I just picked up this never ridden, never waxed late 70’s Brewer shaped by James Turnbull. I’m guessing it’s a 1978 from the leash plug? I know a little bit of info, James Turnbull started Country Surfboards around the same time, I believe.
Wondering what other info on this board may be known? Was this before Brewers production was moved over to CA? What could the value of an unridden board of this vintage be?
Many Thanks.
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I’m going to say your 70s board is really from the mid 90s when Dick Brewer was reissuing some of his boards. I had a beautiful mini-gun from this series of boards that I sold after it went unridden for a year. Never should have sold it.
Wow. Crazy to hear. I would have never thought this board was from the 90’s. Even with that strange bhane box with the fin entry way far forward. I guess this things getting waxed up and ridden then.
Without having close up shots of the aforementioned leash plug and fin box, that board could possibly be of 70s vintage. Jim Turnbull is a name I have’nt heard in a long time (I recall hearing he passed away a few years back)…he may have started the label but I do know Country Surfboards was around from at least 1969, the year I first tried surfing the north shore as a 14 yr old grom. Whatever the case…thats a nice board.
The other thing that really has me leaning towards the 90s vintage is the design, size and quality of the logo and shaper’s marks. Looks 90s to me…not 70s. Same style logos as on my 90s brewer. My 90s brewer also had an amazing gloss coat like this one does. I could be completely wrong here. Hoping someone with direct knowledge chimes in.
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Agree. Point of interest: When I made the first leash plugs, out of white PVC end caps in 1971, I used a 1/4th inch dia Nylon rod as the leash attachment. No corrosion issues, and plenty strong. Later did under the board leash attachments, with Nylon rod, cross drilled in the rear of the box, which later morphed into through the box leash attachment. Under the board leash attachment has a much lower tendancy to ‘‘tombstone’’ in larger surf.