Vintage 60s HOBIE TIGER STRIPE Surfboard Longboard Start Price USD 500.00 Current Price USD 1,200.00 Time Left - Bid Count 9 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, September 08, 2008 End Time Monday, September 15, 2008 Location North Shore See more about 'Vintage 60s HOBIE TIGER STRIPE Surfboard Longboard' Description THIS RARE VINTAGE PIECE OF SURF HISTORY IS A BEAUTIFUL! CIRCA LATE 60's RESTORED   HOBIE SURFBOARDS TIGER STRIPE SURFBOARD  ALOHA, thank you for checking out this piece of surf history, please read all descriptions, look at all photos and feel free to ask any questions before bidding. Also, please check out some nice solid Teak wood shortboard or longboard wall racks HERE...Mahalo HOBIE SURFBOARD Hobie began by building beautiful 9-foot balsawood icons for his friends. They worked well! Hobie's hobby had become a business and his dream of never owning hard-soled shoes or having to work east of California's Pacific Coast Highway was becoming a reality. A couple of years and 40 tons of sawdust later, Hobie opened up Southern California's first surf shop in Dana Point, California. Then in 1958 Hobie and his buddy Gordon "Grubby" Clark (as in Clark Foam) began experiments making surfboards out of foam and fiberglass. The new boards were lighter, faster and more responsive than anything else in the water. Demand skyrocketed, production cranked up, and everyone wanted to be on a Hobie surfboard. While the Beach Boys were making records, the legendary Hobie Surf Team was setting them. Hobie's lineup virtually comprises the surfing hall of fame; Joey Cabell, Phil Edwards, Corky Carroll, Gary Propper, Peter Pan, Mickey Munoz, Joyce Hoffman and Yancy Spencer among many, many others. THIS BOARD IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF A LATE 60's MODEL HOBIE SURFBOARD SHAPED DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD.  SEE PICTURES THIS BOARD HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY  RESTORED TO IT'S ORIGINAL GLORY AND HAS BEEN RE-PIGMENTED, GLOSSED AND POLISHED.  SEE PICTURES THE BOTTOM HAS AN ORANGE AND YELLOW TIGER STRIPE PATTERN THAT WRAPS THE RAIL WITH A  BLACK PINLINE. SEE PICTURES THE DECK IS CLEAR WITH A DEEP YELLOW TAIL PIGMENT WITH BLACK PINLINES. THE BOARD HAS A MATCHING 9 3/4 INCH ORANGE, YELLOW PLASTIC FLEX FIN. "RSEE PICTURESR" THE DECK HAS AREAS OF BROWNING AND DISCOLORATION AND SOME BOTTOM AREAS OF DISCOLORATION CAN BE SEEN BENEATH THE PIGMENT. SEE PICTURES THIS BOARD IS READY TO RIDE OR DISPLAY WITH PRIDE!  SEE PICTURES  BOARD DIMENSIONS Length=8 FEET 1 INCHE Width= 20 1/4  INCHES Thickness=2 1/2 INCHES Weight=15 POUNDS  This board will be professionally boxed and shipped from HONOLULU INTERNATIONAL airport to any MAJOR INTERNATIONAL airport in the U.S. for $150. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS........MAHALO!!!!   Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!