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1974 Carabine Kneeboard Fin & Aluminium fin box Fin 8'' x 3 1/2'' base x 10'' span @ n/a Aluminium fin box 15 1/2'' by Wakefield Surfboards Granville NSW Dimensions and photographs at Surf's Up At Gerringong Board Display, August 2005. Thanks to Scott Andrews |
| Wallace Surfboards
Bill Wallace Surfboards Click decals for full entry. |
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| Wal Carle
Surfboards 10 Angle Road Grays Point, NSW Phone: 524 2556 Central Coast: Phone Terrigal 508 1959 Wally Carle Right: Wal Carle Surfboards, circa 1961. Image contributed by Julia Carle, June 2010.(?) Wally Carle was the featured surfer on the cover of the first edition of Jack Eden's Surfabout, Volume 1 Number 1, August 1962. Photograph by Jack Eden. Below, right. Surfer identified by Julia Carle by a phone call, August 2010. Many thanks to Julia. Advertisement, right: Wal Carle Surfboards Surfabout Volume 1 Number 1 August 1962, page 32. This photograph of Wal Carle was printed below the advertisement on the same page, below.  |
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| Walsh Surfboards
1970 Click Walsh decal for Catalogue entry #71. |
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| Walton's Surfboards
1964 Malua model. Said to be manufactured by Scott Dillon Surfboards, Brookvale. Possibly others. Adhesive metal decal image
courtesy Mick Mock, Decal image courtesy of
Jim Swinton, November 2015. |
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| Ward and Dillon Surfboards
Shed, Wellington Lane, Bondi. FW-7143 ML-1439 1958 See Scott Dillon Surfboards |
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| Warlrus Surfboards
? 1974 |
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| Warm Surfboards
? 1974 |
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| Warner Surfboards
Gold Coast? 1987 Brett Warner  |
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| Warren
Cornish Surfboards 1971 Warren Cornish Surfboards at Suffolk Park, Byron Bay. 1974 PO Box 171 Byron Bay, NSW. Australian Championship Model Designed and Shaped by Michael Peterson. Image right contributed by George S., June 2007. Da Sting Model designed by Mark Richards, see below. Hibiscus decal, circa 1976, contributed with thanks by Baron T., May 2012. 1976 Blue Bird by Bob McTavish 1977 PO Box 150 Byron Bay.
Industrial
Estate Byron Bay NSW Shapers :Warren Cornish; Blue Bird by Bob McTavish, Tony Cerff and Brian Ingham Glasser : Bill McClean Spray : Shane Egan Designs Richard Brewer, Mark Richards, Bob McTavish, Warren Cornish 1979 See Pacific Foam Systems Warren Cornish
Started surfing 1956, Bondi Beach, aged eight. New board -1957 Wallace balsawood square tail, 7 ft (Bill Wallace's smallest board to this date) 1959 Gordon Woods balsawood Pig, approximately 8 ft First manufacturing at Keen-Davis Surfboards, North Sydney He, 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. Shaped at Gordon and Smith Surfboards, Caringbah circa 1965 with Keith Paull Apprenticed by Midget Farrelly at Palm Beach circa 1967 Partner with Midget Farrelly in Farrelly Surf Systems Pty Ltd at 230 Harbord Road Brookvale Sydney , circa 1969 to 1971. 1971 Warren Cornish Surfboards at Suffolk Park, Byron Bay. 1974 Warren Cornish Surfboards at Industrial Estate, Byron Bay. 1974 Purchases the rights to Bob McTavish's name, for $1200.00 and produces Bluebird Surfboards 1976 Skateboard manufacture. 1978 Sailboard manufacture Reference : Pacific Longboarder, January 2003, Vol 6 No. 3 , pages 36 - 39  |
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| [Warren] Cornish-Richards Surfboards
