Score....need advice

Discussion in 'Surfboards and Surfboard Design' started by MichaelJR, Sep 30, 2014.

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  1. Sep 30, 2014 #1
    MichaelJR

    MichaelJR Well-Known Member

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    So, I MAY have snagged a vintage single fin hobie for short money (yes emass, I nailed another vintage, don't ask how). It's rough. It needs resto. It's WAY past anything I could potentially do on my own. I do however know they are like unicorns, and I'll be damned if I let it go.

    All that being said, any of the northeast folks here know of someone that can do a serious resto job on this. I don't mean patches, I want her pretty again. Best resto in NE that you've personally encountered or know of would be clutch.

    Shop, name, number, email, whatever you've got. Appreciate it. She could be a beauty in the right hands.
     
    MichaelJR, Sep 30, 2014
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  3. Sep 30, 2014 #2
    MichaelJR

    MichaelJR Well-Known Member

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  5. Sep 30, 2014 #3
    MichaelJR

    MichaelJR Well-Known Member

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    She needs love, but I can see her being sweet.
     
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  6. Sep 30, 2014 #4
    Slashdog

    Slashdog Well-Known Member

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    I could do a serious resto job on it. It's going to take 1 month +. And I'll do it for free, because I, or anyone who would want to take this on, wouldn't give it back to you after spending so much time on it.

    In all seriousness though- if you are going to pay someone experienced and skilled enough to fix that, the labor and material will probably come close to the cost of getting one already in good shape.

    It looks to me like the whole things has been hit with a sander; that it was painted at some point, with that blue crap, and that someone started to sand it off in hopes of resto, eventually giving up on it. Can't tell 100% by the pics but that's what it looks like to me.

    The rails look like they are shattered and soft, which usually means the board is dead. Post close up pics of the raisl. Feel along them, squeeze them with your hand. How much of it is squishy? Press the glass on the rest of the board with your fingernail. Is it brittle? If both of these things are true it is not saveable. If restored it will be nothing but a leaden wall hanger.

    Probably best to just hang it on the wall as is.
     
    Slashdog, Sep 30, 2014
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  7. Sep 30, 2014 #5
    MichaelJR

    MichaelJR Well-Known Member

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    Dude says the rails aren't soft.

    We will see when I get up there. I'll get some real detailed pictures.

    It is a unicorn, no doubt. As for price, I don't even want to say. Let's just say it's cheap. Really, really, really cheap.



    A already have one board in the works being shaped, I plan on using the same dude for this as well. Hopefully he'll give me a break given the amount I'm throwing his way as it is. I talked to him a little bit ago and he said he might be able to do it for me. He said he needs better pictures as well.
     
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  8. Sep 30, 2014 #6
    Slashdog

    Slashdog Well-Known Member

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    If it's more or less structurally solid and dirt cheap then it could be worth it. Keep in mind you are looking at a few hundred bucks for resto, minimum, but do keep us updated.

    For a frame of reference I have never paid more than $75 for a well damaged board, even if the board never took on water.

    Whatever you do, don't forget, the President is a better surfer than you.
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  9. Sep 30, 2014 #7
    ClemsonSurf

    ClemsonSurf Well-Known Member

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    Are you sure you know the definition of a unicorn?
     
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  10. Sep 30, 2014 #8
    worsey

    worsey Well-Known Member

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    one day at the standout break when it was good i saw 3 chinook helicopters stop by while
    one went low and had a good look....do any other countries have chinooks?
     
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  11. Sep 30, 2014 #9
    waterbaby

    waterbaby Well-Known Member

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    good luck with that...looks like that thing has already gone through too many amateur "restorations".

    Also, according to Surfline's article, those "D" fins have the lowest performance of any design in the history of surfboards (adjectives included: "clumsy" and "rudder-like")...hope you like riding straight to the beach in the whitewater.
     
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  12. Sep 30, 2014 #10
    MichaelJR

    MichaelJR Well-Known Member

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    I thought classic hobies were a well liked and sought after item. He says its 60s. You might be able to date it better than I.
     
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  13. Sep 30, 2014 #11
    Mr.Belmar

    Mr.Belmar Well-Known Member

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    Dude you should just try it yourself! Good winter project
     
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  14. Sep 30, 2014 #12
    Big Wet Monster

    Big Wet Monster Well-Known Member

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    Howmuch did it cost?

     
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  15. Sep 30, 2014 #13
    MichaelJR

    MichaelJR Well-Known Member

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    I wish I knew more about it. Once I grab it I'm doing detailed pictures and a bit of homework. If it's truly something rare and classic, I'll have him (or someone else that comes highly recommended) do it, I wouldn't want to eff up something with some history.

    If it's something that has plenty of kin running around, I might give it a whirl. Take my time with it.

    As for price...way under 100.
     
    MichaelJR, Sep 30, 2014
    MichaelJR, Sep 30, 2014
  16. Sep 30, 2014 #14
    jettyface

    jettyface Well-Known Member

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    Be sure to use the buddy system when picking it up, Michael.
     
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  17. Sep 30, 2014 #15
    Slashdog

    Slashdog Well-Known Member

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    Jettyface is right, be careful on craigslist, you don't want wake up in a Maine barn, bound and f*cked like a latex dummy.

    Also, H20 is right, you should just go DIY. You have extensive carpentry experience if I recall correctly. Depending on how broke your shaper is, he might hate you for giving it to him.
     
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  18. Sep 30, 2014 #16
    EmassSpicoli

    EmassSpicoli Well-Known Member

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    Course bruh. Who don't?

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  19. Sep 30, 2014 #17
    metard

    metard Well-Known Member

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    idk dog

    looks like poverty
     
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  20. Sep 30, 2014 #18
    MichaelJR

    MichaelJR Well-Known Member

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    I carry guns. It'll be the worst horror movie ever. Bad guy tries to pull a knife. Bad guy shot. Roll the credits.

    Yeah I'm a fairly proficient woodworker. Got the full shop. Don't know jack about shaping boards though.
     
    MichaelJR, Sep 30, 2014
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  21. Sep 30, 2014 #19
    Exit98

    Exit98 Well-Known Member

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    That 3rd pic looks like an SUP type handle was routed into it
     
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  22. Sep 30, 2014 #20
    jettyface

    jettyface Well-Known Member

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    Just for the Craigslist rendezvous or all the time?
     
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