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the catalogue #73

1981 Gordon and Smith, Lazor Zap 6 ft

#73

MANUFACTURE
MANUFACTURER: Gordon and Smith Surfboards Captain Cook Drive Caringbah NSW
SHAPER:Possibly shaped by W. Hardie.
DESIGN: Lazor - Zap
DESIGNER: Geoff McCoy/Cheyne Horan

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

*Length :*	6	feet	0	inches
*Width :*	20 1/2	inches		*Wide Point :*	-ve 4	inches
*Nose :*	x	inches		*Tail :*	x	inches
*Thickness :*		inches		*Pod :*	9 1/2	inches
*Weight :*		kilograms		*Volume :*		litres
*Nose/L:*		inches		*Tail/L :*		inches
*Flyers :*		inches

FEATURES
Nose: neddle
Tail: double flyer fish
Deck: flat, and flat
Bottom: flat, slight Vee
Rails: low round
Rocker: medium

FIN
Fin box
Board originally fitted with blue molded Butterfly fin
by Honey Surf, Gerringong NSW.
Image Right
Top view, see below

Horan/Lexan Star fin, as used on later models.Image Below.

DECOR
DECALS
Deck:
Bottom: 'Gordon and Smith/Sydney/Australia' white rectangle, off-set at sweet spot.
MARKINGS
Deck: 'Lazor Zap' pencil
Bottom:
COLOUR:
Deck
Sprayed wide railed deck panel of grey and pink off-set bands. Sprayed white large off-set script 'Section/Eight.' Black pin lines.
Bottom: Sprayed wide railed deck panel of blue and pink off-set bands.Black pin lines.

NOTES
BOARD HISTORY
Purchased Cash convertors, Miranda NSW ?
DESIGN HISTORY
No-nose, wide tailed single fin board designed by Geoff McCoy for Cheyne Horan, 1979-1984.
Later models featured Ben Lexan/Cheyne Horan’s Winged Keel/Star fin, see image below.
Reprised 1998 as the Nugget -a Thruster finned model by McCoy Surfboards, see #167..
REFERENCES
.See # 112 Cheyne Horan McCoy 5 ft 6''
CONDITION: 8.

Top view : Blue molded Butterfly fin
by Honey Surf, Gerringong NSW.

Horan/Lexan Star fin, as used on later models.
http://www.cheynehoran.com.au/starfin.html