Can someone tell me about this board?

[suzqdamo]

I have a friend who just bought this board in Florida. Can anyone tell me more about it? Any info is helpful!

[oldmansurfer]

what are the dimensions? It's a Town and Country surfboard made in Hawaii by a shaper named Richardson probably Mike Richardson. Hard to tell much more from that one photo, kind of looks gunnish or meant for bigger waves but that would depend on the length.

[suzqdamo]

Thank u for the response! I asked him for the dimensions-waiting for him to text back

[suzqdamo]

6'8x 18 5/8" x 2 1/2 and it looks like it has 3 Rs written on back of it

[oldmansurfer]

I am not the best expert on boards but to me it looks like a board made for someone to ride larger waves however it might have been made for a heavy guy or an old man It will be easier to paddle into waves on than the shorter boards and should be ok in small waves too. Not sure what the three Rs mean.

[carmelite]

At first glance it looks like a typical small gun for Hawaiian waves from the late eighties. I agree about the Mike Richardson call--T&C shaper in Hawaii. I'm pretty sure he was shaping on the island when I lived there. Is the color due to water damage? Also what's the tail look like? Is it more of a pin, like a gun? Or is it more like a squash tail for smaller waves? That will give you a good idea about the rider size and wave type. If it's a pin, I'd guess average size rider, bigger, steeper waves. If it's a squash, I'd agree with oldmansui that it might have been for a bigger guy--lots of bigger guys in the islands

What's the rocker like?

[carmelite]

Don't know about the three r's, but definitely a north shore minigun, unless it was shaped and sold custom for someone off the island (who knows). If you really want to know more about it, send the pic and specs to T&C in Hawaii. I'm sure they can help you out

[dtc]

, send the pic and specs to T&C in Hawaii. I'm sure they can help you out

Usually hand made boards have a number written on them (where the dimensions are), so send that as well

[suzqdamo]

Thank you everyone for the help! We contacted T & C- everyone here was right on about the board.