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Old 08-11-2010, 06:10 AM   #1
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Surfboard info wanted

Cleaning up a vintage surfboard I got for my 10th birthday. That would be in 1967.... Anyone point me in the right direction for info, value/etc? Longboard, glass, single skeg glassed in. Came from California. 9' 9" x 22" x3"



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Old 08-11-2010, 11:13 AM   #2
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There was a shop in your town called Brickhouse but I think they closed this spring. You might still be able to connect with the owner through their website.

There are a couple shops in Hampton that might be able to help. Cinnamon Rainbows and Pioneer are the shops I'm familiar with.
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Do you know who shaped it? Also a picture and it's # would help
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What's the label, Shaper etc. Some of the old Surfboards Hawaii board shaped by Donald Takaimaya have been bringing big bucks in the west coast auctions.

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Old 08-11-2010, 03:03 PM   #5
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A couple fast shots of it. I was just running out of the shop and took them. Will get better ones later.
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Wish I still had my first board. 9'0" Gordan & Smith, yellow on the bottom and up over the rails. Clear on top. Adjustable skeg.

I don't recognize the name/brand from the logo. I don't think its worth all that much.

I wish I never parted with mine. Nor the last one for that matter.

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Check out this site, you might find a (better) match for the logo:

Stanley's Surfboard Logo Library A to Z
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If its a Dewey it might be worth a few bucks. Is the stringer signed by the shaper? I'm never getting rid of any of mine, unless I break it on a rock somewhere.

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Nice board!!! Enjoy!!!
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I was wondering if the board was for sale? I am making a canal bike and most people (i.e. BigFish) are putting a skateboard on the back for carrying the fish, however, I thought a surfboard might be more suitable to the size fish I plan on catching based on the reports/rumors of large fish traversing the canal this summer.

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Been doing some research. It seems that Dewey Weber used that logo to identify boards that he would use himself. Hope that mine is one of them. Would be worth some dough if it is. The board is probably a Performer from around 1965. My biggest concern is that the fin is different from what most of these Performer boards had glassed in... Going to speak with his son in the next few days

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Cleaning up a vintage surfboard I got for my 13th birthday. That would be in 1970.... Anyone point me in the right direction for info, value/etc? Longboard, glass, single skeg glassed in. Came from California. 9' 9" x 22" x3"
Jeez 9'9" in "70". I was using a 6'10" Sunshine board then

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But you were/are older.... I was a skinny 13 yr old just getting into it. I would still need this aircraft carrier out there now! So you have any pics of yourself from the surfing days, Frank? That would be something we would all like to see!

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Update. Found a picture of when I got the board. 1967..... I was surfing at ten years old!

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But you were/are older.... I was a skinny 13 yr old just getting into it. I would still need this aircraft carrier out there now! So you have any pics of yourself from the surfing days, Frank? That would be something we would all like to see!

Ya got that right Ross. I wake up from dreams riding that board still. You should keep it. There was a Dewey Webber shop in Eastham years ago. Cant remember the guy who owned it. Remember what he looked like though. It was also a small gas station on the righht just before the town hall. Two buddies of mine rode Dewey Webbers. Had a step deck and a concave bottom about the same length as the step deck. Could walk all day long on the nose. I am old enough to have met Bruce Brown when he was on tour showing the Endless Summer movie at small venues like a rented room at the VFW in Orleans one night. I think we paid two bucks to get in. Met Hobie Alter in his 64 Ford van that used to pull wheelies in at Ken's Surf Shop in North Eastham, right next door to Flemmings Donut Shop (which provided carbohydrated food on a grand scale), one day when he was on tour. I remember thinking that was really special back in the day. I might have a pic or two.

The guy I work for part time, his son is in charge of the professioanl surfing tour, AST ????, for the tour owners right now. His name is Bobby Shadley. He was just in charge of the womens tour, but he was doing so well with that they gave him a raise and a ton more responsibilty. Imagine being the guy in charge of the womens professional surfing tour???????

