I am in the process of refurbishing a 9’6" Peck Penetrator and was trying to figure out who shaped the board. It has a “J” after the serial and when i looked at the Stoked N Board profile page it didn’t list any shaper with a J in the name. Wondering if John Peck was shaping these back then? Any info would be great.
photos?
Very, very nice!
A revolutionary board way, way ahead!
Morey Pope factory of innovation.
Break through board as to tail rocker.
Eh SammyA!
Got the ad page that folds?
The “J” is most interesting.
One might speculate 240 - 1966 - Hummm
If you are on Facebook, try to contact Bob Cooper. He was part of the MP crew around the time the Penetrator came along. He might know what the J stands for.
The Penetrator represents state of the art board design for its time. It’s a Tom Morey design and thus came from the mind of a true innovator. Tom was well ahead of the pack. So much so, that his MP boards didn’t garner a lot of mass appeal back then. Folks were too hung up on bells and whistles, and the few “big names” of the times.
Eh!
Come on SammyA
That MP Surfer ad was a major leap.
JP penetrator rocked (we are talking late 65) before the “nose rider” on sought.
Bob Cooper’s “Blue Machine” same mind!
Low nose rocker with tail rocker combo
Was crazy fast…
I was so stupid back then!
Do over , man!
PS! check this Huck!
This nose and tail rocker relationship is scripture
Ah to me’s!
Dennis Ryder has been seen around these parts. I’ll bet he would know.
Just got in contact with Dennis last night & he thinks it was a guy that shaped there before him that he was hired to replaced after he left. Said he thinks his name was Jim or John. Appreciate everyones help, now to get this board waxed up and in the water!
The black patch on the nose is where you put the Slipcheck.
If it’s original; The black patch is Slipcheck. And Dennis did a nice write up on history of thaT Era. Somewhere on the interweb. Found it when I googled him. Fewer and fewer of MP boards from that era in the market place each year. They were nice riders. But when the short board came into vogue I got laughed at by some when I came out of the water with one at Stanley’s. Lowel
Never seen Slipcheck shine like the photo shows.
The originial slipcheck was sanded off as it was scratched to hell. I just did a pigment gloss panel to replace it. Was going to mix up a simulated slipcheck mix but decided against it, rather just wax it.
Slipcheck was “line paint”
So very true!
Tom was great a marketing.
And kicked down to those that “Stumbed” into that slipcheck deal.
Ah, or so I’ve been told.