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| 1959 Skipper Hollow Okinuee 10 ft 3" |
#382
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Length* :
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10
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ft |
3
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inches | L2:
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Width :
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20
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inches |
Wide Point :
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0 |
inches | |
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Nose :
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15
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inches |
Tail :
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16
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inches | |
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Thickness :
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3.5
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inches |
Pod :
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0
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inches | |
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Nose Lift :
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inches |
Tail Lift :
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inches | |||
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Weight :
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kilos |
Volume :
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litres | |||
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Other:
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inches | @ |
| FIN
Painted timber, 8'' x 9'' base x '' span @ n/a ??? [estimation] White |
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| DECOR
DECALS Deck: Skipper Bottom: MARKINGS Deck: Bottom: COLOUR Deck: White with post-production Walt Disney's Grumpy Bottom: White |
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| NOTES
BOARD HISTORY Possibly produced by an Adelaide or South Australian boat building company, they were generally labelled as Skipper Surf'n Paddle Boards, but later was abbreviated to Skippa Craft, see below. The post-production artwork on the nose replicates Grumpy, as depicted in Walt Disney's 1937 animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. DESIGN HISTORY Following the introduction of the Malibu board in 1956, in Australia the design was first reproduced in the well established hollow board construction of the Racing 16. The new boards were shorter and, importantly, a deep fin replacing the long based shallow keel. Known as an Okinuee, standard models retained the simple square, or box, rails while advanced models (principally by established Sydney builders) added solid timber panels to the sides which were shaped to a rounded rail. Whereas, most Okinuee's were square-tails, this pintail is rare and unusual. Gordon Woods' first
timber and plywood copy (Okinuee) to the left
of the Velzy-Jacobs fibreglassed balsawood Malibu he purchased from Bob Burnside in 1956. Photograph : Gordon Woods. Nat History (1983) page 90. |
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