Bob Hankey Custom Redwood and Balsa Pacific Systems Homes Plank
Shaper
Bob Hankey
Donor
Hankey Family
Date1938
MediumRedwood, Balsa & Pine
DimensionsBoard: 11 1/2 ft., 22 1/2 x 4 1/2 in., 109 lb. (350.5 x 57.2 x 11.4 cm, 49.4 kg)
Nose: 17 in. (43.2 cm)
Tail: 18 in. (45.7 cm)
Nose: 17 in. (43.2 cm)
Tail: 18 in. (45.7 cm)
ClassificationsSurfboards
Object numberS.34
DescriptionAfter graduation from Wilson High in 1938, Bob Hankey became a lifeguard for $140/month. After buying a glued up plank of balsa and redwood from Pacific Systems Homes in Los Angeles for $45, he and Lee Adams shaped this board on the beach while lifeguarding in 1939. Ted Sizemore and Hammer Head Gravage taught Bob Hankey to surf at San Onofre for the next 2 years, before they all went into service in 1941. This board has been in the family 64 years. It has a Pacific Systems Homes Waikiki plank shape; it is solid redwood, balsa and pine laminations. It has a redwood nose; tail blocks; and a wood, 3” deep fin.On View
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c. 1935
