Power Surfboard # 81
10'9" ' 2006 'Thrusterbuster '
Speed does the deed !. . . this board has been clocked at 37mph in head high waves at Mount Maunganui
Designed in 2001 for the 2002 New Zealand nationals, the original wooden 'Thrusterbuster' was like a cat among the pigeons, outrunning and outmaneuvering conventional longboards with ease in all conditions.
On steep takeoffs the board has slingshot like acceleration thanks to it's pronounced high lift nose rocker. Incredibly high lines are possible while carving accurate turns with perfect control even in the steepest and most powerful waves thanks to an extreme pintail and hybrid tunnel setup.
This board is one of the designer's favourite tools in all conditions from beachbreaks to ledging reefs and pointbreaks.
A totally pure and no compromise waveriding tool. A radical new longboard with roots in the eminently functional Dewey Weber gun, with the addition of a larger tunnel fin and a bulb tipped flex fin.
Facts:
Power surfboards 'Thrusterbuster' 2006
Type: Pintailed semi gun, based on a Dewey Weber gun, with tunnel fin.
Construction: Hollow, Laminated Paulownia Parallel Profile with double diagonal internal framing.
Length: 10 feet 9 inches
Width: 27 inches
Thickness: 1 and 3/4 inches
Weight: 34 pounds
Special Price: SOLD
The Power surfboards Thrusterbuster is available by custom order,
Price US $ 3750 *excluding freight, allow 3 months for completion
Power surfboard #57
Kneeboard Spoon
This design was inspired by the original Balsa Spoons by George Greenough
Facts:
Power surfboards 'Kneeboard Spoon' 2004
Type: Based on a Greenough Spoon, with tunnel fin.
Construction: Hollow, Laminated Redwood Parallel Profile with Monterey pine stringers on knee deck.
Length: 6 feet
Width: 27 inches
Thickness: 1 and 3/4 inches
Weight: 21 pounds
Price: Sold *excluding freight
The Power surfboards kneeboard spoon is available by custom order,.
Price US$1785
Power surfboard #49
Kneeboard Spoon
This design was inspired by the original Balsa Spoons by George Greenough. This particular board was commissioned by the Mount Surf Museum.
Facts:
Power surfboards 'Kneeboard Spoon' 2001
Type: Based on a Greenough Spoon, singlefin.
Construction: Hollow, Laminated Paulownia Parallel Profile with Redwood stringers in knee deck.
Length:5 feet 9 inches
Width: 21 inches
Thickness: 1 and 3/4 inches
Weight: 16 pounds
Price: Sold *excluding freight
The Power surfboards kneeboard spoon is available by custom order,.
Price US$1725
The "Duke" (2008)
Based on the Alaia used by Duke Kahanamoku and George Freeth, this square tailed board has an upturned nose rocker followed by a relatively flat rocker carried all the way through the tail. This board is for a traditional basic fast surfing style. The D-fin is a newer more modern addition, as these boards were finless back in the 1920's..
Type: Squaretailed 'Alaia', based on boards surfed by Duke Kahanamoku and George Freeth
Construction: Hollow, Laminated Paulownia Parallel Profile with double diagonal internal framing.
Length: 9 '3"
Width: 27 inches
Thickness: 2 inches
Weight: 23 pounds
NZ$3495 ( available now)
Power surfboards are available at the Olosurfer shop, 75 Princess st, Putaruru, NZ
Only a few Power custom wooden surfboards are built each year, and each one is a unique work of art, at this price wooden surfboards are a great investment as they have proven to go up in value over time.
