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the catalogue #50
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| 1963 Barry Bennett
Belly/Knee Board
5 ft 1" |
#50 |
MANUFACTURE
MANUFACTURER: Barry Bennett Surfboards, 180 Harbord Road, Brookvale
SHAPER: Unkown
DESIGN: Bellyboard/Kneeboard.
DESIGNER:
SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION
Stringerless blank, Volan glassed with cream gel coat.
DIMENSIONS
MANUFACTURER: Barry Bennett Surfboards, 180 Harbord Road, Brookvale
SHAPER: Unkown
DESIGN: Bellyboard/Kneeboard.
DESIGNER:
SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION
Stringerless blank, Volan glassed with cream gel coat.
DIMENSIONS
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Length:
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5
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ft | 1 | inch | ||
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Width:
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21
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inches |
Wide
Point:
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inches | ||
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Nose
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17.75
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inches |
Tail:
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19.5
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inches | |
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Thickness:
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inches |
Pod:
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12
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inches | ||
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Nose
Lift:
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inches |
Tail
Lift:
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inches | |||
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Weight
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kilos |
Volume:
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litres | |||
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Other,
Flyer/s:
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inches |
FEATURES:
Nose: rounded
Tail: square
Deck: rolled
Bottom: flat
Rails: thick round
Rocker: slight in nose
Nose: rounded
Tail: square
Deck: rolled
Bottom: flat
Rails: thick round
Rocker: slight in nose
| FINS
Twin rounded keel fins, 4 1/2" x 9" base. Aqua coloured, in fibreglass mat. Slight foiling to rear edge. For fin template image, see below. |
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| DECOR
DECAL/S Deck 'B. B.' black diamond at tail, framed by gel coat. Delaminated and replaced by red/white version. Bottom: MARKINGS Deck: Bottom: COLOUR: Deck: Cream gel coat, frames decal Bottom: Cream gel coat |
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| NOTES BOARD HISTORY Purchased Nowra Tip, March 1997. Added paint removed, revealing delaminated decal. Repair in Volan glass and new decal (red/black) added, courtesy of Greg Bennett, Barry Bennett Surfboards. The remnants of the original decal still visible, and retain original street number, ie 180. Attempt to match gel coat over repairs. No stringers were found during repairs - the visible centre line is a remnant from the non-original paint work. Compare with #366, see below. MANUFACTURER HISTORY Barry Bennett Surfboards COMMENTS Basic design suggests an early model, almost a foam copy of a paipo. Unable to determine riding position. Twin fins unusual for this period. Similar board in the Scott Dillon collection REFERENCES: CONDITION: 6, de-laminated decal. |
 Barry Bennett  McDonagh
twin- keel fin Bellyboard with off-set stringer.
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