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| K.B. Surfboards
(possibly Klemm-Bell, see below) ? circa 1974 ? |
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| K.C. Surfboards Avalon NSW 1977 Roger Casey, Greg Trotter ? 1978 Roger Casey and Scott Beggs KC
decals, circa 1978, contributed by Bryce, May
2011 and July 2012.
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| Kala Surfboards - Kia Kala
Surfboards (?) Unknown origin, possibly Hawaii given the prominant use of K. Possibly Custom Styled by K C. Pencil serial number 133. Circa 1963. |
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| Kat Zap Surfboards Illawarra-South Coast? 1990 Rod Katis |
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| Keen - Davis Surfboards
1962 - 1964 16 Market Street North Sydney 116 Mount Street, North Sydney Phone: 92 0738. Keen-Davis Decals, circa 1964, contributed by Brett Rice, February 2010 and November 2013.. With Thanks. In 1962 Warren Cornish, along with other Bondi surfers Kevin Brennan, Frank Pickford and Mick De La Rue, answered an add for experienced workers, despite having only previously repaired dings. Other employees included Gordon Merchant. The company ceased surfboard production circa 1964. Greg Semmonds emailed, with thanks for his contribution, January 2008: I have a Keen Davis surfboard and the address on the board is 116 Mount Street, North Sydney not Market Street as listed in your excellent history. The original phone number is also on the board as 92 0738. See Cornish Surfboards  |
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| Keith Paull Designs
1971-1973 Gold Coast, Queensland. Also see Kenn Surfboards below.
Keith Paull, circa 1973 decal contributed by Sammy, March 2013. |
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| Kels-Kore Surfboards
? 1998 Kelso |
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| Ken Gardner Malibu's
(Surfboards) Norah Head, NSW. Phone: (043) 96-5819 1992 Ken Gardner The decal copies the poster for Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer (1964). Decal thanks to Snazzy, 2021. |
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| Ken Hill Surfboards
Kirra, Queensland. 1978 Ken Hill |
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| Kenn Surfboards
Woolongabba Qld 1966 Garry Birdsall  John D. Ryland Decal image by Scott Anderson. Keith Paull Designs 1970 Tony Dempsey Summer Model by Tony Dempsey - Graham Black 1972 Les Purcell, noted by Vern, April 2015. 1975 Surfers Paradise Decal image : Sydney Surf Auction, Mona Vale Hotel, Sydney, 30 October 2005 Catalogue No. 175. Thanks to Mick Mock 1977
Lex Clements, Frank Latta and Darryl Gardner. John D. Ryland and other decals supplied by Joe, Nambucca Heads, October 2008. Ryland previously uploaded as Kyland, adjusted February 2013, thanks to GED. Kenn
Surfboards sticker
Rob Lorenzon, Melbourne, emailed in June 2019: I've had it since 70s after vacations at Mermaid Beach ... it came out of a file yesterday into daylight for first time this century ! |
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 Double Kenn Custom,
1971.
 Kenn "K", 1973,
The "K" taken from Hobie Surfboards, California, 1960. Also see Keyo and McCoy Surfboards. |
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 Kenn Custom,
x2, 1970.
Kenn Custom: Surfing Adventure,1973. A direct copy of Hobie Surfboard's Positive Force IV from 1971. |
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Kenn Custom, Surfing
Adventure
Les Purcell Designs, 1972-1976,
  Copied from Bing Surfboards, California, 1970. Also see Age Surfboards. |
 Kenn Custom,
Surfing Adventure,
1975. |
  Surfing Adventure, 1976. |
| Kennett
Surfboards Rear 109 Jetty Road, Glenelg, Victoria. 1970 ? Previously the premises of Don Burford Surfboards, after he moved to his new factory in Somerton Park. |
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| Kennett Star Surfboards
NSW? Victoria? 1977 Col Smith 1982 Ian Goodacre - Noted by Snazzy, December 2010. Decal image circa 1982 below, contributed with thanks by Snazzy, December 2010.   |
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| Ken Reimers Surfboards
? 1989 ? Ken Reimers Decals thanks to Snazzy, February 2019. |
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| Kentucky Fried Chicken Surfboards
? 1973 Coolite prone board. Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) sold more than 100,000 of these between 1973 and 1975, the price was $5 with a bucket of chicken. Decal image emailed by Macka, September, 2011 |
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| Kempo Surfboards
? 1995 Al Kempnich |
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| Kewarra
Surfboards Palm Beach, Queensland. 1978 Erle Pedersen Noted: by Erle Pedersen and Designed by Jick Mebane No. 37 |
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| Keven Harman Surfboards
Newcastle? 1969 - Noted at Gerroa NSW 2000: Pocket rocket, three 1/2'' redwood stringers, mid rails, Greenough fin. Decal circa 1972 courtesy of George M., May 2012.  |
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| Kevin Patterson
Surfboards Torquay 1974 Kevin Patterson |
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| Kevin Platt Surfboards
PO Box 12 Noosa Heads, Queensland. 1964 Custom Shaped by Kevin L. Platt 1970 Kevin Platt and Bob McTavish (McTavish designs @ $105 including freight.) - Tracks, November 1970, page 22. + Brian Barriskill - Tracks, December 1970, page ?. 1973 Thanks to the boys, Skip &Michael, and Peter for helping to make my boards so beautiful. -Tracks Number 30 March 1973, page 27 Michael Cundith Harpo (?) |
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| Kevin
Williams Surfboards 1973 ? |
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Webberly Surfboards 1979 Noosa Heads, Queensland. Kevin Webberly Distributed by Town and Country (Surf-Shop?), Sunshine Beach, Noosa. Images thanks to Snazzy, September 2017. 
