So I was just doing some craigslist browsing and I came across this board…looks interesting. I can’t seem to find to much info on it. Anyone know anything about these old G&S boards? It looks sweet, I’m considering trying to pick it up soon.
Good luck with the resto, looks like it needs some work.
I'm surprised that it isn't buckled or broken
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i think that board should be from iether 1970 or 71
heresone that i recently got done restoring, there were around 20 spots all around the rails that needed to be fixed but itsready for the water now
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I recall the G and S “egg” thing coming along more like 73-74.
As far as the other comment about it not being buckled,etc… Boards from that period were made with denser foam, heavier glass, and generally ran thicker with a good deal of crown in the deck. All making for a bit more durability in the snapping and buckling department.
Oh, and here’s sdrepairman’s pic, done a bit larger.
thanks sammy i couldnt get it bigger cause im retarded when it comes to computers
i always thought they stopped doing stringerless boards earlier than that but i guess you learn something new every day
G&S blew their own foam for those boards. As a high school kid in the ealy 70’s, the first board I ever “shaped” (if you could call it that, hand scrubbing with a surform and sand paper) was a reject stringerless G&S blank.
Many years later, Brimo the glosser at Channin told me he’d actually worked blowing blanks at G&S during that time.
sdrepairman, that G&S is beautifully redone. I’ve never done a repair job more than baby fin or rock dings so I don’t think I’d quite do this board justice nor do I have the time to fix a board up right now. But I love the look of a stringerless board! I really hope I get to surf one someday.