Buying A Vintage Local Motion on Hawaiian Vacation : FINDERS KEEPERS EPISODE 2
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- čas přidán 24. 04. 2023
- Welcome back to Finders Keepers!
This episode started without any premeditation. I ordered my brother Dane a “surprise” Pat Rawson single fin for his birthday this year. The plan was to order it to be finished when we arrived in January. I hadn’t spoken to Pat in a long time but upon first call sometime in October we chatted for almost two hours. It was so nice.
My dad was a sales rep for the brand Local Motion from the mid 80’s through the 90’s. We were adopted kids for most of the people at that brand during that time and we stay in touch with them to this day. Even though I hadn’t spoken to Pat in quite some time we had a lot to chat about and catch up on.
When we arrived to pick up the boards Pat had an old Local Motion in the shaping bay and we were talking about it a little bit. He said things he was working with Jack Reeves creating more and more of these nostalgic local motion shapes again.
I went home and started to craigslist my way through the islands trying to find a Rawson Local motion. Although I didn’t end up finding that specific board I did end up discovering a very good condition board with a spray similar to what Tony Moniz used to ride in the 1990’s.
After buying that board from a neighborhood craigslist broker, we chatted with Tony, then caught up with former owner Rob Burns, and ultimately rode it on a Bitchin' day at Rocky Point.
We learn through the process that Tony had a signature spray with red and yellow celebrating his Hawaiian heritage, and that this board was most likely a stock surfboard made in the same era with a Red and white spray. We learn a little about the history of the brand known for cutting edge shapers and designs through the 90’s and show that the board is still red hot.
I would personally like to thank Don King for allowing us clearance to use the archival footage. This footage is found in an old Local Motion VHS movie we grew up watching called “a little bit of Hawaiian Style”. This was our education on what to know when going to Hawaii. Showing respect to mother nature, the locals and their culture and challenging yourself are the core beliefs that I still take with me to this day.
I hope you enjoy this episode. It was such a blast to make. Fun to connect with old friends and create some new memories.
Thank you again for the support
Shot by: Alex Kilauano
Archival by: Don King
Home Video: MOM - Sport
Thank you for this series. Such positive vibes and a rad concept.
thanks for supporting! its been so fun to uncover some stories off these boards. I look at craigslist all day. now haha
@@tannergud Haha!
Back in the day, my three favorite surfboard companies were Lightening Bolt, Local Motion, & Hawaiian Island Creations...my first surfboard was a Lightening Bolt...my best friend & I each bought one a week after two of them appeared in a surfshop in NJ, seemingly out of nowhere...we both started our surfing journeys on those two boards...later on, I moved to the Big Island, & I used to surf on a Blue Hawaii surfboard...my buddy always wanted a Local Motion...so, many years later, he placed a custom order from a surfshop in Florida, & they shipped his brand new Local Motion from Hawai'i...he surfed it in Florida until he passed away @ 60 years old...later on, his brother shipped me the board to San Diego, where I now live...it's still such a beautiful board, in almost like-new condition...I loaned it to my stepdaughter's husband, because I'm not surfing much any longer (due to a health condition)...surfboards are made to ride! Aloha, Bill
So much radness in this vid ❤ bottling some lightning right there ! Good job u guys
Thanks Dylan, always appreciate the help and support amigo
Keep em coming Tanner. That was a joy to watch. Everyone was so stoked to see the board.
I remember your dad coming in to the lm stores and the lm warehouse back in the day. He was the coolest dude and nicest person. He really was Mr local motion of California. This video brings back good memories. I’m a Lm alum 1988-2000🤙🏽🤙🏽
I Love The Respect to Local shapers, the culture, the colors of Red & yellow signifying representing Royal Ali'i (Kings & Queens of Hawaii-colors) I didn't know Tanner & his family had this connection, a Hawaiian one, reference to family friends as Uncle & aunty is Rad respect in the islands. Lovely to see this family live and honor Aloha.
This series is epic and all that archival footage is pure gold. Keep it coming!
Tony Moniz is Legend and has sooo much Aloha🤙
Used to rent surfboards from Tony and he would always talk to you.
So good. What a great story. Many of us have our Local Motion stories with many of the good folks featured here and this was just super refreshing and inspiring. Aloha brothers. Surfing is freedom 🤙🤙
EPIC! thanks for checking it out,,, love your channel and that era!
That board looked so much fun, Gudauskas bros always bring the stoke!!
love the vid and seeing craftmen reminding beautiful pieces they made !
Yesssss Forever LocalMotion🌴🤙💕💕💕
Such a great show, vibes are high!!
So rad, great episode. Dane's 7'8 looks like a treat as well. Thanks for sharing
So much story and soul behind that session - absolute magic. What it is all about!
That was a classic Vlog 👌 You totally surfed the board beyond the old school style 🤙
Great document on capturing the soul, family, and Aloha of the real surf culture. This one is a treat. Thank you.
so cool Tanner.. the history and the Hawaiian spirit!!
Great video Tanner. Really enjoy hearing the history and you were ripping on that board!
yesss! keep em coming! such high value and quality content!
and what an epic surf on those gems too
Totally. Love it.
This is incredible. Thank you for putting this together
Yeah Tanner, that was epic - you are digging up some gold!
Thanks Angus!! any ideas for some new boards to be searching for?
