goldy actually gets.
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We build in both and we repair both. Here is how the two foams differ in the water, on the scales and when they get dinged.
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A resin tint, an opaque pigment, a swirl and a spray are four different jobs with four different looks. Here is how to tell them apart.
Read the articleThe factory, the people and the projects that come through the roller door.
7 October 2026
From a conversation at the counter to a finished board with your dimensions written on it: every stage of a custom, as it happens in our factory.
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In June 2026 Joe picked up the keys to 2/14 Nuban St with his daughter Cove beside him. Here is what is inside, and why the door is open.
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A boat restoration case study. Cove was stripped back and rebuilt: new floor, teak deck, new engine. The transom held the real lesson.
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Ask Joe. Call or text a photo of the board or the damage, or drop into the factory and talk it through. Quotes and consultations are free.
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