Yo SI, A buddy of mine moved away and I was helping him load his trailer and he brought this board out of his shed. He told me a friend had left it at his house, moved away and never came back for it when they were kids. Its a god-knows how old 7'0" tri-fin with an awesome custom paint job of what appears to be a snapper fish on the deck. The fins were glassed on and the starboard one had ripped off. He had a bunch of better boards and didn't want to move it. I'm in a board transition period and only had my 9' longboard (not a great day-to-day in the mid-Atlantic) so he gave me the board, and after a search of the shed, the missing fin as well. After a good amount of youtube research I attempted to re-glass the fin back on the board. Its not super pretty, but its back on there good and strong, and water-tight. It'd look prettier if I hadn't used duct tape to mask off my work area. Turns out masking tape is better for that, who'd-a-thunk. But it was an old beater board that I just planned to fill the gap with until I could afford a new stick... ...Until I realized I had just actually fixed the board and I swelled with pride at my new-found technical mastery. Now I have a fondness for it that I wasn't expecting and want to try and re-store it even more. (Also because I found working on a surfboard repair oddly calming, a nice simple task to come home and work on in the garage with a beer after an annoying day at work.) So, 2 questions... 1) Does anybody recognize the maker of this board? I am just curious about its history. Do you recognize the 'RR' logo, the signature, or the artwork (included in pics)? 2) It has an area about the size of a textbook on the port side of the stringer that is delaminating. I poured hotcoat and stickered over the serious dings when I was fixing the fin and it appears to be watertight for now. I plan to fix the delam, but for now it is also serving as my daily driver. Can I surf it without causing too much further damage? How long do I have to ignore it before its really screwed? Also, any advice on fixing a delaminating section is greatly appreciated.
granted, "vintage" is a broad term, but I see it as referring to something that gets better with age or, at least, retains it's original value...and most surfboards don't fit into that category. That board is just old (mid to late 80s) and withered...good for repair practice, but, as far as performance, the flex is looong gone (fine for a beginner). Whether or not it looks good enough for a wall hanger is subject to opinion.
That second shot... that shows the foil and rocker... says it all: "Ewww." Kinda like an ugly girl that you want to be nice to 'cause you feel sorry for her, but you wouldn't want to be seen out on a date with. Not sure who the shaper is, but if the Rise sticker means anything, it might have been either ridden or shaped here in Monmouth County, NJ.
the signature looks like it says R. Rickenerg as in Randy Rickenberg. a Fla guy i think and he may still shape.
Haha, geez folks. I know its a P.o.S, but its MY P.o.S...and will have to do for now. Its summer anyway.
It is fro a long line of asshole boards. Proven to be caca. Dump it; it is an insult to anything called a surfboard.
Yup it's an r rickenberg, I had a similar shape back in the day. Can't beat 80 bucks off the used rack
u guys ever bought a brand spanking new stick and break it on ur first day?thats the reason I will never buy new boards,unless Donald trump recruits me or I hit the lotto.i buy everything off the used rack and craigslist.im building quite the quiver,dont really have room for all these boards.im thinking about building a cage,like the ones they keep the propane tanks in for the forklift,in my backyard so shythead doesn't touch them and put another hole in it.people I live with seem to think a surfboard is a strong piece of equipment,like u drop it on concrete and nothing will happen.i spend more time fixing dings that occurred in my fuking house than I do in the water.
nope. You might want to go the epoxy route. buying used off craigslist is an interesting way to go, even if the boards are toast. That way you get to try a shape out indefinitely...and, if you love it, you can buy a new one of the same model with confidence.
I personally think its very cool,the board comes from my glory days. most of my boards were magic back then-its pretty huge though
