Bud Gardner 8' 6" Gidget Model Longboard Surfboard

On May 6, 1966, Bud Gardner started building his brand of  beautiful surfboards, on May 6, 2009,  Bud Gardner started his 44th year of building his brand of beautiful surfboards and in all that time, he has personally shaped and colored each and every one of them.  He  is one of the last original surfboard builders from the 60's still building superior surfboards and was honored in 2007 by being nominated for Induction into the East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame in the Pioneer Surfboard Builders Division for 2008. 

The Gardner "Gidget" model is designed for surfer girls.  It's like what the big guys ride except it's shorter, thinner, and narrower, eliminating the fat flotation that surfer girls don't need, thus making it an easier riding and more maneuverable surfboard.  The one you see here is 8' 6" long, 21 1/2" wide, 18" nose, 2 1/2" thick, 13 1/2" hips.   It is shaped with 50/50 Egg Rails with extra kick in the nose and in the tail, 3 Redwood stringers, matching laminated redwood and Balsawood nose and tail blocks.  It has tinted red fiberglass protective bumper beads that glow when the sun shines on them and besides looking real cool they virtually eliminate nose and tail dings. Total hot pink color.   It's laminated with two layers of 7 1/2 oz. fiberglass on the deck, one layer of 7 1/2 oz. fiberglass on the bottom. Glossed and Polished.  Built Using Superior  "Clark Foam" blank.  Beautiful "Rainbow" fin included.  There are more pictures following this listing.  Don't miss seeing all of them.  To see more beautiful Bud Gardner Surfboards and other neat stuff he makes, go to his ebay store at:  stores.ebay.com/Bud-Gardner-Surfboards. 

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