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the catalogue #88

1980 Coolite Twin fin 5 ft 8''

#88

MANUFACTURE
MANUFACTURER: Firestone
SHAPER: Unknown/molded
DESIGN: Coolite Senior Board
DESIGNER: Unknown

SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION
Molded coolite foam
DIMENSIONS

*Length :*	5	ft	8	inches
*Width :*	18 1/2	inches		*Wide Point :*	0	inches
*Nose :*	18 1/2	inches		*Tail :*	18 1/2	inches
*Thickness :*	2 1/4	inches		*Pod :*	9	inches
*Nose Lift :*	2 1/2	inches		*Tail Lift :*		inches
*Weight :*		kilos		*Volume :*		litres
*Other, Flyer/s :*		inches

FEATURES
Nose: round
Tail: rounded square
Deck: Flat
Bottom: two keel-like ridges running from 1/3 rd back to tail,
Rails: rounded square
Rocker: miminal nose lift

FINS
Non original twin fins 4'' x 6'' base,
hand cut from black rubber,
from an indeterminate source,
inserted and glued into foam.

DECOR
DECALS:
Deck:
'Firestone, F (logo), Coolite Senior Board' molded at sweet spot
Bottom:
MARKINGS
Deck:
Bottom:
COLOUR
Deck: Blue - White - Red marbled
Bottom: Blue - White - Red marbled

NOTES
BOARD HISTORY: Donated by Ken Greives, February 2000
DESIGN HISTORY
Early 1970's molded polystyrene foam board, an adaptation of the paipo/Surf-o-plane design used principally by juveniles.
Term origin : Polystyrene foam was first marketed circa 1958 in Australia as a low-cost portable insulated food or beverage container, brand name ‘Coolite’. The first boards bore the 'Coolite' brand and subsequent models; including 'Midget Farrelly', 'Pipeliner'; retained the generic name.
Advanced models used a molded rubber fin, e.g. Midget Farrelly model. 1980’s models were inserted in a woven fabric cover to limit foam damage. In the 1970's small groups of riders adapted production models, usually by fitting fins, to circumvent beach restrictions e.g. North Bondi.
COMMENTS:
REFERENCES
Other Boards:
Single Fin # 34
Trifin # 91
Books
Margan and Finney : Photographs page
CONDITION: 7.5

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