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Options, options, options… Performance shortboard or longboard?  Funboard of fish? Epoxy or polyester? Thruster, twin fin, or quad? We try to cover all the bases at EI Surf Shop and are here to help de-mystify all the shapes and construction materials in today’s surfboard market to ensure you get the board you want and the one that is best suited for your abilities. Please read our summary if you’re ever confused about all the different surfboard construction materials that are out on the market today.

We’re also very proud and honored to carry locally designed, shaped, and constructed surfboards. It’s our specialty and you’ll find it’s a little bit of a different angle than most surf shops take. The local shaper is an almost extinct species thanks to labor and material prices that require massive overhead expenditures that only the “big” manufactures can accommodate, and has driven a lot of production overseas.

We specifically offer Carl Heverly Shapes, Dirty Bird, and Surf Culture surfboards – again, all made right here in the Emerald Isle area (see below). We have these local boards available off the rack or we can take a custom order to create your special board by shapers that know the local wave conditions and what works. Call the shop for details at 252.354.8422.

We carry local shapes by:

	Carl Heverly The name says it all. Carl is part of the oldest multi-generational surfing family in Emerald isle and is a world class surfer in his own right. He uses his surfing experience and understanding of surfboard design and their impacts to wave riding to create perfect boards.Read the following interviews with Carl Interview with Carl "Round 2" - Second interview
	Surf Culture Custom Surfboards Surfboards are shaped by Dave Dixon – he’s an epoxy zen master, knows all the foams and resins like no one else, and is on the cutting edge of surfboard materials.A master craftsman.
	Dirty Bird Surfboards are shaped by Jay Hill – the epitome of a backyard shaper, diligent, and is very good with fiberglass.He makes a diverse variety of shapes that are top notch.

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