Love it! Great vid
Very cool video
I found a Vintage G&S board years ago in Cocoa Beach
Such great old school vibes
Love it
Great story thanks
Very rad … well done !
Yeeesh you surfed the hell out of that thing. What an epic find
All Lovely! My day is richer having watched this, thank you!
thats epic, thanks for the comment and watching!!! appreciate the support with the videos they have been fun to make and gets me stoked when people like them too!
such a rad video and history lesson!
epic Mike! Never hurts to dust off an old gem for a couple fresh rides! thanks for the support
beautiful video!
very interesting movie. Locomotion is very popular in Japan. Especially the 80's. I remember those days!
Wow. One of the best episodes yet. So full of aloha I got chicken skin watching it. More of this please. 🤙🏽😀
RADNESS!!! I loved it too, but definitely bias haha! thanks for the support
amazing dude
Gudauskas brothers are very pure raw surfers any where any craft any day.
so sick! in this day and age of "getting the clip" , content like this makes me wanna surf more.
So Gud! 👍🏼
Local Motion on Kapiolani was the best ever surf shop. "NO KA OI" I miss that place. I just sold an 80's Rawson I had refurbished, due to medical bills. Regret it big time. I still have a '84 Minami Blue Hawaii. You know, after watching your vlog I realized the board belongs in the water. Gonna surf it. Mahalo for a cool vid!!
This was way good
I have a 6'4" three fins bonzer with the same outline from local motion shaped by Steve Wilson. I have recently removed the hotcoat and put a thin cloth with epoxy resin. The board still works perfect
Still have a 6' squash tail thruster original logo Still rides great even for an old fart like me Thanks for sharing as always my friend 👍🤙
Now we are talking!!!! That original logo is so bitchin. Rob was saying that his sister hand drew it on the kitchen table when they were growing up!
wow! so good
Thanks Elliott!!!
Chee pono! I loved this one.
Yeah Aaron!!! Thank you I appreciate you checking it out!!
So Sick!
As a grom in the mid 80’s, my friends dad had a nice Local Motion single fin. I had a 5’10” beak nosed thruster. Flat top, full rails and I could paddle into the smallest ankle biters to a six footers. I always wondered why the early 80’s shapes didn’t come back with the retro crowd 10 to 15 years ago.
lovelyyyyy
you make the raddest videos! please make more and keep ripping bruV
Drinking a Steinlager and searching for another board... Legend! 🤘
Thats the magic combo!!! haha
Please! What is the song @ 7:50???
so good. everything is so good.
My brother has this well-loved single fin channel bottom chuck andrus board from around that same time. Would be so cool to get a replica made! Love this series!
oh my word you have to!!! that sounds like a blade!!! send me a photo on instagram!
Maybe the red and white was customer colors and the red and yellow ali’i ones were just for his personal use. Kinda seems like if he asked permission to use those colors he might not want in on boards sold to anyone.
Thanks for the video. Shocked me with the Gerlach reference as him being from the old school history. Gerlach? What he’s my generation . . . DING . . . oh dang I am the old school now . . . mwaaa mwaaaaaaa
if that board was made in the Kailua local motion factory my dad mondo may have sprayed super sick seeing it in the water!!
Ya can never have too many boards I say😉❤️
I know what you mean ! haha thanks for watching
@@tannergud yeeeeew🙂
Pat Rawson Chuck Andrus Charlie Smith Tony Moniz model. Best hand shapes in the game
Love the music around the 9 minute mark is it Hawaiian weeding song
2min in and I'm saying how freaking cool is this ?!
Thanks ROB! honestly really appreciate you watching the video. I get so deep into it with the editing that I get nervous if anyone is even gonna like it! Thanks for the stoke out!
@@tannergud I bet, and I can't even imagine. Just let it fly you are doing awesome and very appreciated!!
Got me thinking "Endless Bummer aka National Lampoon Presents: Surf Party"
haha!! yes! please do it... anything with a national lampoon theme is gonna rock.
Sick
So interesting! Did you guys find out what exact year that boeard was shaped?
didn't find the exact year... the lady we got it from said her neighbor's dad bought it 40 years ago tho!
what sunglasses are those lol
Natuskashii desu.
i remeber looking at a blue local motion board wishing i had 400 bucks when i was a kid
Whats the ID on the song starting at 7:50?
Family of Shredder's,back in the day everyone wanted a local motion McCoy Robert August etc
Oh man how sick were those McCoy boards!!! maybe one day ill come across one of those!
@@tannergud I'll keep my eyes open for you through San Diego area 👍
@tannergud I'm a brand new surfer that started last year. My car is small and I just wanted my first midlength, and I bought a McCoy Nugget off some dude in San Clemente. I had no idea what I got until like five older guys kept coming up to me to compliment me on the board. I love how it rides as a total kook, I'm always hunting for used ones in the SoCal area!
Hi, How are you? I see it 👍🏽
🦄 Unicorn🎉
Unicorns are fakes just like this board
take the outline template
Right?! was thinking that too, maybe a little update on the thickness, but that outline is radical!
You ain’t gotta lie to kick it, lol Clearly that board is brand new and is a replica. When you lie a fake stuff is when viewership goes down
Why can’t it be an old board which was rarely ever used in great shape?
Great video!! So many good memories on Local Motion boards and hanging out in the surfshop in Tahiti...
CAMP OLII!!!!! Oh man we gotta see some photos of those!!! miss you guys!