Old school tombstone kickboards?

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Sojerz — Sun, 30 Oct 2016 09:34:13 GMT

. Does anyone know what they were made of? A different kind of foam or something else? I hate the foam most are made of these days :cane: The old school ocean boards may have been a phenolic resin foam that gets very hard (I'm not at all sure of this), as is used for hard board type roofing insulation. The newer boards seem to be EVA foam - Ethylene vinyl acetate foam and more flexible. The wonders of modern organic chemistry - I wouldn't eat either of them. :)

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orca1946 — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 06:55:18 GMT

I have seen the TYR boards more lately.

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swimslick — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 06:07:34 GMT

The closest I've come across these days is the black TYR board. Its similar in size and stiff enough, but its more floaty feeling so the ride is a bit higher. The yellow TYR board is the same size but it is more flimsy and bendy, and thus rides too low in the water. The Ocean boards were the best hands-down. Does anyone know what they were made of? A different kind of foam or something else? I hate the foam most are made of these days :cane:

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philoswimmer — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 11:29:33 GMT

Thought I was the only one with an old kickboard still lying around. I'd wager that mine is 45 years old!

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opeleroy — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 05:57:43 GMT

There is just one of these kickboards at the local YMCA. It's old, missing a couple bite-sized chunks on the side, and it is ugly and vomit green. And I love that thing. Really need to Grand Theft Auto that thing but there is no way it would fit into my mesh bag. Pretty sure it has a dolphin on it; can't really read the brand name as it has faded so much.

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knelson — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 05:04:31 GMT

One of my college teammates threw an Ocean kickboard completely over the length of a 50 meter pool on one of our winter training trips. It was amazing. :)

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Allen Stark — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 11:39:32 GMT

I have a couple of them at least 25 yr. old.I don't use them as kickboards however. For some reason I took one bodysurfing. It was great, waves were easier to catch, I could steer, but I was still in the water instead of on it like with a boogie board.

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trexleradam — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 08:31:13 GMT

Kiefer claims that theirs is the same, or sells it under a similar marque, but it doesn't have the flat bottom. I don't think it's the same ultra-floaty material, either. The old ones made a nice sound when they fell on the deck--the new ones make a thunk. Not the same thing. If anyone has one they'd sell, I'm buying.

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orca1946 — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 06:47:20 GMT

I have some of the "new" boards. That being said -- I don't use them any more. I fly kick on my back and just kick harder in other strokes without using them.

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knelson — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 04:06:53 GMT

Those were and are unequivocally the best kickboards. Anyone who's ever used one knows that.

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swimmile — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 12:05:56 GMT

Ocean! They had a picture of a wave, and some of them actually said Ocean, I think. Those were the best!

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trexleradam — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 04:39:05 GMT

YES! The Ocean kickboards. I want one.

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VintageDirt — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 04:08:40 GMT

I still have one! 10773

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ForceDJ — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 10:06:42 GMT

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