Pat O'Hare

General Discussion
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The guy deserves so much more than this, but here’s a small homage anyway. Damn, that guy makes great surfboards! Hopefully it’ll turn some new people on to him, if you know him you know he is way low key …

http://wwwbadtripsurfandsounds.blogspot.com/

more to come on other Left Coast sixties shapers in the future (when I can)

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I’m not getting to the blog, can you put it up as a link?

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http://wwwbadtripsurfandsounds.blogspot.com/

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Thanks DrAL.

I get to see some of O’Hare’s current boards when they come through Larry Pope’s glass shop

down the street from me. Always nice to have some history on the racks in the neighborhood.

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Thanks DrAL - no “.” between www and the rest always throws everyone, not sure why there’s no dot. I need to figure out how to do a link (I’m a 'tard sorry) …

Hey Mike - wish I could’ve done a bigger piece (more text, photos), have you seen any of the new Rebels? Spot on!!! Wow! Longboard needs to do a piece on him … and Bud, Miller, White,etc., etc. … oh, and you young guys too …

as always - Vaya Con Dios

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I may have seen one down at LP’s, but I doubt it had any big ‘‘model’’ logos on it to identify, that’s not

Pat’s style, as you point out in your blog. Or the ones I’ve seen have been customs, that may be more

likely. Keep referring to me as young anytime you want, I kinda like that, and my gray hair certainly

appreciates it!

Maybe you could fill in some of the history here on sways, if I remember correctly it was either Pat or

Murph that had a shop ON the Canaveral Pier at one time? (I was riding soup on an air mat up in Daytona

at the time, so I have no firsthand knowledge…)

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Hey Mike -

         I was told that The Flying Dutchman Surfboard Shop in Melbourne Beach was Murph's.  It was on Ocean Blvd. a few doors up from the intersection at A1A. I remember those 10' beauties with those big ol' D fins. Who made Flying Dutchman's?  I wish I knew (anyone out there know?).  I know that was '63 or '64, I remember as a 9 - 10 year old because we'd drive by it to get to the old Casino Club. We used to ride mats out back from there. And at low tide the beach seemed to stretch for miles from the road to the water. What great days! I have heard too that Pat had a shop on the pier - I'll check that out.  Got a line on Miller and White, as soon as I can get a chance I'll do an entry on each ..... Thanks for the feed back.  You young guys are alright ...

Vaya Con Dios

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stirring up alot of memories…Oceanside surfshop on A1A (sand floor), the pier down by Patricks, and the THICK blanks with paper on them. Atleast O’hare’s board is still out. some landmarks are still around.and the last time I saw jack murphy, he was speaking at church.

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i was shaping a lot more a few years back and pat offered to teach me a thing or two back then…

i couldn’t find the time though :frowning:

i see pat every now and then when i pass by the streets or stop by the house… always good to chat with him a bit

i just put a down payment on an O’Hare yesterday… a 10’1" Ohare LB that i will be using all the time :smiley:

SO STOKED!