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Created by gollyone > 9 months ago, 16 Jan 2021
gollyone

gollyone

VIC, 46 posts
16 Jan 2021 10:27AM
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I saved this wooden treasure from certain destruction at the tip.Does anybody know its age, the designer or anything else about it? I haven't sailed it yet and I'm considering French polishing it and hanging it on the wall of my shop as an ornamental item.

Tardy

Tardy

QLD, 5103 posts
16 Jan 2021 9:41AM
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yes .....

it looks like a great wall hanger ...

Mark _australia

Mark _australia

WA, 22833 posts
16 Jan 2021 8:39AM
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Bit of bottom vee, thruster.

Would be a good waveboard

Faff

Faff

VIC, 1236 posts
16 Jan 2021 11:51AM
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Looks like Ned Kelly's board.

Gestalt

Gestalt

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16 Jan 2021 10:51AM
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cool board!

Subsonic

Subsonic

WA, 3212 posts
16 Jan 2021 8:53AM
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I could be entirely wrong, and am happy to stand corrected. but it looks more to me like someones not too ancient home science project, rather than a board from the very beginning. I'll say it again, i could be completely wrong...

jonesmb

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16 Jan 2021 12:31PM
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Subsonic said..
I could be entirely wrong, and am happy to stand corrected. but it looks more to me like someones not too ancient home science project, rather than a board from the very beginning. I'll say it again, i could be completely wrong...




I had the same thought, could be someone's prototype for lighter winds and upwind/downwind type sailing. Having said that I found this photo from a howto windsurf book published 1978 (reprint 1989) and one on far right does have similar shape.



It also reminded me of the 'Australian Sailfish' sailing dinghy. I bought one as a kid from paper-round savings, looks like class has recently been resurrected australiansailfish.wordpress.com/




gollyone

gollyone

VIC, 46 posts
16 Jan 2021 3:14PM
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A salty sailboarder friend provided me with a universal for the board. As a "modern" wood working project, I would have thought that the maker would have used proper fin boxes not a slot in fin arrangement. I am guessing late 70s.

Tardy

Tardy

QLD, 5103 posts
16 Jan 2021 3:58PM
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3 centre board s ...maybe replace with 3 foils ....and you could give those America cup dudes a run for their money

olskool

olskool

QLD, 2455 posts
16 Jan 2021 6:29PM
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FIRST FORMULA BOARD

ZeeGerman

ZeeGerman

294 posts
17 Jan 2021 7:45PM
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First Kite Race Board!

Wet Willy

Wet Willy

TAS, 2317 posts
8 Feb 2021 5:16PM
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What's your (gu)estimate of the volume?

gollyone

gollyone

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20 Feb 2021 10:19AM
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What's your (gu)estimate of the volume?


I haven't sailed it yet but I am guessing around the 110 litre mark. It is hollow inside so I could fill it full of expandable foam if the volume isn't high enough for my weight.

Bigsnut

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20 Feb 2021 7:27AM
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Make a foil board out of it

decrepit

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20 Feb 2021 8:59PM
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>>> It is hollow inside so I could fill it full of expandable foam if the volume isn't high enough for my weight.


????????
Filling it with foam will just make it heavier and won't give you any more volume. It will have less floatation!
Or am I misunderstanding you?

Wet Willy

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22 Feb 2021 8:55PM
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decrepit said..


gollyone said..
>>> It is hollow inside so I could fill it full of expandable foam if the volume isn't high enough for my weight.




????????
Filling it with foam will just make it heavier and won't give you any more volume. It will have less floatation!
Or am I misunderstanding you?



Correct, but foam would stop it from sinking if it took on water!

shoodbegood

shoodbegood

VIC, 873 posts
22 Feb 2021 9:24PM
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Wet Willy said..

decrepit said..



gollyone said..
>>> It is hollow inside so I could fill it full of expandable foam if the volume isn't high enough for my weight.





????????
Filling it with foam will just make it heavier and won't give you any more volume. It will have less floatation!
Or am I misunderstanding you?




Correct, but foam would stop it from sinking if it took on water!


And he said expandable!


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