RON GUN

Ron surfboards produced alot of boards

over a short period of time.

This is the first gun shape I have seen built by Ron.

It is.

9' 3 1/4" x 20"x 3 3/4"

nose 14 3/8"

tail 11"

pod 3 3/4"

Dings and stressies sanded

and ready for some glass.

A cedar nose block was added to the nose.

Nose delam injected with resin

and clamped.

Deck glossed.

Flat rocker.

The chopped strand matt fin needed some work.

It had a number of big chunks of glass missing

from the leading and trailing edges.

These were filled with csm and sanded fair.

Two layers of 10oz cloth were added per side.

Finished.

RON SURFBOARDS

This old Ron was only in for ding repairs and a polish.

But I think it is worth showing.

It is the earliest model I have seen.

9' 9 1/4" x 20 1/4" x 3 3/8"

Nose 15 1/2"

Tail 13 1/2 "

 

Pretty basic D fin. Foil logo.

D FIN RON RESTORATION

This is the first of two Ron Surfboards to be restored. Ron Surfboards was a subsidiary company of Crane Industries. A plumbing supply company. Geoff Mc Coy started his career in the surfboard industry there. The blue pigment work is original. It is hiding some large voids in the foam on the bottom. The original fin was a plastic dork fin. This was beyond repair and was replaced. The area under the fin was badly water damaged and had to be re built. There had been an attempted restoration a some point. It was decided not to re do the pigment work as the covered foam was quiet white and the reversing effect looked good.

REVERSE D FIN RON RESTORATION

This is another Ron. Restored in 2004. Production No1654.
It is 9'7" x 20" x 3". It has a reverse D fin. The fin was out of the board with a fair amount of damage needing to be repaired before it could be re set. There was a large number of stress marks across the front half of the bottom of the board. These had to be sanded out and the area reglassed. The original pigment work was re coated and the repair work under the fin was also covered.