Does anyone know who could tell me a little bit more about an old Hansen I have? It is a 9’8" three stringer and has in pencil on one of the stringers “MOON #2 “SLIM”. It is a slim board for the era. It is about 2.75” thick (or slightly less). I’m wondering who or what “Moon” is. I think it is from the mid 60’s. It just has one large Hansen logo on the bottom. No specific model.
Thanks,
Jim
“Bill Thrailkill to white courtesy phone. Call for Bill T”
A photo of the board would be helpful. Also, on the deck, near the tailblock, there should be a number. An example would be, 1234 T, or 1234 C, or ~1234~. Whatever numbers, and symbols are there help identify the shaper and the period. The MOON you referenced, may be a then hot La Jolla surfer named Dickie Moon. I think he was a team rider for Hansen. Later he rode for Hobie, as I remember.
Thanks Bill.
Maybe it did belong to Dickie Moon. Whatever happened to him? Do you know if he is still around?
I couldn’t find any other numbers or letters anywhere on the board except these. Here are some pics:
Thanks,
Jim
Dickie Moon was rather slightly built, so the 2.75’’ thickness makes sense. The shape, and stringers appear to be influenced by the Hynson, and Edwards model boards. The fin is NOT a Hansen standard. Appears to be a custom shape, or a skilled reshape of the standard D fin. I suspect that the board predates my employment there. Possibly late '63, or '64. The absence of a number also makes me suspect that it was custom made for a team rider. I’ll be seeing a lot of the La Jolla/ Windansea guys next month, and I’ll ask around about Dickie.
That would be cool to confirm this was Dickie Moon’s personal board.
I was going to ask you about the fin, if it was stock or not but you beat me to it.
Thanks,
Jim
The fin has the reshaped look about it. The process was to cut out the back line of the D fin, to reduce the fins surface area, increase the aspect ratio, and reduce lateral resistance. Made the boards easier to turn.
The shape, and stringers appear to be influenced by the Hynson, and Edwards model boards. …The absence of a number also makes me suspect that it was custom made for a team rider.
Yes, very similar to a ‘red fin’ or Edwards. Three stringers, pointed nose, pulled hips. It makes sense that it might be one of Moon’s boards, especially since it has no serial #. Dickie made the cover of Surfer, back in '67. Photo: Stoner A shot of Dickie, from that same day at Black’s, was used on a Rolling Stones album cover. I recall it was “Their Satanic Majesty’s Request”. It was a ‘fold-out’ cover, and the shot of Moon was used on the inside. This shot:
http://www.tsrestaurants.com/about_ts/meet_staff_DM.html
Try above link to find what Dickie Moons been up to… Might try and email him to see if he knows anything about the board… Could of swore he rode a Ekstrom board in the early 60’s… Then got into WindAnSea and rode Hansens and Hobies…
Thanks. In fact, yesterday I also did a Yahoo search on Dickey Moon and also found the TS Restaurant link. I called their corporate office in Maui today and actually talked to Dickey Moon. He was stoked to hear about the board!
He said this was a board he shaped for himself. Before I even mentioned it, he asked if it had 2 half inch redwood stringers on the outside and a eighth inch one in the middle. He also said it had only one logo on the bottom of the nose. He shaped it so “slim” because he was only about 135 lbs. at that time. He was happy to hear it was still around and being ridden.
He also mentioned that the fin was probably original. It was not a big D fin that he put on it.
Thanks everyone for their help in finding the origins of this board.
You have scored a real find. Congrats!! I’m wondering now, if the photos of Dicky at Blacks, is on that board. Ask him, I’m sure he would remember. Next stop, a collectors auction.
Bill-
The other shots from that same article show Moon on what looks like a single stringer
shape.
Wasn’t Stoner great?
Great that you were able to hook up with Dickie and what a great story about the board.
I picked up a 1966 South Coast about three months ago, just buffed it out and it looks like new. It had zero dings and was stored inside a garage all these years, the foam was still as white as new… Hangs on my wall with my 1964 Trailkill 6" Hollow Redwood stringer board that Bill made for me way back then.
Ollie
Thanks Ollie.
Can you post any pics of your '64 Thrailkill?
Dickey wanted me to email him some pics of the Hansen. I did but haven’t heard back from him yet.
Jim
Jim,
Here are a couple shots of the board… Still trying to figure out why the board looks the same and Bill and I look different, there was only 41 years between the photos, musta been the camera, Ha… Ollie
2005 WindAnSea Thrailkill 6" Hollow Redwood Board Thrailkill (L) Ollie (R)
1964 my backyard with new Thrailkill 6" Hollow Redwood Board… Bill Trailkill (L) Ollie (R)
That is too classic. I love the before and after perspective.
Jim
Update on the Hansen Moon story:
A few weeks ago, Wingnut (Robert Weaver) emailed me out of the blue because he had dinner with the Duke’s restaurant staff including Dickey Moon. I guess Wingnut and Robert August were in Hawaii for some charity event. Over dinner, Dickey told the story of how I contacted him and told him about the board and showed everyone the board pics I emailed.
Dickey’s friends from Duke’s asked Wingnut if he could somehow try to get the board back to Dickey since he has none of the boards he shaped or rode back in the 60’s. They offered me any new board I wanted as a trade.
Anyway, last Thursday, Wingunt picked up the board from my house on his way down to the ASR in S.D. I happily ended up with a brand new 9’6" Lance Carson Classic 60’s model which I always wanted.
Dickey Moon was going to be in S.D. for the Wind N Sea Surfing Club reunion. They were going to surprise him with the board at the reunion. I haven’t heard how it went but I’m sure Dickey is stoked with getting his old board back and I’m stoked on my new one.
Jim
awesome!
Hi Jim -
Good on you for recognizing the sentimental value of the board to DM and not trying to capitalize on it.
A new Lance Carson Surfboard is a nice token of appreciation but I’m sure receiving his old board from his friends was priceless.
what a great story! Good on ya Mijknahs!!!