1970's Hobie Mickey Munoz shortboard

anchovy

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1970's Hobie Mickey Munoz shortboard

Posted: May 8, 2006 - 1:50am

I have a Hobie Mickey Munoz with a glassed-on single fin shortboard (6'). As I decide if/how to repair/restore this board, I was wondering if anyone surfed one of these in the 70's? It will take some time before it is water tight, so I'm just curious.

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anchovy

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Re: [anchovy] 1970's Hobie Mickey Munoz shortboard

Posted: May 8, 2006 - 10:11am | #1 (permalink) | Back to Top

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Re: [anchovy] 1970's Hobie Mickey Munoz shortboard

Posted: May 8, 2006 - 4:19pm | #2 (permalink) | Back to Top

that looks like a fun board! i like the tail.

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Re: [anchovy] 1970's Hobie Mickey Munoz shortboard

Posted: May 11, 2006 - 12:57am | #3 (permalink) | Back to Top

I just restored the same board last week (7'0"). PM me in a couple of weeks and I'll get some input from the owner. Thick, heavy, and a very flat bottom was my perception of the board. The one I did had more of a slight diamond tail than the rounded one of yours. If it was shaped by Mickey for Hobie, there should be a small logo (a shell with a peace symbol and Mickey's name) on the deck side at the tail. This shape was very common in that day, Weber and everybody else made almost identical ones.

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Re: [surferguy80] 1970's Hobie Mickey Munoz shortboard

Posted: May 11, 2006 - 11:40am | #4 (permalink) | Back to Top

The tail sure is funky. Some people have requested some close-ups of the tail and fin along with some measurements. I've seen similar boards with fin boxes but this is the first one I've seen with a glassed fin.

Someone drilled a hole in the fin for a leash.

You can see the Munoz mark near the tail

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Re: [PeteC] 1970's Hobie Mickey Munoz shortboard

Posted: May 11, 2006 - 11:46am | #5 (permalink) | Back to Top

It is a thick glass job with a super turned down (down-turned) rail and a flat bottom. I've seen similar glass thicknesses on a Brewer board. I read some where that these were designed so that there would be maximum floatation below the surfer's chest.