Chuck Dent

Chuck Dent

Date: August 31, 2015

Author: admin

Category: Uncategorized

Tags: Check Dent Experience, Chuck Dent, Chuck Dent Experience Label

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Chuck Dent

Chuck Dent was a icon of Huntington Beach in the 70′s and created a kind of cult following for his stylish and brash character. He is credited with making surf shops more retail orientated, moving them away from a place that only sells boards, leashes and wetsuits. Dent died at the early age of 35 in 1980 from a heart attack. Below are some great examples of his boards that have been sent in to us.

*Photo and board sent to us by David Scot Laughlin. Thanks David!

70′s Chuck Dent Sigle fin

*Boards and photos from the collection of Mark and Jim Troutman

Shaper: Chuck Dent

Year Shaped: 70′s

Model: Experience

Other: Rare label as most had Jimi Hendrix on them

Shaper: Randy Lewis

Size: 7’5”

Board Type: Long Board

Description: Modern day Chuck Dent example

For More info visit: www.chuckdent.com

Ricardo

The guy was the P.T. Barnum in Huntington when that dirty little oil town was the surf capitol of the world. You could almost always find the one and only open parking spot in town behind his shop. Parking there also made it easier to slip some stolen trunks out between the bars in the bathroom window. It was a Disneyland everyday kinda town ( except for the cops ) and the Dent shop was the center of all the fun. He’d set up his lounge chair under the pier and surround himself with a tower of speakers to enjoy a leisurely day. I’m glad I got to enjoy his Huntington back then when I was a kid.

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