I picked up this Hansens Board for $20.00. The top of the board is relatively open ding free with just pressure dents. The bottom, a different story. The bottom color is the original color of the board, sort of a kelp color, and not sun damaged. No leash plug added after the fact. Size is 7.5 to 8, The Board has the number 569 with two dots on the opposite side of the stringer directly over the numbers. It has some resin pinlines on the bottom,(see pics). I believe Bill Thrailkill would have the scoop on this one. Any idea who shaped it and year of birth?
The FU box, decal style, and board size and shape, say late 1970 to me. The board number is another matter. Quite low. The two dot were used by Buzzy Smole, but not in the same way displayed on your board. I’d still vote for Buzzy as the shaper. Perhaps one of his last boards, as he moved to Idaho, about that time.
Thanks for the reply, I usually will do some ding repair and get it in the water, this board might be not getting that treatment as there are some dings beyond my capabilities. Not to mention the fact that someone couldnt get the fin out because the screw they used to tighten the fin up is way rusted into the plate. So basically they broke the fin out and now the plate is stuck in the fin box because the fin box doesnt have the relief cuts in it to remove the metal plate. Maybe some dremel work on the box to cut a relief? Would you have an idea of where it was glassed? On the hill in Leucadia maybe? Or Channins? It has some nice swoopy resin pin lines on it. Thanks,
The fin box is fairly soft. You can make the relief cuts with a sharp woodworking chisel. Just a few slices with the chisel and you will have enough bevel to remove the old plate. Or you might just leave the old plate in place and drop in one of the smaller, square plates w/o having to do the bevel cuts.
The two best pinstripe/glossers, at Hansen’s, were Gary Brummett, and David Burnham. Both had moved on, by the time that board was produced. So, no I don’t.
