Hobie No. 17472 Big Wave Gun Board with Red & Yellow Stripes
Shaper
Ralph Parker
Donor
Jerry Boser
Date1960s
DimensionsBoard: 10 11/16 ft., 21 1/4 x 3 1/4 in., 36 lb. (325.7 x 54 x 8.3 cm, 16.3 kg)
Nose: 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Tail: 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Nose: 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Tail: 12 in. (30.5 cm)
ClassificationsSurfboards
Object numberS.47
DescriptionThis unique concave gun was made for team rider "Butch" Van Artsdalen by Ralph Parker. Butch rode this board at the Pipeline and Waimea Bay during the mid 1960's. During this period of big wave riding, long (11') and heavy (double redwood stringers) were the accepted norms. The concave bottom was thought to release the water faster off the bottom. This Hobie concave has red and yellow stripes on the deck, double 3/4 inch redwood stringers, a large Hobie decal, and a glassed-on black fin. It is #17472.On View
On viewCollections
c. 1967 – 1974
