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the catalogue #63

1976 San Juan Pintail 6 ft 9" John Blanch

#63

MANUFACTURE
MANUFACTURER: San Juan Surfboards, 91 Johnson Street Byron Bay NSW phone (066) 85 6395
SHAPER: John Blanch
DESIGN: Pintail
DESIGNER:

SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION: Foam blank, 1/8'' redwood stringer, Volan fibreglass with tint, r/h plug
DIMENSIONS

*Length :*	6	ft	8	inches
*Width :*	19 3/4	inches		*Wide Point :*	+ve 2	inches
*Nose :*	13 3/4	inches		*Tail :*	12	inches
*Thickness :*	2 1/2	inches		*Pod :*	0	inches
*Nose Lift :*		inches		*Tail Lift :*		inches
*Weight :*		kilos		*Volume :*		litres
*Other, Flyer/s :*		inches

FEATURES
Nose: Semi pin
Tail: pin
Deck: smooth roll
Bottom: Four phase - flat, slight concave, fat, slight vee
Rails: Soft down, hard in tail.
Rocker: Smoth, tail lift behind fin.

FIN
8''x 6 1/2'' base
Wide base/flex top (Brewer/Greenough?)
Opaque laminated fibreglass

DECOR
DECAL/S
Deck
1.'San Juan' text black/orange, nose
2. 'Shaped by John Blanch' black foil, text/script, below
Bottom: 'San Juan' text black/orange, nose
MARKINGS
Deck: none
Bottom: '3374' pencil, tail
COLOUR
Deck: tinted yellow laminate with darker rail overlap
Bottom: tinted yellow laminate with darker rail overlap

NOTES
BOARD HISTORY
Purchased 11 December1998, Cash Convertors, Rockdale Sydney.
Minor repair to tail.
COMMENTS: A beautiful example of a Noth coast pintail of the period.
REFERENCES:
Magazine
Ad : Surfing World magazine Volume 14 #4
CONDITION: 9