NYC Skateboarding, 1960's

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not sure if this has anything to do with hull surfing, but it's pretty cool. One consistent theme here is that all the riders are "going somewhere," as opposed to hovering in one spot and doing tricks. So in that regard, it is kind of hullish.

Proneman, Just Out Of The Water At Kirra

 

Been surfing mostly Snapper.....but benefited from good wind and tide today at Kirra today!!

Roger

9'4'' Jacobs

One of the gems in The Endless Summer -- indeed, one of the gems in all of surf movie-dom -- is the the 44 second clip of Dora in teensy, sloppy, crowded Malibu. He's riding a 9'4'' D-Fin Jacobs, with a clear layup and a wide balsa stringer.

The window of time captured (circa the summer of '62) is a big part of what makes this clip so engaging. Noseriding was around, but hadn't yet become a de rigueur componant of longboarding. Dora's Jacobs was a double-ender pig, better suited to turning and trimming than tip riding. There was nothing about the board that encouraged him to ride any further forward than needed...so he didn't. In effect, he was riding the wave, not his board...which became the mantra of the shortboard revolution a half dozen years later.

Mystery Tracker

 

 

 

 

8'0''... stringerless ... useless deck patch.

From Peter

Hi Paul,

 

This is a lino cut I did a few years ago. 

 

Called it “six eight by seventeen by twenty three by seventeen by three”. Used a graphite block on Japanese paper to get a “right-reading” impression. A bit like the shaping and glassing process. I guess it could be a hull. May be suitable for displacementia.

I have another similar print that has board graphics designed to “confuse flying saucers above and sharks below”

I hope you enjoy this...

Peter

Don't Know Where To Drop The Fin Box On Your New Hull?

 

 

Problem solved 50 years ago! This is a Hannon V bottom from 1968. 7' x 23.5"

Wilderness/Liddle Bottom Turn Comparison

 

 

Mike Cundith, Wilderness hull, top. Greg Liddle and Marty Peach, Liddle Hulls, bottom.

Wilderness/Liddle Backside Turn Comparison

 

Wilderness hull top, Liddle hull bottom

Wilderness/Liddle Trim Comparison

 

Richie West and Kyle Albers, Wilderness and Liddle respectively...

From Mr. Hughes

 

My good Costa Rican bud, Caliche, and his taxi.

I did some "Servicios Especiales" on it while he was busy drinking the beer I got him.  Greenough and Yater decals.  Gratis!   Muy especial!

Kenny

Wilderness/Liddle Transition Era Hulls

Somebody -- I think it might have been me -- mentioned recently that while Greg Liddle's hulls weren't derived directly from Greenough's spoon design, they were arguably the most loyal to George's intent.

Mike Cundith's "Wilderness" hulls, which were designed directly from George's kneeboard spoons, exhibited different riding characteristics and feelings.

 As to which approach is better, it's totally subjective.

It's hard to verbalize the distinctions between the two. But simply put, Mike's boards had dead straight tail lift, dropped rails in the back, and deep belly in the front...along with fins set well back. 

 

 

 

 

 

Greg's boards had a touch of tail lift, a more evenly distributed hull depth running nose to tail, and fins set forward.

 

 

Liddle's were also wider and thinner.

One noticeable difference between the two is the Wilderness' superior ability to ride backside, and/or cut back. With the hull set up to favor a rear-placement fin, it was natural for their boards to work off your back foot more effectively.

 

 

 

Greg's boards were partial to being ridden forward, trimming and turning off the front rail...the fin being less dominant part of the equation. But that sensitivity led to sketchy backside/cut backs in less than perfect waves.

 

 

 

 

Again, it's all subjective...