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Annette passed away the day after Kfitz started this thread. I've often wondered if Annette was a bellyboarder. Maybe we can work on that. As for the Gidget....I asked her once, and she said she wasn't a bellyboarder. Although a friend of hers standing nearby said he always kept one in his car...jus...

Likewise....kneeboarders need a longer board if they want to compete for waves with the stand-up paddleboarders:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdhgVlbxygI

I don't think layer cake or sandwich construction will work for you, because you need a lot of length. I think you have to go hollow wood or epoxy glassed foam. You might be able to buy a used prone paddleboard, especially at this time of year. But there are some nice kits, also: http://www.clcboats...

Interesting...sort of a cross between an ironing board and a casket template. Perhaps the nose end of a broken pintail surfboard? In my old photo files, Swaylocker Steiny from Santa Cruz had a plywood bellyboard with penguin decals. The ice house was also the possible source of the decals. I recall ...

P.S. I understand that the Captain Cook collection is in Australian hands...in Sydney. Perhaps the answers are there, like a bellyboard blueprint mixed in with all of the drawings of flowers and plants.

The sport does seem to flourish better in warm waters, and alongside the rise of swim clubs and volunteer lifeguards. Tourism hype is also an important factor. When it comes to influence, then I think we have to give the credit to British seamen that visited Tahiti and the Sandwich Islands. They wer...

The "Lintpicker model" aka "French bellywasher" was patented in the USA in 1985 by French inventor Georges Hennebutte:

http://www.google.com/patents/US4507094

The Poruguese also grow their own cork.

Rod's recent mention of a South African postcard has reminded me of another old postcard. I grabbed the image from an ebay auction several months ago. I didn't bid on it, because it wasn't postmarked. I haven't seen this one before or since. Keep an eye out for a dated copy. Use surf bathing in your...

My wife the nurse just informed me that the Itago looks like a modern day "slide board" for wheelchair transfers. They also come with one or two handles. Here's a two handled slider with sanded nose kick on each end.