Frank Armstrong on a Longboard
Yallingup Main Break Western Australia
Len Dibben Surfboards choose only the highest quality surfboard blanks glued to exact specifications for all models.
We demand this quality in our surfboards so you, the surfer, can reap the benefits on the wave. You will also benefit from our knowledge of almost fifty years in surfboard shaping.
After hand shaping, a record is made of every measurement on the board. With this information, we can tailor your board for speed, manoeuvrability or fun to suit your individual requirements.
We have had many positive responses from shortboard riders on single to double concaves with a slight vee throughout and double bonzer concaves just before the fins.
We can custom build a shortboard to your requirements and we can craft boards in lengths from 5' 6" to 8' 0" in every conceivable outline.
Troy Dibben carving on a Len Dibben Shortboard at Cocos Islands off Western Australia
Len Dibben Fun Guns have 21st century outlines and rockers with slightly wider and thicker noses, centres and tails. They have all the features of a modern board with extra width and vee in the tail.
A typical Fun Gun measures 7' 0" x 20 ½" x 2¾".
“I could have got a cheaper board, but I went with Len Dibben because of the quality and I knew that Len would put his soul into it.” Clive Digney.
All Len Dibben Mini Longboards are shaped with high performance in mind. Specs range from: 6'6" to 8' 6". Most have fixed or removable thruster set-ups with slightly narrower noses than traditional longboards. All thicknesses and dimensions can be fine-tuned to suit your individual requirements.
"My Longboard made by Len Dibben is not just a surfboard it is a piece of art." Paul Goldie.
Len Dibben Longboards are classified into:
A modern Len Dibben high performance Longboard has a slightly narrower nose at 17½”. These long boards have a little more nose nose lift to give you the chance to pull off those extreme modern manouvers & late take offs. Fin boxes are incorporated with removable swivel stabilisers for variations in fin placement. This type of board also has more down rail concept.
B) Pro Classic Len Dibben Longboard
The standard Len Dibben Longboard has a nose width around 18½”, a 23" centre and a 14" tail. The nose rocker is moderate to allow for steep take offs.
The Len Dibben Nose Riders have a wider nose at 19' 0", a 23" centre and 15" plus tail. The reduced rocker provides that magic tip time. Fin set up is a single boxed fin. The rails are hard at the tails flowing into a symmetrical 50/50 to give you a forgiving ride. The bottom shape is concave at the nose with a slightly rolled vee at the tail.
Len Dibben has started reproducing his famous models with all the fantastic features of the 60's. Stylish Cedar stringers with matching nose and tail blocks, simple glassed on individual fins, and rounded elliptical rails with flatter rockers give these boards a feel unique to the era.
All Len Dibben 60's Classics are precisely glassed with 4 oz + 8 oz Volane to the bottom and 6 oz + 8 oz Volane to the top fully wrapped with taped cutbacks. This technique re-creates the strength and weight of the 60's style boards.
Len Dibben (At Age 62) on one of his favourite boards at Pasta Point Tari Attol Maldives
Our shortboards are finished in gloss wet and dry and our longboards in gloss polish.
At Len Dibben Surfboards, you have the opportunity to speak directly with the man who will make your board. Come and be the judge, we guarantee you will not be disappointed in our product or service.
See our new short surfboard shaping movie.