1974 Industrial Estate, Byron Bay. Cornish Surfboards decal, circa 1985.
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| Warren Johnson
Surfboards 15A Pell Street, Merewther, NSW. Phone MF1313 1964 Warren Johnson Decal courtesy of Snazzy, January 2019. |
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| Warren Partington Surfboards Warren Surfboards 22 Gweno Avenue, Frankston, Victoria. Phone: (08) 7832607 1974 Warren Partington In December 2020, Amy kindly updated this entry (edited): My Dad's (Warren Partington) business, first as Bobbanarring Surfboards and later as Warren Surfboards. Both were manufactured at 22 Gweno Avenue, Frankston, Victoria. There may have been some artwork by Mick Marchants, if his name is on a board.   1974  1976 |
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| Warrior Surfboards
1972 ??? |
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| Warwick Carter
Surfboards 47 Winbourne Road Brookvale 1971 ??? Tracks Number 4, January 1971, page 20. |
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| Water Cooled Surfboards
96 Geelong Road, Torquay, Victoria 114 Coolong Road Torquay, Victoria 1975 Kym Thompson; 1977 and Alan Rowsell and Kim Potter; 1979 Maurice Cole, Michael Anthony and Doug Rodgers 1989 Vandalized by Greg Brown 1990 Water Cooled Sailboards by Kym Thompson  |
 Water Cooled,
Geelong Road, circa 1975.
Decal courtesy of Dale, Scamander Beach Surf Shop, March
2016.
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  Circa 1982 decal contributed by Snazzy,December 2010. 
         Decals courtesy of Snazzy, 2019-2020.  |
   1976-1980  1978  Classic Surfboards, 1980. Watercooled (saiboard), Torquay, 1987. Decals courtesy of Snazzy, January and December 2019.          |
| Water Force Surfboards
30 Meta Street, Carringbah 524-6542 1982 Ronnie Woodward Michael Jackson Richard Herbert: Huzza Wazza model - (#562)  Agent for Terry Richardson Surfboards |
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| Water Sign Surfboards
? 1985 |
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| Waterskate Surfboards ? 1972 |
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| Water Skates Surfboards ?? 1974 Chris and Tony Finnigan Noted: Stinger, 7ft 3'' x 19.5" x 3''  |
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| Waterspider Surfboards ? 1976 |
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| Wave Creations Surfboards
69 Queen Street, Berry, NSW 1972 Paul Robinson. 1972-3 Peter Lawrence - Contributed by Rob Tebble, July 2005. 1989 Werri Beach - Gerringong NSW   Tracks July 1973 page 30. |
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| Wave Crest Hawaii Surfboards
Manly Vale NSW 1979 Doug Bell and Darrell Holmes Noted: Pencil markings WCH 761B 6'2" with HandShaped by Doug Bell decal on the tail. Also note: Local MotionSurfboards and Buzzy Kerbox Designs on licence from Hawaiian labels.   |
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| Wave Curl Surfboards
1978 - circa 1988 Norah Head Shaped
and glassed by Peter Lawrence. Peter
also shaped at Wave Creations at Gerringong in
1972-3 and at Mc Coy's in the early 70's.
