I am getting ready to list this board on Ebay for a friend of mine, East Coast Hall of Famer Pete Smith. The board was ordered in the early 70’s for his son Pete Smith Jr. directly from Mickey Munoz (the mongoose). He shaped it personally for Pete. You can see his laminate on the tail. The board has some of the smallest pinlines I have ever seen on a board. All of them are old school resin pinlines even around the area of the “Hobie” laminate. This board has NEVER been in the water. Unfortunately the original fin cannot be found and it does have a few small dings on the rail, due to Pete Jr. carrying it around the house. I told Pete that I thought that he should not get them fixed that someone would be buying the board for the history not to ride (the board is only 5 feet long). Before I list it I have a few questions of the knowlegable Swaylocks crew:
Should we fix the small rail shatters or sell it as is?
Any idea on how much we could get for it Pete could use the money right now?
Anything I should include in the discription that might help it sell?
Pete is going to write the History of the board on some of his original “Pete Smith Surf Shop” letter head that he still has from his shop in the 70’s. Any help would be appreciated!
Troy- Dont do anything to it!- Leave that to the new owner, if he so desires- Ebay is good way to get a current market value for your board- Put a minimum reserve on it if you so desire, to avoid letting it go for a song- Hard to price that one, due to the length, but it should draw some interest. Use the Right words in your description- Blah Blah Blah… At the short length, its an easy ship too- Good luck with it!
i agree on the history, i would not fix the dings they are the patina of aging. the pin lines were probably done by ramond patterson or danny brawner, they were among the best in the business. that board was built around the height of hobies business both for quantity and quality. pete was a great friend and dealer for hobie, its too bad that pete jr. did not ride the board. i would hope that if the board sells to a surfer that would try to ride it, thats what they are for. it would add to the history and i would be curious on how it works both good and bad. tell pete, that if it would help and its geographically possible i would be more than happy to sign the board before or after the sale. hi pete, mickey
Pete Smith owned Mickey Munoz shaped Shortboard )
I am getting ready to list this board on Ebay for a friend of mine, East Coast Hall of Famer Pete Smith. The board was ordered in the early 70’s for his son Pete Smith Jr. directly from Mickey Munoz (the mongoose). He shaped it personally for Pete. You can see his laminate on the tail. The board has some of the smallest pinlines I have ever seen on a board. All of them are old school resin pinlines even around the area of the “Hobie” laminate. This board has NEVER been in the water. Unfortunately the original fin cannot be found and it does have a few small dings on the rail, due to Pete Jr. carrying it around the house. I told Pete that I thought that he should not get them fixed that someone would be buying the board for the history not to ride (the board is only 5 feet long). Before I list it I have a few questions Should we fix the small rail shatters or sell it as is?
Any idea on how much we could get for it Pete could use the money right now?
Anything I should include in the discription that might help it sell?
Pete is going to write the History of the board on some of his original “Pete Smith Surf Shop” letter head that he still has from his shop in the 70’s. Any help would be appreciated!
It never surprises me the generousity of the Swaylocks’s crew. Many, many years ago Austin recieved his first “real” fcs jigs from a swaylocks member (thanks Kokua) and now this fall we will be opening a new 4000 square foot shaping and glassing facility. Thank you Eastern Pacific for helping out with the Pete Smith board. When I told him what you were doing he was thrilled. He said he had some pictures that he wanted to send Mickey. Thanks again.
