Surf Companies of the 80's

[MarsB]

Some of these are long gone, some are still chuggin' along. Other than the obvious (Quicksilver,Billabong,ONeil), throw up some love from the glory days of neon, Occy and Tom Curren.

I'll start:

Instinct
Hot Buttered
Flojos
Maui & Sons
T&C
Surfer's Alliance
Lightning Bolt
Jimmy'z
Gotcha
Stubbies

[Rick Kane]

Don't forget Hot Tuna

and an old 6'10" winged hot buttered pintail

[willywhit]

lotsa fond memories in these old ads
http://www.gordonandsmith.com/adgallery_parent.htm

http://www.fibreflexskate.com/news.htm

[SuperGaper]

Catchit- Boardshorts
Peak- Wetsuits
Breaker Out- Wetsuits
Lanty- Wetsuits
Victory- Wetsuits
Hotstuff- Boards (more late 70's, early 80's)

Uggs- oh wait, they came back.

Nothing like the Santee/El Cajon/Poway crew with giant pickups with HUDGE Bad Boy Club decals in the back window.

And don't forget Vision.

[SuperGaper]

Oh yeah,

Astro Deck and Killer Bee's Wax.

[MarsB]

Nice, SG! I had a Victory shorty and still missed that one.

Turbo Bodyboards
A.P.E. gloves

[phatmike]

In the 80s i lived in my OP shorts and Hobie shirts.

[amatog]

Don't forget Blue Hawaii surfboards.

[Ripzalot]

rainbow surfboards
natural art surfboards
morey boogie bodyboards
webz gloves (sucked)
PCH
sundeck
hobie
zinka

i wish i could remember the flipflops i wore almost entirely through the 80s. pretty basic but they would last forever. blue straps with a layered black/blue/grey/black base.

[LookMaNoHands]

Ripzalot, might those have been Rainbow sandals? If memory serves, I had some that looked like this:

Classic, indestructible, and non-malodorous.

And back to the original post:

Hang Ten!

[willywhit]

http://www.nofear.com/index_surf_ex.asp?itemid=291
1989 ? I got me some sweet No Fear moto Pants, that's about it

[Ripzalot]

Ripzalot, might those have been Rainbow sandals? If memory serves, I had some that looked like this:

Classic, indestructible, and non-malodorous.

And back to the original post:

Hang Ten!

bingo!