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the catalogue #57

1981 Nat Young Design Tri fin 6 ft

#57

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	inches
*Width:*	20 1/4	inches	*Wide Point:*	0	inches
*Nose :*	12 1/2	inches	*Tail:*	13 1/2	inches
*Thickness:*	3	inches	*Pod:*	0	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 with fin box. - Not shown.
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 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: Two x NatYoung Surf Design, black script on rails at sweet spot
Bottom:
MARKINGS
Deck: NAT , pencil on tail
Bottom:
COLOUR
Deck: yellow spray foil with blue spray rail panels and black pinlines Bottom: clear

NOTES
HISTORY
Purchased from Cash Convertors Hurstville Sydney 30 October 1997.
The board has a centre fin box and was not fitted with the original centre fin.
COMMENTS
Replacement for #27 1981.
Also see Nat Young Pintail #38
REFERNCES:
CONDITION: 9.

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