Steve. Thanks for the link. (I’m gonna ad it to the resources section) Very cool stuff. I love that green Phil Edwards towards the bottom! mike>>> http://www.surfrods.com/surf.htm
the weber pig, or the con butterfly? and how many other builders had their own versions of these fun, old cockroaches?? thanks for the link. getting older bites, but it beats the alternative.
Ramon: What bites is being old enough to remember either of these sticks. I owned several Weber Pigs. It seems to me that the Con Butterfly was further back, V-bottom transitional period long to short, along with the Foil and the Camel. I could be wrong…losing your memory is part of getting old. How many pairs of cheater closeup glasses do you own Ramon? I bet I have a pair in every room of the house, two in the truck and some out in shop. Tom S.>>> the weber pig, or the con butterfly? and how many other builders had their > own versions of these fun, old cockroaches??>>> thanks for the link. getting older bites, but it beats the alternative.
I sold him the Holden,I think I got a G&S stretch for it.I bought the Holden for $20. from C.J.Nelson 'bout 8 years ago at a yardsale.It was like riding a telephone pole with a fin on it.After you rode that everything else felt loose, sure did cruise once you got it in trim but you had to plan your turns three or four days in advance.Its funny to see it at $1600.I had asked Bill Holden about it and he said it was one of his popouts,you can tell by the logo-the wave doesn’t have the little Murph-like surfers on it.I miss the board but Jim is a nice fella and I’m happy that things are going well for him.He cared about old boards when not many other people did
hah! no…no glasses yet, but i’m down to one hair-style, my feet are as flat as the surf around here, and i gnash my teeth if a well mannered kid in the line up calls me ‘sir’.>>> Ramon:>>> What bites is being old enough to remember either of these sticks. I owned > several Weber Pigs. It seems to me that the Con Butterfly was further > back, V-bottom transitional period long to short, along with the Foil and > the Camel. I could be wrong…losing your memory is part of getting old. > How many pairs of cheater closeup glasses do you own Ramon? I bet I have a > pair in every room of the house, two in the truck and some out in shop.>>> Tom S.
I sold him the Holden,I think I got a G&S stretch for it.I bought the > Holden for $20. from C.J.Nelson 'bout 8 years ago at a yardsale.It was > like riding a telephone pole with a fin on it.After you rode that > everything else felt loose, sure did cruise once you got it in trim but > you had to plan your turns three or four days in advance.Its funny to see > it at $1600.I had asked Bill Holden about it and he said it was one of his > popouts,you can tell by the logo-the wave doesn’t have the little > Murph-like surfers on it.I miss the board but Jim is a nice fella and I’m > happy that things are going well for him.He cared about old boards when > not many other people did what’s the story behind the colorado (CO?) address? seems like an odd place to be hocking vintage boards from…
Steiny: Fill in the blanks, I’m LOL over the telephone pole w/fin on it reference. Been there done that. Was the missing post from e-mail? We had a local builder down here in the early '70’s nicknamed “Stretch”. Certainly no relation to G&S but your post triggered some lost memories. His logo was the Iron Butterfly type graphic with STRETCH stylized into the butterfly image. My earliest exposure of shaping and glassing boards in Stretch’s one car garage, door pulled down and no vapor protection. The guy is toast today, rides a bike picking up cans. But some fond memories of surf runs in his '67 Impala and dawn patrols. Tom S.>>> I sold him the Holden,I think I got a G&S stretch for it.I bought the > Holden for $20. from C.J.Nelson 'bout 8 years ago at a yardsale.It was > like riding a telephone pole with a fin on it.After you rode that > everything else felt loose, sure did cruise once you got it in trim but > you had to plan your turns three or four days in advance.Its funny to see > it at $1600.I had asked Bill Holden about it and he said it was one of his > popouts,you can tell by the logo-the wave doesn’t have the little > Murph-like surfers on it.I miss the board but Jim is a nice fella and I’m > happy that things are going well for him.He cared about old boards when > not many other people did
Steiny:>>> Fill in the blanks, I’m LOL over the telephone pole w/fin on it reference. > Been there done that. Was the missing post from e-mail? We had a local > builder down here in the early '70’s nicknamed “Stretch”. > Certainly no relation to G&S but your post triggered some lost > memories. His logo was the Iron Butterfly type graphic with STRETCH > stylized into the butterfly image. My earliest exposure of shaping and > glassing boards in Stretch’s one car garage, door pulled down and no vapor > protection. The guy is toast today, rides a bike picking up cans. But some > fond memories of surf runs in his '67 Impala and dawn patrols.>>> Tom S. Sometimes I wonder if the shopping cart is really that bad,total freedom,no boss,surf when you want.Free food at the soup kitchen.I am looking into it.
cleanlines- You can get quite a bit of stuff in one of those carts. A planer, couple of templates, some other necessities and still manage to wheel a surfboard around on top of the pile. Tom S.
