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Oasis Surfboards
1977
?

Ocean Boulevard Sufboards
Ocean Boulevard Surf Shop, Surfers Paradise, Queensland.
1978
Steve Goddard.

Ocean Delite Surfboards
PO Box 105, Nambucca Heads NSW
1976
Alan Smith

Decal images supplied by Joe, Nambucca Heads, June 2008.

Ocean Foil Surfboards
45 Watts Road, Hasting, Victoria 3915
ph (059) 791531.

circa 1975
Keith Robinson

Entry updated following information from Kurt Lane, April 2012.

Image supplied by Nev Jones, July 2009.

Ocean Form Design Surfboards
Noosa Heads Qld
1977
Mark Pinnington, Kim Bailey and Greg Clough

Ocean Road Surfboards
Lorne Surf Shop
Ocean Road, Victoria.
1976
Willy, Muncey, Peter Asley and "visiting Hawaiians".
Decal image supplied, with thanks, by Macca, August 2011.

Oceanside Surfboards
?
circa 1970?

Iimage supplied by Joe, Nambucca Heads, June 2008.

Ocean Spirit Surfboards
1974
??
Bob Minti

Ocean Surf Craft
1978
Maroochydore
???

Decal image supplied with thanks by Joe T., June 2012.

Ocean Tuned Surfboards
West Coast, Victoria.
circa 1978
"Hootz"

Decal image circa 1976, top, contributed with thanks by Snazzy, December 2010.

Decal image circa 1978, below, supplied by Neville Josephs, May 2009.

Odin Surfboards
Ballina NSW
1970

Odyssey Surfboards
West Perth WA
1973
Nev Hyman;
1977
Phil Usher
Bruce Smith

Decal image supplied by Joe T., February 2012.

Offshore Surfboards
Phillip Is. Vic.
1977
Paul King and Stewart Maxwell
Richard Evans

Oke Surfboards
1968
223 Station Street, Edithvale, Melbourne, Victoria..
Proprietor : Alan Oke
1973
Alan Oke passed away, company taken over by brothers Neil and Bruce.
1976
Neil Oke and Peter Laing
circa 1985
Mordialloc, Victoria.

Murray Walding emailed, December 2005...
Oke Surfboards.
Operated by Alan Oke in Edithvale in suburban Melbourne from 1968 until his death in 1973 when the operation was taken over by his brothers Neil and Bruce (I went to school with Alan).
Relocated in the eighties to Mordialloc.
The above entry has been adjusted, thanks to Murray.

Decal image supplied by Joe, Nambucca Heads, June 2008.

Okinui Club Surfboards
circa 1957
Queensland
Roger "The Duck" Keiran
Glasser: Dick Laycock
Noted board: Roger Keiran Malibu, circa 1960.
9ft 3'' x 21 1/2'' x 3'' with wedge finbox and hand painted 'Okinui Club' and 'KEIRAN' (the 'N' has ben removed) decor.

Wood fin 11'' x 4 1/4'' base x 8'' span
(height actually 13'' but allowance for fin box insertion).
See Fin Catalogue
Fin box, fibreglass 7'' x 2 1/2'' and 1 1/2'' deep.
Note that the fin base and finbox lengths are not consistent and the fin maybe a replacement.

Images courtesy of Mick Mock, Sydney Surf Auction 2010, Catalogue #103.

Bob McTavish: Pods for Primates Part 1,Tracks February 1972:
"Roger 'Duck' Keiran in Queensland had the first shaping machine, milling out balsa shapes.
And spray gun glosses.
Duck had many good ideas.
Removal fins even.
Small fins.
His timing was wrong that's all.
Ducky's glasser Dick Laycock came to McDonagh's when Ducky's 'Okinui Club' factory folded in
Queensland, and the foam era began."
Oliver Surfboards
1975
Queensland?

Outer Island Surfboards
1975
PO Box 710 Coffs Harbour
Mitchell Rae

Hand-drawn decal, left circa 1975, contiruted by Georgie S., November 2012.

. # 98 Outer Island Sailboard, 1987 # 129

Out Post Surfboards
Angourie NSW ?
Bondi retail outlet ?
Robert Connelly
1971

Contributed with thanks by Julian, May 2011.

Geoff Cater (1999-2012) : Manufacturers Index : O.
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