Repair skills only
$497 AUD
- The repair videos: dings, rails, boxes, creases and colour
- For someone fixing their own boards
- No business or workshop modules
Not on sale yet. No checkout is attached.
Gold Coast · Taught from a working shop
Fix surfboards properly. Charge for it.
Professional ding, rail, fin-box and snap repairs, plus how to price the work and get customers. Taught by Jimmy Findlater of Gold Coast Surf Repairs.
- 30+ videos
- Every common repair, start to finish.
- Business included
- Quotes, the workshop, and finding work.
- From home
- A few hundred dollars in tools to start.
Watch the course intro.
This is the same video as the Kajabi page. The 30+ lesson videos stay in the course. Join or use Course login and they open there.
The jobs people already pay for.
The Ashmore shop list. Pick a job to see a week of that work after materials.
If you already had the work
$660 a week
8 × general ding at $110, after a quarter for materials. At that pace the $995 course is covered in about 2 weeks. That assumes you already have the jobs. The business modules are there so you can go and get them.
Google reviews
5.0 at the Ashmore shop.
Real five-star reviews of Gold Coast Surf Repairs, the same ones on the course page.
Jimmy is an absolute legend - he fixed up a dodgy existing repair on my beloved longboard and made it look brand new. Jimmy took the time to chat through the process and how he could help - the work he did exceeded my expectations by far. I wouldn’t go anywhere else for board repairs - thanks again Jimmy!!
Courtney Edwards · Nov 2025
Came back from Indonesia with a few battle scars on my JS board and a broken nose during transit. Originally I just wanted to get the nose fixed but Jimmy came back with a quote to fix it all up and my board came back looking great. He went far and beyond, even fixing up the pressure marks and the DIY repair jobs on my bottom deck.
Gui Salum · Jan 2026
Jimmy and the guys are super passionate about what they do. True professionals. Stoked to have found them. If you're looking for trustworthy and quality repairs, look no further.
Ben Whitmore · Sep 2026
Such a wonderful business, great prices excellent workmanship, professional service, thank you Jimmy and the boys you rock.
Josephine Rutter · Apr 2026
Board had small crack and taking on a bit of water but was fixed and taken home same day!
Ehren Paterson · Dec 2025
I went to repair two of my surfboards and I finish making my own board! Jimmy is a great worker, profesional and an incredible person! 100% recommended!
Mario Traura · Dec 2025
What you actually learn.
About 6–8 hours of video, then practice on your own boards before you charge anyone. Those lesson videos play after you join, on the same Kajabi course.
01
Construction and resins
Polyester versus epoxy, and what not to mix. How a board is built so the repair matches it.
02
Dings, rails, nose and tail
Punctures through to rebuilds. Prep, cloth, resin, sanding and a finish that stays on.
03
Boxes, plugs and glass-ons
FCS, Futures, leash plugs and glass-on fins, set so they do not pull out.
04
Creases, snaps, and refusals
Structural jobs, and the damage that is not worth taking.
05
Colour and finish
Matching tints and getting a sand or gloss that does not announce itself. Colour match is $65 on the shop list.
06
The shed and the business
What to charge, deposits, and turnaround. At the Ashmore shop a normal job is 5–7 working days. A 1–2 day rush is 50% extra.
Choose how you buy it.
Three ways in. Only the full academy can be paid for today. The skills-only price is on the page so it can be opened in Kajabi later.
Full academy
$995 AUD
- Every repair video and the business modules
- Quotes, the workshop, and finding work
- Future uploads while access is active
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Pay over time
$249 × 4
- Same full academy as the $995 course
- Four payments, about the same total
- Kajabi shows this only if the plan is turned on
- Same 30-day money-back guarantee
30-day money-back guarantee on the full academy. If it is not for you, ask within 30 days and the payment is returned. The $497 skills price is not on sale yet, so the guarantee starts when that offer opens.
The questions people ask before they pay.
- From home?
- Yes. A garage or shed with ventilation. Starter tools and materials are a few hundred dollars.
- Need experience?
- No. First repairs are on your own boards. Charge once the finish matches the standard in the videos.
- Full-time income?
- Not promised. A busy coastal town can support a side business. The calculator above is the honest version of the maths.
- Money back?
- Yes. 30 days on the full academy. Ask within 30 days and the payment is returned.
- Where are the videos?
- On Kajabi. Join the course, or use Course login if you already have access. This page does not replace the lesson player.
The teacher
Jimmy Findlater
Jimmy runs Gold Coast Surf Repairs at 1/24 Central Park Avenue, Ashmore. He has surfed all his life. The shop started after he and his dad left a board somewhere unattended, messy, and unclear on price. He wanted the opposite: an agreed price, a proper repair, and the board back on time.
The shop repairs PU and EPS shortboards, longboards, SUPs, nipper and mal boards, and foil boards. Monday to Friday 9–5, Saturday 9–2. A normal repair is 5–7 working days.
gcsurfrepairs.com · 0478 489 156