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WTF have I found here?

Post by sir_fur71 » Thu Feb 04, 2010 11:34 am

The inlaws were cleaning out the holiday house and pulled this little number out from under. No logos, no signature, no dimensions. Roughly about 6ft x 22 x 3. My guess is late 70s as I think it started life as a single fin and someone tacked on a couple of squared off early 80s fins to make a thruster.... Love to know other peoples thoughts.

BTW - I have surfed it and it catched everything but turning is a differnt story.... middle fin out you can get a bit of performance but is more a cruiser...

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Re: WTF have I found here?

Post by The Oracle » Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:30 pm

I consulted a couple of mates and we determined that it's definitely a surfboard that you found - hope this clears things up a bit.

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Post by robzig » Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:22 pm

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Re: WTF have I found here?

Post by RickyG » Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:39 pm

Nice wax job too - very precise!

Could be a home-made jobby by the looks.
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Ricky gets my vote. I hate undercover tards.

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Post by sir_fur71 » Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:52 pm

Very helpful information so far.... :P

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Post by Surfin Turf » Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:55 pm

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RickyG wrote:Could be a home-made jobby by the looks.
I have nothing particular to add but was thinking about making a serious comment as well ...

all I was going to say was that back then there was a lot of DIY home made going on ... almost everyone had a crack at making a board at some stage ... some people also just had a crack at shaping and then getting them glassed somewhere so like ricky said it is probably a DIY ...

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Re: WTF have I found here?

Post by eMpowered » Thu Feb 04, 2010 3:13 pm

Looks a little bit like a Mcgriggor to me or a Crozier.

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Post by pridmore » Thu Feb 04, 2010 3:16 pm

Looks like a Crozier....prob home made special...pretty cool I reckon, ride it and see what she'll do or what diff lines you take on her.... 8)

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Post by sir_fur71 » Thu Feb 04, 2010 3:25 pm

Yeah, might slap the dings over with a bit of solarez and continue to surf it next time there are some fun waves at the local. Nothing like keeping your body and mind guessing....

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Post by sir_fur71 » Thu Feb 04, 2010 3:26 pm

eMpowered wrote:Looks a little bit like a Mcgriggor to me or a Crozier.
pridmore wrote:Looks like a Crozier....prob home made special...pretty cool I reckon, ride it and see what she'll do or what diff lines you take on her.... 8)
That's better information, thank you fellas.

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Post by Animal_Chin » Thu Feb 04, 2010 4:23 pm

I'd rip the side fins off and leave it as a single fin.

No idea why, I just would.
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Post by sir_fur71 » Thu Feb 04, 2010 4:28 pm

Animal_Chin wrote:I'd rip the side fins off and leave it as a single fin.

No idea why, I just would.
Maybe I could! I'd knock out the existing fins, get FCS plugs on the side and get really experimental..... You got me thinking now..... :?:

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Post by pridmore » Thu Feb 04, 2010 4:50 pm

do it...and post pics and let us know bout fins and how they effect the board...some may even have suggestions to fins to try...???....always interested in some cool old boards.... 8)

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Re: WTF have I found here?

Post by sir_fur71 » Thu Feb 04, 2010 4:55 pm

Just need to get my hands on some FCS plugs. I know shops don't sell them.... Might try hitting up a few local shapers, see if they have a 'spare' set.

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Post by pridmore » Thu Feb 04, 2010 4:57 pm

ask RV.....

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Re: WTF have I found here?

Post by purple pyramids » Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:27 pm

a crozier single fin (i can't link to the photo)
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Crozier-Single-F ... 4001r11236

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Re: WTF have I found here?

Post by silvynn » Fri Feb 05, 2010 8:29 am

Stick it on ebay. Call it an early Simon Anderson prototype, start the bids at $1,000. There's a sucker born every day.

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Re: WTF have I found here?

Post by sir_fur71 » Fri Feb 05, 2010 9:30 am

silvynn wrote:Stick it on ebay. Call it an early Simon Anderson prototype, start the bids at $1,000. There's a sucker born every day.
More interested in finding out more about it than earning $50 bucks for selling it.

Just thought someone might have a bit of info on the era, shaper (or one they copied) and idea behind the design. Prid and Em have given a bit of a heads up. Any other theories are welcome.

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