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1971. Hutchinson 6ft 7".

#44

MANUFACTURE
MANUFACTURER: Hutchinson Surfboards 186 Harbord Road Brookvale Sydney. Phone 939 1767
SHAPER: possibly Robbie Hutchinson
DESIGN: Speed Diamond tail
DESIGNER:

SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION
Foam blank, 1/8'' redwood stringer, volan glassed, tint laminate, deck and tail patches.
Post production plug - left.
DIMENSIONS

*Length :*	6	feet	7	inches
*Width :*	20	inches		*Wide Point :*	+ve	inches
*Nose :*	14	inches		*Tail :*	13	inches
*Thickness :*	2 5/8	inches		*Pod :*	6 1/2	inches
*Nose/L:*		inches		*Tail/L :*		inches
*Weight :*		kilograms		*Volume:*		litres
*Other*

FEATURES:
Nose: pin
Tail: diamond
Deck: domed
Bottom: round - flat - slight vee
Rails: 50/50 through front turning down at the tail
Rocker: nose lift

FIN
8 1/2inch x 4 1/2 inch base
Greenough Stage lV
Image right,

DECOR
DECAL
Deck
'Hutchinson' Enhanced Script and address, black at ss.
MARKINGS
Deck:
Bottom: ' 3528 $' pencil on stringer at tail
COLOUR
Deck
Clear with yellow rail overlap, with foil laminated volan half deck and tail patches, Green resin pinlines.
Bottom: Yellow laminated tint

NOTES
MANUFACTURER'S HISTORY
Manufacturers details...
1969   20 William Street Brookvale NSW   : Paul Hutchinson,
1971   186 Harbord Road Brookvale Sydney. Phone 939 1767
1973 Central Coast NSW
Robbie Hutchinson currently shapes for Bear Surfboards and others.
BOARD HISTORY
Purhased Play It Again Sam Sports P/l Miranda NSW. 1 August 1996.
Minor repairs, legrope plug removed, a mistake.
If the plug is in a clear board, leave it.
If it can be covered by colour, fill the plug with Q-cells or foam and glass over it.
A nice example of a North coast speed board design of the period, the laminated deck/tail patches and the colour work are typical of the company's reputation for a quality board.
REFERENCES
Other Hutchinson Surfboards :
Magazines
1. 'So You Wanna make a Shooter'' Hutchinson and Debno (glasser)
in Surfing World magazine   Vol 14 Number 1 1973 pages 50 - 53.
2. Advertisment in Surfing World magazine   Vol 15 Number 3 1971?? pages
CONDITION: 7 - bloched legrope plug removal.

Image left,
Cropped from Hutchinson Surfboards
20 William Street Brookvale NSW
Advertisment in
Surfing World magazine Vol 15 Number 3 1971?? page?