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| Wave Flow
Surfboards Noosa, Queensland. 1980 ? Decals thanks to Snazzy, May 2020. |
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| Wave Graffitti
Surfboards Wave Graffitti Surf Solutions Ulladulla, NSW Offshoot of Ulladulla Surfboards. 1985 Craig Hughes 1989 Bruce Heggie Wave Graffitti Surf Solutions Custom Board Design and Development   |
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| Wave Length
Surfboards Gold Coast, Queensland 1986 Neal Purchase 1989 Mort Britz   |
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| Wave Master Wave-skis Sydney? 1988 Australian Made Fun Ski |
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Signature Surfboards 1992 Copacabana, NSW John Sojosk   |
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| Wave Torque Surfboards Victoria? 1986 |
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| Wave Weapons
Surfboards Victoria? 1984 |
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Zone Surfboards Sunshine Coast, Queensland 1989 Peter "Stumpy" Wallace 1994 Surf Action Surfshop, Mooloolaba  |
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| Waxworks Surfboards
circa 1971 Torquay, Victoria. Decal image contributed by Snazzy, October 2010, who noted: |
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| Wayne Dale Surfboards
1974 Victor Harbour, SA Wayne and Barry Dale 1977 Main Port, SA Wayne Dale graphic decals, circa 1986, contributed by Snazzy, April 2015.     |
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| Wayne Dean Surf Designs and Shapes
(Surfboards) Kirra Point, Queensland 1977 Wayne Dean |
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| Wayne Lynch Evolution Surfboards
Victoria ? 1996? Wayne Lynch Wayne Lynch Evolution Model  E.M 35 - 6ft 9"
See Evolution Surfboards |
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 Decals thanks to Snazzy, December 2019.  E.M 236 - 6ft10" |
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| Wayne Lynch Surfboards Victoria 2006 Wayne Lynch |
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| Wayne
Riordan Surfboards Cronulla? 1990 Wayne Riordan |
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| Wayne Reid Surfboards
? 1978 |
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| Webber and Jardine
Surfboards 1975 Noosa Heads.  |
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| Webber Surfboards
Gold Coast, Queensland 1990 Greg Webber |
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| Weber Surfboards (USA)
Dewey Weber - flambouyant hot-dog surfer of the early 1960's Early 1960's manufacturer, label still operating. 1965 The Weber Performer with Hatchet fin. March 1967 Nat Young Ski 1974 Weber Bonzer #198  |
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| Wedge Special
Kneeboards 1966 California |
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| Weiss Surfboards
1963 - 1966 Retail: 8-12 Broadway Sydney, Phone : 211 - 2837 Factory: 110 Renwick Street, Marrickville. Several shapers, including Bob (Hansen?) from Cronulla, glassing by George Leslie. Left: Weiss Surfboards Custom Decal. 7 ft 7'', markings : Johnson 399 Decal and board details contributed by Donna Gardner, with thanks. This board's length is unusual for the period, and is probably a juvenile model. Weiss (Pty. Ltd?) was a large sporting goods retailer in central Sydney, in competition with the nearby Mick Simmons outlet. As well as the sporting goods stores, large numbers of boards were also produced for other major retailers, such as Nock and Kirby's Surfboards Bombora model (a hardware chain store and manufactured by Scott Dillon Surfboards), and department stores Walton's, the Maru model, and Farmer's. For shop display, the boards invariably featured colour decor. This was a boom period for Sydney manufacturers, these orders ran a as big as 300 units, and ding repairers became shapers over night. See Contact Production Boards, 1960s. Bob Niblock noted: Weiss as
you may know was a friggin Fishing shop in Broadway
and I always had to do a lot of explaining to the
guys when I carried it onto the beach!!!!!.
In January 2014, George Leslie of Lennox Head wrote (edited): I was with Weiss Surfboards
from mid 1963 to late 1966.
Around 1963, he started
work for Ray Goodwin Surfboards, a Maroubra surfer who
sent up manufacturing in an old Quonset hut at Mascot,
probably on Botany Road. In June 2019, George Stantscheff recalled: I can still vividly remember the shop at Broadway near Central
Station
My father knew the owner and
took me (as a 10 year old) there in the early 60’s
for my first brand new +30kg
board.
The shop was a Barber-Shave
shop, with the big striped pole out the front, but
with a fishing-surf shop to one side .
I can still remember saying to
myself: 'What was my new surfboard doing in a Barber
Shop at Central Station??? (edited)
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  Surfabout, Volume 2 Number 10, 1965, page 28. |
| (The) West Coast
Surfboards Western Australia 1969 Noted: 7ft 8" stringer-less pintail with pencil markings MJ 81. |
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| West Coast Surfboards
West Perth, Western Australia 1977 Bob Gardner |
 
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| Wet Dreams Surfboards
? 1973 David Lucas  Images thanks to Snazzy, June 2021.