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The shop in Eastham was Jaspers he definitely sold Weber's. I hodie was the name of the Guy that owned it. Funny story he actually owns the copyright for the lifeguard board short design you see on every lifeguard everywhere. The surf shop was just a club house. I know people that are friends with him. I can find out if I can get some contact info for you.
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The shop in Eastham was Jaspers he definitely sold Weber's. I hodie was the name of the Guy that owned it. Funny story he actually owns the copyright for the lifeguard board short design you see on every lifeguard everywhere. The surf shop was just a club house. I know people that are friends with him. I can find out if I can get some contact info for you.
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Everybody thought he was a good guy, no doubt. Alaways standing out front in the middle of the parking lot. Curly black hair. It was a clubhouse. Jasper's, thanks for bringing more info to the story. Use to work at the Grist Mill Restauarnt when I was 14.

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Update. Found a picture of when I got the board. 1967..... I was surfing at ten years old!

Ross I didn't read that right the first time. You've had the board since 1967. Thats pretty neat.

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Eventually the store moved over to the fish shack that was in the parking lot of the lobster pool my wife worked there from the time to 16 until it closed it has since reopened under another name. They still have the old timers competition every year. Real cast of characters. We try and make it a point to get down there for it.
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Old 04-05-2011, 08:37 PM   #20
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hmmmmmm.....

Hey Ross,
Cool board man. . . .It is a Weber but it’s not a Performer. To be honest, it looks like an pig shape of the early 60’s, probably 62 or 63. Not sure if that makes sense or not. It’s probably worth $1000 - $1200 as is. You could probably get it cleaned up for about $200 and that would certainly bring the value up. Let me know what else you need.
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Dayem.... Now to figure out what to do next....

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Ok two options
1) relieve your teenage days and get out there with it
2) take it on that show "Pawn Stars" and see what they'll give you for it.
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Old 04-06-2011, 03:46 PM   #22
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Hey Rosco, nice stick!

I knew it was a Weber from the logo but figured it pre-dated the Performer - I got a 9'6" Performer noserider as a high school graduation gift from my folks in '67. 23" wide - which would cramp your groin muscles just sitting on it but you never missed a wave and could spend all day on the nose. I even ended up naming one of my goldens 'Dewey' too

Wish I hadn't traded it in... -

I figure Shea from Weber is probably the late Dewey Weber's son - his dad Dewey was called "The Little Man on Wheels", great noserider.

Definitely keep it if you can - for yourself and your kids too, if they're interested at all in surfing. This year will be my 47th in the surf...

I still have 2 boards left, my favorite is an 8'2" Nectar noserider. You know, you might be surprised how far back in age a day in the surf will take you...

In fact, here's a clip from '66 to show you just how far back that really is...



Of course, there's still folks rocking the longboards...and the bikinis look better than ever, too...


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The birthday...
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I had the board appraised this past summer, so tomorrow it goes to Twin Lights Glassing in Gloucester for some restoration before I part company with it.....
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Did they have glass back in 67

Can't wait to see a picture after it is done.
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Ross, I enjoyed following your posts on the story. I just read some more of them. I will look and see if any pics from those days are in with the pics my mother gave me for safe-keeping. I looked completely different then, minus about 100#'s. Forgive me for thinking and saying I didn't think it was worth that much. I don't mind being wrong. I do mind being wrong though when my wife is correcting me.

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Frank, if I had known what I had, it would have been stored a little bit more carefully. Despite Shea Weber's estimate, the appraisal, and the high prices being asked on CL and elsewhere for Weber boards, it is only worth what someone will eventually pay. We'll see. A granite counter for the kitchen would be worth more to me now than this would be as a wall hanger. Just need to have the right collector be made aware that it is available.... But it is pretty cool that Dewey Weber himself rode this board in all likelihood.
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Frank, if I had known what I had, it would have been stored a little bit more carefully. Despite Shea Weber's estimate, the appraisal, and the high prices being asked on CL and elsewhere for Weber boards, it is only worth what someone will eventually pay. We'll see. A granite counter for the kitchen would be worth more to me now than this would be as a wall hanger. Just need to have the right collector be made aware that it is available.... But it is pretty cool that Dewey Weber himself rode this board in all likelihood.

It is really neat that he rode the board. They were so plain and rudimentary then compared to the fancy stuff now, see grip decks and what not. God I wish I had the bungy cord around my ankle, but then again I wouldn't have learned how to swim so good.

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