I have it pretty good,I own a house walking distance from Cowell’s, have a nice family,hard but satisfying work but sometimes I look enviously at the guy who lives in his v.w. van with the old hobie on top and his wetsuit always hanging on the side to dry at Mitchell’s Cove.
I have it pretty good,I own a house walking distance from Cowell’s, have a > nice family,hard but satisfying work but sometimes I look enviously at the > guy who lives in his v.w. van with the old hobie on top and his wetsuit > always hanging on the side to dry at Mitchell’s Cove. Steiny, And who
s to say that he hasnt gazed enviously across at your life? Wanderlust and solitude are great, but you have riches that money can`t buy. Dale
Steiny,>>> And who
s to say that he hasnt gazed enviously across at your life? > Wanderlust and solitude are great, but you have riches that money can`t > buy.>>> Dale This is funny,I didn’t mean to start a new thread but I can remember living in a Volkswagon Camper in the early 70’s running from one factory to another in California,getting what ever work I could in various surf sweat shops,shape,sand,glass,rub out you name it anything to keep in the trade. Yep…the addiction to building boards,lord help us.I just got thru reading an old classic book by John Steinback called “Travels with Charlie”.it pretty much sums up an ideal vagabond life.Damn I’m sounding more like an old geezer everyday.
hah! no…no glasses yet, but i’m down to one hair-style, my feet are as > flat as the surf around here, and i gnash my teeth if a well mannered kid > in the line up calls me ‘sir’. That throws a wet blanket on any surf! If you remember the 60’s, you weren’t there. -Alice Cooper
I sold him the Holden,I think I got a G&S stretch for it.I bought the > Holden for $20. from C.J.Nelson 'bout 8 years ago at a yardsale.It was > like riding a telephone pole with a fin on it.After you rode that > everything else felt loose, sure did cruise once you got it in trim but > you had to plan your turns three or four days in advance.Its funny to see > it at $1600.I had asked Bill Holden about it and he said it was one of his > popouts,you can tell by the logo-the wave doesn’t have the little > Murph-like surfers on it.I miss the board but Jim is a nice fella and I’m > happy that things are going well for him.He cared about old boards when > not many other people did $1600.00 for a pop out,seems like things are getting a little out of hand.
Kokua - For a realistic look at what boards are going for, check out E-bay or visit one of those surf auctions. It may not be worth that much to you or me, but somebody must think it is. Then again, he still has it, right?
Asking is not getting. In my dealings buying and selling vintage boards there seems to be no rhyme or reason to pricing.One guy will have a unrestorable piece of junk-total crap and get big money for it.Then someone else(usually me) has a nice clean good-riding vintage board that just sits. If you take the old surfboard/collectable thing too serious you miss the point-it is all about riding waves,enjoying nature, friends and fun.Alot of board collectors would be better off collecting stamps.They take less storage space and are easier on the back.By the way,it is about as flat as can be here in Santa Cruz-good day for a paddle
It isn’t exactly a “vintage” board but a “Lilo & Stitch” promo board (new) was just auctioned off on E-Bay at $1500.00!!! It is pretty much a generic T&C shortboard with Lilo & Stitch graphics. Lot Number: 23 - DISNEY LILO & STITCH Surfboard Mail this auction to a friend Closed at: US $1,500.00 Auction has ended. Hang ten with the stars of Disney’s newest animated feature, “Lilo & Stitch,” when you bid on this surfboard decorated with the film’s title treatment, its adorable heroine and her adopted “pet,” an escaped space alien who takes “going native” to a whole new level. Created for Disney by Town & Country Surf Designs Hawaii, this awesome shortboard, with low-flex carbon lite G5 fins by FCS, is approved for recreational use. DIMENSIONS: approx. 78" x 19" x 2.5"; tail: 13.5"; nose: 11.25" MATERIALS: fiberglass with rice paper laminates and airbrushed designs