Foam Kneeboard, Fish Model
Shaper
Steve Lis
Donor
Thomas Threinen
Date1971
MediumFoam, Fiberglass
DimensionsBoard: 5 1/2 ft., 20 3/4 x 2 1/4 in., 6 lb. (167.6 x 52.7 x 5.7 cm, 2.7 kg)
Nose: 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm)
Tail: 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm)
Nose: 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm)
Tail: 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm)
ClassificationsSurfboards
Object numberS.2
DescriptionThis board was shaped by Steve Lis for himself, Thomas purchased it from him and glassed and rode it. It remained in his possession until he donated it to SHACC. There is a pencil hand-drawn Steve Lis logo on the nose end of the deck. Donor quote: "By the early 1970s, many San Diego surfer/shapers, myself included, were making true 'fish' surfboards and kneeboards, closely following the design invented by Steve Lis. I loved riding a fish, and decided I wanted one shaped by Steve Lis himself. In 1972, through a friend of Steve's, I met him in his Point Loma shaping room. A five foot long shaped blank, with a small wave symbol penciled into the foam, was sitting on the stand. Steve told me it was a board he had just finished for his own use, but he would let me have it. So, for about $35, I bought the shaped blank and two laminated wood fins. I glassed the blank, putting the 'traditional' Lis Fish tan color on the deck, and exactly followed Steve's instructions for placement of the fins." –Thomas Threinen, April 19, 2005"
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