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| Wet Dreams Surfboards
? 1987 Mr X - Glen Winton |
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| White Lightning Surfboards
? 1977 Decal contributed by Bern Leslie, with thanks, January 2013. |
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| White Pointer
Surfboards 121 Princes Highway, Arncliffe, NSW Phone 59-7477 1964 Image thanks to Ant, June 2019. |
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| White Shadow Surfboards
Rye, Victoria ? 1975 Colin Bell Colin previously shaped for George Rice and was a top shaper at Oke. Decal contributed by Snazzy, April 2015. |
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| Whitton
Handguns 1988? Gold Coast Foam and fibreglass hand-boards.  |
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| Wild Catz Surfboards
circa 1980 Southern Surf Centre, Port Elliott, South Australia Syd Willmett |
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| Wilderness Surfboards
Originally the company name was used in Santa Barbara, California, and subsequently imported via George Greenough to northern NSW. Stanley's Surf Logos blog notes the decal design by Maureen Casey, who was married to Mikie Cundith at the time. Byron Bay NSW. circa 1969 Angourie NSW Chis Brock, Garry Keyes, George Greenough.  Wilderness factory, Angourie, 1969. Surfing World, Volume 12, Number 5, 1969.  Wilderness Surfboards
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circa
1971Surfer, January 1970, Volume10 Number 6. Includes both Yamba (Australia) and Santa Barbara (US) address. Angourie NSW David "Baddy" Treloar (Manly), Brad Mayes Treloar was a noted hot junior surfer from Manly Beach and in 1970 he was one of a large stable of shapers at Shane Surfboards. He is feaured building a board at the "farmhouse factory" and surfing at Angourie in Falzon's MOTE (1972). Brad Mayes was the son of Bondi legend, Jack "Bluey" Mayes. Brad Mayes decal circa 1971
contributed by Archie, with thanks, October 2010.
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1971
1973 Wayne Williams .(owner/shaper - see image below) Wayne won the National Surfing titles in the mid 60’s. He also learnt to shape by Bob McTavish from when he was 16 in Byron Bay. He shaped for Bob McTavish for over a year before going back to Sydney and working for Gordon and Smith. Wayne shaped for Gordon and Smith in 1970 – 1972. Wayne was also a very well known member and champion of WindanSea Club, Bondi. - Buffy Williams-Robinson (Wayne's eldest daughter), with thanks, 12 January 2005  Wilderness Surfboards, 1973.
Images
courtesy of Dale Matheson, Scamander Beach Surf Shop,
Tasmania.
  1974 19781998 Angourie, Yamba. Phone 02 66462720 Jesse Williams (Wayne's son) Wayne and Jesse Williams entries contributed, with thanks, by Angie Williams, circa 2003. Wayne and Jesse Williams entries updated, with thanks, by Buffy Williams-Robinson,12 January 2005.     |
 Courtesy of Henry Marfleet,
Ashford,
Kent, UK. April 2007.
Click decal for #326.      Wilderness Eagle, 1973.
  Wayne Williams, Newcastle Beach, New South Wales. Superb control by an aggressive surfer. MarganiFinney (1970), page 257. Probably Newcastle Contest circa 1968-1969.  Wilderness, 1984.  Wilderness, 1995. |
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Surfboards Noosa 1976 David Harpo Hutchison Probably shaped at Kevin Platt Surfboards, Sunshine Beach. |
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West Surfboards Margaret River, W.A. 1985 Thruster Design by Mike Loveridge   |
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| Wild Women Surfboards Angourie 1984 Cougar Wicc-Otter Received national exposure, and intense criticism, when the press reported that the company was awarded a substantial grant ($10,000?) from the Australian government's Office of the Status of Women. |
| Willie
Muncey 1977 ? |
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| Willis Bros.
