Can I get some input from the masters?

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Hey guys!

I am new to Swaylocks and wanted to get some input.

I have a vintage(?) Pat Ryan ET 6’8" single fin that I inherited from the death of a family friend.

It was found in the rafters of the garage and apparently had been there for many(10+) years.

I have done MANY repairs to it including replacing a one and a half foot section of the rail.

Anyway…I guess the question is…Do I try and keep it in tact, or strip the glass and start fresh?

I am torn because I’m pretty sure it’s vintage and I have a deep respect for vintage boards.

All opinions are welcome.

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Hi Synergy, welcome!

Well, i’d try to keep it as intact as i could, but i think if you can post some photos that would help a lot in this case.

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Here are a couple of pics.

It looks better in the pictures than in person.

There is a lot of glass damage, especially on the rails.

On The section of the rail that I fixed, I used the original glass. I took a dremel and very carefully cut out the section that had delamed. Then I sanded the inside part of the glass section clean, removed all the damaged foam, did a q-cell fill and re-layed the original section. Then just filled in the cracks and top coated.

Now the 1.5’x2.5" section is barely noticeable.

Not sure what to do with all the other sections. It is all water tight but you can clearly see the spots where large sections of cloth have splintered. Some of the sections I can tell have separated from the foam, even though they are not soft.

So that’s the run down.

It is a pretty cool board though.


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This thread has a lot of good info. Good luck! “Restoring Older Boards”

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Thanks! I’ll check it out!

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Hi SynergyTodd, Welcome to Swaylocks. Nice board! I see Pat Ryan often and he’s still at it with a smile when I see him. I think it’s best to leave the board as close to being intact as possible. A good friend of mine specializes in vintage boards, his name is Randy Rarick. He’s a easy guy to talk to and enjoys helping guys like yourself in preserving surfing history. Mahalo,Larry

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Hi Larry

Thanks for the reply. I would love to talk to Randy about some more detailed restoration.

Pat might be interested in seeing it as well. The board is number 0967. Considering how many boards he has made, I imagine this one was made a LOOOOOONG time ago! LOL

Hey! I’m supposed to get with you this week about your Probox installations.

I’ll call you tomorrow and see if we can get it worked out.