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| Keyo Surfboards
Click the Keyo Surfboards decal for a detailed entry.  |
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| Kim McGregor Wave Skis
Wollongong? (042) 84-1273 1984 Kim McGregor |
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| Kinetic Energy
Surfboards ? 1990 Tom Boree |
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| King Surfboards Graham King Surfboards GK Surfboards 1961 24 Smith Street Marrackville Phone : LA 6867 1963-1964 575 Princess Highway, Kirrawee, NSW 1963 Walker Blanks Graham King learned to blow foam blanks from Harold Walker, who developed the process in California in the early 60’s in competition with Grubby Clark.  Dennis Reeves Decal right, supplied by Joe, Nambucca Heads, October 2008, with thanks. 1977 Nova Foam Blanks. 1990 South Shore Foam |
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| K.K.K Surfboards
1975 Noosa? Kingsley Knackers Kernovske  |
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| Klemm-Bell Surfboards
pre 1967 Williamstown, Victoria. Phone: 314 4129 Terry Klemm and Reg Bell; These premises burnt down and the company relocated circa 1968 221 Nepean Highway, Gardenvale, Victoria. Phone 96-5148 |
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| 1968 Bells Beach Contest Program, April 1968. 338 Williamstown Road, Yarraville, phone 314-4129 Vee-bottom with fabric laminates: 1970 Dennis Day circa 1971 Retail outlet opened in Chelsea 1971 Wayne Lynch circa 1972 Factory in Torquay. 1975  Kym Thompson, Jim Pollock and Willy Muncey; Richard Harvey (freelance) 1977 Don Allcroft (Sunbird Design Model), Jim Pollock, Alan Kolk and Terry Klemm; John Blanch. Right: Sunbird Surf Design, circa 1977, forwarded by Alex Smart, June 2010. Murray Walding emailed, December 2005... Klemm Bell....originally from Williamstown until their factory burnt down. they then relocated to Gardenvale in suburban Melbourne (I worked for them briefly at this time) around 1967 through to around 1971 when they opened up a new retail outlet in Chelsea and later, a factory in Torquay as you have pointed out. The above entry has been adjusted, thanks to Murray. |
  Fist decal, circa 1973. |
 Sunbird Surf Design
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 Thanks to Snazzy, June 2020.  |
 Klemm-Bell and Vine, circa 1968. contributed with thanks by Snazzy, April 2015/February 2019. |
 Klemm-Bell
Fledge Model, 1969.
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 Klemm-Bell Diamond, 1967 |
 Klemm-Bell: Wayne Lynch Model, 1971. Board number: 3031 contributed with thanks by Ken, December 2015. |
 Decal thanks to snazzy, January 2019. |
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Klemm-Bell script, 1973-1977. Right: Designed and Shaped by Don Allcroft, 1977. |
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| Kneeon Kneeboards
Central Coast, NSW Phone: 65-1565 1980 Dale Ponsford 1997 Wayne Hutch FCS plugs |
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| Koalabunga Surfboards
Victoria? 1989 Noted: 6ft swallowtail Thruster with unusual green glue-line stringer. Also with a Oakley Factory Pilot decal. |
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| Koma Surfboards
Gold Coast, Queensland. 1988  |
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| Kovacs Surfboards
Footscray, Victoria 1965 Snazzy reported August 2015: Kovacs surfboards ....two friends made them from buying foam blanks and glass from Fred Pyke Surfboards. Their name to to verified but they started in 1965 and shaped/glassed out of Footscray Victoria. I have a cut down mal with their Kovacs surfboards logo and 1965 rings true with board design. |
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| Kracka Surfboards
1973 Read Head, NSW |
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| Kream Surfboards
1973 ??? The Kream was also a quality brand of surf wear:  |
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| Kuda
Surfboards ? 1975 M. Crisdale Noted: 6ft 7", with unusual stepped-deck flyer swallow tail, and full bottom air-spray mural. Designed and shaped by M. Crisdale No. 1001 |
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| Kym Thompson Precision
Design Surfboards ??? 1975 Kym Thompson Also see Water Cooled Surfboards Decals thanks to Snazzy, February 2019. |
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