Surfboards Sunset Beach, Hawaii. 1978-1991 Noted for their Phazer designs, or dimpled bottom boards.  |
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| Willow Surf'n'Sun
(Coolite) 1974 Image contributed by Fred, December 2013. |
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| Wilson Surfboards ? 1979 ? Possibly Jon H. Wilson from Balin Surfboards in Flinders, Victoria? |
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| Windensea
(Cronulla) Cronulla 1978 Not a surfboard manufacturer, but a surf-shop and accessories company. |
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  Wave Jumpers, Shaped by
Michael Peterson, 1985.
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Wintersun Surfboards version of MP's Moon
Rocket. Decal and template images contributed, with thanks, by Tom Kearney, Newcastle, January 2007.   |
| Winton Surfboards
Central Coast, NSW 1985 Glen Winton |
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| Wizard Surfboards ?? 1972 Decal courtesy of Snazzy, January 2019. 1988 ??? |
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| Wizstix Surf Design ?? 1977 Wiz Stix Surfboards ?? 1986 |
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| Wondrous Effect Surfboards
Ewingsdale Road, Byron Bay 1976 Frank Latta Decals contributed by Snazzy, with thanks. April 2015 and, June 2019. |
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| Woods Surfboards
Gordon Woods Surfboards Click Gordon Woods decals for extended manufacturer's details. |
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| Woody Surfboards
Princes Highway, South Nowra, NSW 1972 Geoff Woodham, 1977 Richard Futcher Right: Woody Surfboards decals circa 1974 and 1976 Geoff Woodham started Woody Surfboards in Nowra about 1970 when the established local surfboard builder, Barry Taylor (Taylor Tubesticks), left for an extended visit to South Africa. The factory was probably located behind his residence on the highway at South Nowra. A surfer of considerable ability, he was ambidextrous and rode with either foot forward. It was rumoured that Woody's eyesight was less than perfect and suggested that other riders should make sure they paddled well out of his way. In the early 1970s his most noted and popular design was a wide swallow tail twin fin and a soft rounded rail with a distinct breakaway edge onto a flat bottom. The most common decal was usually a large and orange and black design, attached, although other colours were used. Some models featured an additional colourful butterfly decal, possibly derived from a Californian manufacturer. It is reported (Tony Matthews, March 2008) that Woodham generally shaped, decorated and glassed the complete board himself, although one board was recorded as being shaped by Richard Futcher, circa 1977. By the mid-1970s Tayor had returned to Nowra and was now manufacturing on the highway at South Nowra and Alan Wilson was beginning to establish a clientele for his Christie Surfboards, later manufactured at Bomaderry. In Berry, Paul "Eggy" Robinson was building Wave Creations Surfboards. Small backyard builders in the area include Bruce Hennessy's Crooked River Surfboards at Gerroa and Natural Flow Surfboards by Peter Hitchen at Shoalhaven Heads. With increasing commercial competition and a growing personal interest in competitive motor cross racing, Geoff Woodham probably produced his last boards around 1978.  Tracks July 1973 page 30.  Woody Custom Surfboards and Woody Butterfly, 1974, decals forwarded by Nambi8, April 2014. |
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? 1975 |
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| Woody Surfboards
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| Woosleys Surfboards
Kelvingrove, Brisbane http://www.woosleysurfboards.com/history.html Ray Woosley began manufacturing Canadian canoes in the late 1950s as "Chieftain Water Craft" before producing balsa surfboards. After experimenting with coolite, urethane and epoxy (coated with a Selleys barrier coat) he moved on to polyester and fibreglass as Gull Surfboards until 1965 when the name became Woosley Surfboards. 1964 Ray Woosley Rod Teys Fin with "W" decor, concave tunnel tail. 1965 Rod Teys 399 Competitor model - Lightweight - Concave - Noserider 1968 Les Purcell - contributed, with thanks, by Les Purcell. Decal image contributed by Jim Swinton, February 2006.  |
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Sanding the Edges. Ray
Woosley's factory Johnson, Barry: Surf
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Shaped by Teys, circa
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