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1981 Nat Young Design Tri fin 6 ft 1''

#27

MANUFACTURE
MANUFACTURER: Nat Young Surf Design Mona Vale
SHAPER: Nat Young
DESIGN: Nat Young Tri fin
DESIGNER: Nat Young

SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION
Fibreglassed foam blank, 1/4" redwood stringer, spray, fin box, r/h plug
DIMENSIONS

*Length :*	6	ft	1	inches
*Width :*	20 3/4	inches		*Wide Point :*	0	inches
*Nose :*	12 1/2	inches		*Tail :*	13 1/2	inches
*Thickness :*		inches		*Pod :*		inches
*Nose Lift :*		inches		*Tail Lift :*		inches
*Weight :*		kilos		*Volume :*		litres
*Other, Flyer/s :*		inches

FEATURES
Nose: pin
Tail: rounded pin
Deck: flat
Bottom: Concave, flat, slight Vee
Rails: chunky down rail with tucked/breakaway edge
Rocker: full

FINS
Tri fin format
Centre Fin:Greenough Stage IV by Nat Young
7 3/4'' x 5'' b x 7 3/4'' span @ 7 3/4'' *
Side Fins:
4 3/4'' x 4 1/4'' b x 6 1/4'' span @ 12 1/4 inches
Note the side fins are set off the rail:
Front @ 3 3/4'' and Rear @ 2 1/4''

*Fin specifications and image(below) contributed, with thanks, by Tom Kearney, Newcastle, January 2007.
Tom measured the centre fin from an a similar board in his collection, pencil/blank marked as NAT #14 6'1" x 20 1/2"
I have converted Tom's metric to imperial.
centre fin: height= 19.5cm base= 12cm span= 19cm location= 19cm

DECOR
DECALS
Deck: 'Nat Young Surf Design' black script above floral nude at right side of the sweet spot
Bottom: 'Nat Young Surf Design' black script along stringer at nose.
MARKINGS
Deck: NAT, pencil on tail
Bottom:
COLOUR
Deck: clear with twin spray wave swerls in two tones of bluefoil with black pinlines
Bottom: clear with blue fade sprayed reverse offset wing with black pinlines.

NOTES
BOARD HISTORY
Custom order 27th November 1981
Nat's Fall Line, Corner Burwood and Puncbowl Roads, Belfield, NSW
$315.00,
Less trade-in $90.00 for #22, Sky Flyer pintail by Bob McTavish, 1979.

Replaced in the collection in 1997 by #57.

The board was last seen at the Point Leo Vintage Surf Day, 9 November 2014.
Ian Lording: https://vimeo.com/114651792

DESIGN HISTORY

MANFACTURER/SHAPER HISTORY
Nat Young

COMMENTS
Also see Nat Young Pintail #38

REFERENCES:
CONDITION: 9.

Left: Fins of a similar board,
pencil/blank marked as NAT #14 6'1" x 20 1/2" .
Image and dimensions contributed, with thanks, by Tom Kearney, Newcastle, January 2007.

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Geoff Cater (2000-2016) : Catalogue: Nat Young Tri-fin, 1981.

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