It is 11 inches.  The nose isn't intact, but I would guesstimate it was a 30" model.  Is it possible it has 6 plys?  I'll try to count them again. It looks like 6, the bottom layer looks a little thicker, unless it is 7. I'm a little blurry eyed from last night to be counting right now. Also, the green and yellow in the rails looks like it is cracking like paint (...?), not stickers.  I never, ever skated this thing, like I said, it sat in my closet.  I don't know what is up with the blue grip.  It was given to me by someone at the contest, it could have been Dave for all I know, or some kid who put blue grip on it then gave it to me. I know DA was at that contest, because I wrote his name as one of the people I met on the back of the rock art that I did while I was there that summer.  I had Chris Strople, Peter Gifford, Ray Bones Rodriguez, Steve and Micke Alba, and Steve Olson sign it, but didn't have it with me when I got this board.

Thanks guys.  I assure you this board is as what it seems.  It was given to me in this condition, and for the life of me I can't recall how else I would have acquired it, that's why I came to the assumption of the Hester Pro in Boulder.  That is the only place I can remember that I was ever around DA.  It is pretty beat, for sure, and I agree that I don't think DA woulda let it go for so long.   Maybe there was another person who had it after him and used the hell out of it before they gave it to me.  That would explain the blue grip as well, heh heh... but regardless of any of that, it is what it is.  I am not going to touch it.  It will stay the way it is, all the way down to the blue triangle grip pieces. I would be more than happy to post more detailed pics if you guys are really that interested to see more. I would like to contact DA, though, and share this with him.  Does anyone think he would he be interested? I don't wanna bug the guy... Oh, in the same stash of stuff, I found my old Sims Snake Green Conicals....SWEET! Man I LOVED those damn wheels... I thought I was king shit when I got those for Xmas one year.  All that being said, THANK YOU ALL for your comments about my board.  It really adds some insight to it all. OH, does anyone have that ad, or know what issue of Skateboarder it was in?  If so, please post it!  And if you know what issue, let me know .  I might, just might, have that issue to scan it myself to post.  I still have a lot of my old skate shit (thanks mom - she kept it for me until I got out of the military), it has been schlepped around in boxes in the attic like we all have for 30 years).