Surfboards Hawaii Model A stepdeck - vintage rider

General Discussion
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Re: Surfboards Hawaii “Model A” vintage 1966 w/ stepdeck

Opininions on this as a vintage rider – whaya say?

I’ve got a line on a reasonable priced 8 foot one in decent shape. It was probably shaped for a grom and I’m a hefty 185lbs, but I figger that this scaled down longboard could be cool for me in a mid-leangth single fin sort of way (Ok, Ok, I can’t afford the 1968 Bing Good Karma and this was second best).

[] Board #2678 [] Shapped in 1966 [] Triple stringers offset [] 50/50 rail [] Green rails, yellow pin stripe, green tinted bottom [] boxed fin (fin original) [*] Step Deck board top and bottom

Let the comments fly. Maybe somebody here (JimtheGenius?) was the shaper?

I’ll try to post some pics.

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I’m surprised at the 8’ length for 1966. The board was probably shaped by Duane Brown, who left Hansen in 1966 to shape for S B Hawaii. (specifically the Model A) Duane was known for his craftsmanship. Duane died several years ago. Too soon.

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The possible shapers for this board are, John Price, Ed Wright, Al Merrick, Dennis Dobransky