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the catalogue #80

1999 McTavish, Mini mal Thruster 8 ft 3"

#80

MANUFACTURE
MANUFACTURER: Bob McTavish Surfboards, Industrial Estate, Byron Bay
SHAPER: Bob McTavish
DESIGN: (Carver)
DESIGNER: Bob McTavish

SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION
Fibreglasse foam blank, 3 x 1/4" redwood stringers - offset, laminated tail block, spray art, spray, twin plugs
DIMENSIONS

*Length :*	8	ft	3	inches
*Width :*	21 1/2	inches		*Wide Point :*	+ ?	inches
*Nose :*	17	inches		*Tail :*	14	inches
*Thickness :*	3	inches		*Pod :*	4	inches
*Nose Lift :*		inches		*Tail Lift :*		inches
*Weight :*		kilos		*Volume :*		litres
*Other, Flyer/s :*		inches

FEATURES
Nose: round with tip
Tail: square
Deck: flat
Bottom: Concave, flat, slight Vee ?
Rails: soft down rail
Rocker: full with nose and tail lift

FINS
Thruster fins x" x X" base,
Taipa cloth laminate (Hawaiian import)

DECOR
DECALS
Deck
1.Small black 'M' on nose
2.large yellow 'Bob McTavish' oval at sweet spot
3. small yellow 'Bob McTavish/M' oval on tail
Bottom: Large yellow 'M' on nose
MARKINGS
Deck: 'McTavish / 8' 2 22 3 23-9-99' pencil at tail along stringer
Bottom:
COLOUR
Deck: clear with yellow spray rail lap and black pinlines, exposed tail block
Bottom: yellow spray with exposed (white) nose foil, and 'Daffy Duck surfing' spray art above centre
See below for further decor images.

NOTES
BOARD HISTORY
Custom order phone/fax/mail : The Longboard Shop, Lawson Street, Byron Bay
Replacement for #32 1990.
DESIGN HISTORY
REFERENCES
Other boards by Bob McTavish
#9 Bennett Tri Fin
#17 Bluebird Pintail
#23 Sky Mini Mal
#69 Keyo tracker
Magazine Ad : Pacific Longboarder magazine ?Volume 26 #4 pages 24 to 26
CONDITION: