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Traderpup
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 26, 2002
Posts: 1041
From: Long Beach, CA
|  Posted: 2003-07-10 6:06 pm Permalink
I just received my fishing floats I bought in Florida during Hukilau 2003 weekend. I had a little time to kill before I had to head to the airport, and came across this shell & gift store. Not much besides shells for sale, but did have really cool and very authentic looking floats!
They were only $35 for the smaller red one, and $45 for the larger green one. They are much more authentic looking than a lot of the repros you see at shell shops & ebay. They are really heavy. The rope is the same heavy rope that would originally be used for these types of floats, not the cheap thin frayed jute rope on most repros.
The shop had quite a few more available. They are Alex's Gift & Shell Shop in Dania Beach, Florida, (954)923-2310. Very close to Ft. Lauderdale airport. And they ship, too, but because of weight and size, came to $30 each to pack & ship. Anyway, still much cheaper than authentic old ones, and better looking than the cheap repros!
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Jungle Trader
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Joined: Jan 04, 2003
Posts: 3691
From: Trader's Jungle Outpost, Turlock, Ca.
| Posted: 2003-07-10 9:27 pm Permalink
TraderPup, was the green one 12 inches dia.?
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RevBambooBen
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Joined: Nov 12, 2002
Posts: 7197
From: Huntikington Beach
| Posted: 2003-07-10 9:51 pm Permalink
T-P,
Does this mean I can rest now and stop trying to think of a way to get that purlpe float next door?
Tank you Pup! Thank Florida! And, thank the shell shop!!! I'm going to bed now!
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Traderpup
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Joined: Mar 26, 2002
Posts: 1041
From: Long Beach, CA
| Posted: 2003-07-10 9:54 pm Permalink
The green one is 11", red one 7" diameter, not including netting
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suffering bastard
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Joined: Feb 08, 2003
Posts: 69
From: Silver Spring, MD
| Posted: 2003-07-12 5:06 pm Permalink
Does anyone ever wire these floats with a light bulb? Or is that too tacky? One of the pix in the "Tiki Mugs & More gallery" under home tiki rooms looked as though someone had done this in their home bar and I thought it looked pretty cool. I was wondering how difficult it might be....
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PolynesianPop
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 2341
From: Corona, Ca
| Posted: 2003-07-14 08:15 am Permalink
Suffering Bastard, use the SEARCH feature on the top right. Here's the info:
http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?topic=1798&forum=1
http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?topic=816&forum=1
http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?topic=1119&forum=1
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suffering bastard
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Joined: Feb 08, 2003
Posts: 69
From: Silver Spring, MD
| Posted: 2003-07-14 9:10 pm Permalink
Wow, those posts are a veritable wellspring of float-lighting knowledge---thanks, Pop!
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martiki
Official Mixologist
Joined: Mar 29, 2002
Posts: 3056
From: http://www.smugglerscovesf.com
| Posted: 2003-07-15 08:31 am Permalink
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On 2003-07-12 17:06, suffering bastard wrote:
Does anyone ever wire these floats with a light bulb? Or is that too tacky?
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*cough!* *sputter!* T...t...too tacky? I don't understand.
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twowheelin'tiki
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Joined: Nov 28, 2002
Posts: 712
From: santa monica
| Posted: 2003-07-15 8:44 pm Permalink
Pup,get those floats out off the ground, they are not "gazing balls"!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Traderpup
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Joined: Mar 26, 2002
Posts: 1041
From: Long Beach, CA
| Posted: 2003-07-15 10:20 pm Permalink
Relax, 2-wheel, they're just there for the pic.... soon will have a home in the Spectacular East Indies Room!
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tiki_kiliki
Grand Member (first year) 
Joined: Apr 01, 2002
Posts: 988
From: Hamtown USA
| Posted: 2003-07-17 08:09 am Permalink
Fantastic! If we go back to Lauderdale when I'm thinking we'll have to pick a couple up to go into Shangri-La.
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