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| 215937 | 10983 | Have boards got even more expensive in the past couple months? | 88 | Zatoichi | Aug 6, 2021 | 2021-08-06T15:40:44-0400 | Sax-son said: I think is because the board was shaped for one person, Phil Edwards himself as I don't think it was a board designed for the average surfer. Interestingly enough, I had a Jacobs version of that board that actually rode really good. I got compliments from other surfers who rode it as well. It wasn't an exact copy of the PE, but certainly had the idea and spirit behind it. Click to expand... Years ago, I was told this story. Even though I cannot say for sure that it happened, but was told to me by someone who would know. When Phil began shaping his model again out of the Hobie factory (early 80's?), Velzy was having his boards glassed by Hobie at this time. During a visit to the Hobie factory, he saw that Phil was in the shaping room working on a board. Dale stuck his head into the room, had a look at what Phil was doing, and said, "Well, at least this time, they will work". As I said, I cannot speak for this actually happening, but I always thought it was a pretty funny story and sounded like something that Dale would say. I did have a few of the boards that Phil shaped after he left Hobie, under the Phil Edwards Honolulu label, with Bosco Burns doing the glassing, and those boards were stellar. |