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Talking to the staff at the local surf shop and one of the crew they know brings in a board he's just restored. Not sure of the year or who shaped it so far. It's a Hayden and is approximately 4'10".

Sorry haven't posted on here for a while and I've completely forgotten how to post images.

Anyway Bob (Green) if you're out there send me an email and I send you shots of the board.

Cuttlefish, I had downloaded these earlier today so just uploaded them to the forums now. If you have others please send them to me (paipodude@mypaipoboards.org)

P.S. Uploading pics is very easy whether they are on your hard drive or on the Internet. See: http://mypaipoboards.org/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=24
In trying to post one of the images from the hosting site I did receive a virus warning.

Notice how much it looks like GG's very first balsa spoon. Photo'd at Kenvin's Hydrodynamica exhibit.

Many similarities in the plan shape and belly and tail. It is hard to tell how much of a spoon is in the Hayden.

Cuttlefish,

Thanks. I just copied the images from those you posted. I've contacted 2 people about the board and heard back from 1 of them & another person contacted me - so have passed on the owner's mobile number. Guess it will depend on what the owner wants for the board whether they are interested.

I haven't been surfing much at all of late, due to feeling crook, but may get up your way Friday or Sunday.

Bob

Funny thing happened today...dropped into the shop at the local dump today while on the hunt for a cheap garden table.
Just about to get into the car and a chap pulls up beside us.
He asks me if it's a paipo on the roof racks of my car.
"Yes" I answer and he says "here, I've got something you may be interested in".
He opens the back of his van and inside is a board in a stretchy board sock.
As soon as he opens the end and I see the tail I have to laugh and say, "I know that board".
Apparently he bought it from Frog (who's holding the board in the pics above) after being told about it from a friend who saw the board in this thread.
The story goes the board was shaped and glassed by Bob McTavish after watching Greenough riding his spoon and it was for Bob to ride standing up.
It has the distinction of being the first board with a glassed on Greenough fin in Australia.
Bob has written this on the board and signed it.
Board wasn't too good as a stand up and so shelved and this has allowed it to remain in such great condition.

in one of the pics, in the background, there is about 50 boards jammed in between a bunch of clothes. what are those? and it looks like the balsa spoon is dished out about 3"

Cuttlefish, you are now the owner of the board?

Hello Cuttlefish = who was the guy with the board? Was his name Gary?

A pretty amazing co-incidence - the odds of that happening would have to be amazing.

I just realised I have a board that has some similarities to Frog's original - not surprising because Huie was around the Sunshine Coast at the time. I had been meaning to post these photos as the board has a cork deck and there was a thread on this. To see all the photo, click on each image.

Bob

rodndtube wrote:Cuttlefish, you are now the owner of the board?

Ah, not I.

I'll have to have a look at the guy's business card (in my car) but Gary probably was his name (Bob).
Oops further confusion.
Huie's creation looks very functional.
Keep us posted with a ride report or two.
Hopefully you christened it in this great November swell we're experiencing.

Cuttlefish,

I'd be interested in the business card details - pm if you like.

The board is back in the hands of Huie to (a) repair the bottom and (b) add an extra fin slot.

The board is thicker than I wanted, but the trade-off is stability in the tube. I rode a wave that collapsed on me but the board just kept motoring through. I believe the fins are too far forward (it just didn't cutback) so asked Huie to add another fin tab, so I could try the fins furtther back. I can't recall if I haven't ridden it finless. It's not as fast off the mark as the Goddard style paipo I have, which are a bit wider, especially in the tail. The board is in for repairs, because it has a really high quality finish, which I carved up by taking off right over the inside rocks at Ti-Tree on a small day. I caught up with Nobby who was visiting from Japan (he's the guy researching the Japanese itkao boards) and he wanted to surf Ti-Tree - this was months ago. The cork deck is fun & great for grip.

I've had family commitments since getting home at the beginning of November so haven't got wet.

Bob

Here's a better look into the history of this little board...
From Bob Mctavish's blog.
http://www.mctavish.com.au/_blog/McTavish/page/3/